Cicatrize

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Hello hello! So sorry for the very late chapter! I'm sure if you've checked my profile, you'd know I was actually sick, and then immediately after I recovered I had my mid term exams. But that's not all. I had a really hard time deciding what I wanted to do with this story. Before, I had everything planned out but with each chapter I wrote, more and more things began to go in a direction I hadn't expected (it's true when authors say that you simply create the characters, but making their decisions is impossible) so I had to ask my very good friend to help me out and we finally figured things out. I hope you guys enjoy it though!

Well, that's why I had put off writing for so long but now I'm back! And to commemorate, we have a wonderful fan art by the one and only so a huge thank you to them! I freaking love how cute both [Name] and Nozomi look! They're literally adorable! Like, pls take my heart! TYSM for this wonderful masterpiece! Now, on with the story!

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Touya's words had you completely taken aback.

You blinked a few times, thinking that maybe you were still half-asleep and that you were just hearing things. There's no way Touya... who would much rather choose to die than return to the Todoroki family, would ever agree to go back to the exact same household.

"W-What?" You stuttered. Touya just gave you an empty look, "Let's go back... as Todoroki Touya and Todoroki [Name]." Yeah, you kinda heard that the first time.

What you don't know is how he had such a sudden change of heart.

But then... you recalled the events of yesterday night. How you broke down in front of Touya, the toll of everything that had been happening ever since your rebirth finally taking its effect on you.

"Touya... I'm sorry about last night, I didn't mean to pressure you. I've just been have a rough few days, and I ended up piling it all on you–"

"No, I get it. We're at the risk of being taken again if we just stay here on our own. As much as it... makes my skin crawl." Touya whispered, his eyes darkening as he spat his words out. "There's no doubt that... that man's strong. He's the No. 2 hero in all of Japan... It's safer there, for you..."

For some reason, his words left a bad taste in your mouth and you didn't know why.

"Then..." You drawed out, making the older boy sigh. "We're going back." But almost immediately, his eyes widened as if he just remembered something.

"-but! If we're going back then I also want to lay down some ground rules before!" You simply nodded.

Fair enough.

He narrowed his gaze on you, "I want nothing to do with that man. And that means, I don't even want him addressing me." His eyes darkened the more he talked about Enji.

"He makes my blood boil, and it'll be a miracle in on itself if I don't murder that man on sight." You stayed quiet as your brother continued.

"Next, I also want that little half-and-half runt to stay as far away from me as possible." A bit on the extreme but sure, you can work with that.

And finally, he laid his last rule.

"And last... I want you with me... at all times. I don't want you to leave me, it... puts me on edge, so for the sake of both us, just... stay with me, okay?" Now this... This is concerning. But you wouldn't say that outright, that would send Touya in a spiral. Instead, you have to be a bit discreet and nonchalant about it.

"And what if I'm with Shoto? Should I stay with you even then?" You were sure he'd scrunch up his nose and tell you how that was an exception but to your surprise, Touya just had a blank look on his face as he nodded.