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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟽 :

- - - - - A Week Later - - - - -

Tuesday: 02:48

I groan and roll over in my bed while rubbing my eyes and reaching for my phone that is ringing, indicating a phone call. I pick up my phone and answer without looking at the caller ID. "Hello?" I say into the mic as I wait for a response. No words are spoken from the other end of the line, the only thing confirming a presence on the other end is heavy breathing. I furrow my eyebrows, "Bakugo?" I ask, assuming that its him.

"...yeah." He finally responds softly, obviously out of breath. "I'm coming over, okay? I'll be there in less than 5. I promise." I say quickly as I hop out of bed and chuck my ugg boots on. "can you wait for me?" I ask while throwing his hoodie over my head. I continue to run down the stairs and open my apartment door, locking it behind me before running out of the building as I wait for him to confirm the answer to my question.

He hums in acknowledgment, "Okay, im gonna hang up but I'll text you when im there okay??" I tell him as I continue running towards his house, admittedly using my quirk even though I'm not supposed to. Me going over to Bakugo's in the middle of the night isn't an uncommon occurrence. After the whole sludge monster incident he had been having nightmares which led to panic attacks and he started calling me recently since he was unable to deal with it on his own.

I finally see his house and text him letting him know i'm there before I unlock the door with the spare key Mitsuki had printed for me. (she messages so that he knows someone isn't just breaking into their house) I make my way up to his room and open the door to reveal him curled up with his knees to his chest as he sits in the corner of his room, tear streaks staining his cheeks.

The moonlight from outside his window emits over his face and shapes his flawless facial structure, casting highlights and shadows over his cheekbones and nose. I make my way over to him and sit down next to him, wiping his tears with my thumbs before opening my arms for him to come closer to me. His face buries into my chest and his arms wrap around my waist.

I reach my left hand into his hair and play with it softly as my right hand rubs circles into his back. "you wanna talk about it?" I question to which he shakes his head. "Okay." I respond as I kiss his head.

We sit there for a bit longer before I ask him if he wants to go to bed to which he nods. He then gets into his bed and I check on him to make sure he's okay. I go to leave but he grabs my wrist before looking up at me from his bed.

I glance down at his sad, tear filled eyes and my heart aches. "Okay, I'll stay." I say to him, already knowing what he was about to ask. I slowly move into place next to him and he pulls me close to him before whispering a small 'goodnight' as he falls asleep.

I continue to play with his hair before I start to hear small snores. I kiss his head as I whisper a 'goodnight' in return, before falling asleep.

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