Leave Your Mark | Various!BNHA x Reader

60: Too Much Love

Chisaki doesn't want to admit it, but he's nervous.

Who can blame him, though? He's been on edge this entire Sports Festival-for more reasons than one. As if it wasn't bad enough that he's been worrying for your safety at every waking moment, he was also traumatized by the sight of Katsuki kissing you. At this point, he honestly doesn't know what to expect anymore. You're surrounded by too many deranged lunatics to even count.

...and no, he's not including himself in that equation. (Even though he really should.)

It's the semifinals. If you clear this battle, it'll put you that much closer to winning this entire godforsaken event. Your victory is so close he can practically taste it, and although he still isn't thrilled about you wanting to become a hero and repeatedly put yourself in harm's way, between losing and winning, of course he wants you to win. He can tell how badly you want this, too. He knows how happy it would make you. Besides, you're perfect. You're superior to every single person here, and it's literally not even close. The only person who deserves to win is you. But in order to win, you need to eliminate the remaining obstacles standing in your path. Unfortunately, out of all your opponents thus far, this boy, Todoroki Shouto, is by far the most challenging. However, he's also your best friend. Based on everything you've told him so far, you and Shouto have been glued at the hip ever since you first became classmates.

Surely your best friend wouldn't hurt you... right?

"[Name] should win this battle," Chisaki states, narrowing his eyes slightly. "It's the logical conclusion. Even though I still feel apprehensive, nothing else would make any sense."

Pops turns towards him. "What exactly is that supposed to mean?"

"Can't you tell? It's so disgustingly obvious it actually makes me want to puke. That boy has a crush on [Name]. And so do plenty of other fools."

"Chisaki. You do realize that not every single person that interacts with her is automatically in love with her, don't you?"

"I know that. She can be friends with as many girls as she wants. The boys are the only ones who piss me off. Those disgusting little perverts."

"Girls can also like-" Pops stops himself, too exhausted to bother finishing his thoughts. "Forget it. That's not a conversation I feel like having right now."

"Huh?"

"Nevermind. Just explain what you meant before."

"What I meant is that he's too head-over-heels for [Name] to risk injuring her during their battle," Chisaki explains. Hardly a second later, however, he frowns. "Logically speaking, he should go easy on her. Not that she needs his charity, but still. It should at least decrease the odds of her getting hurt."

Pops does his best to hide his amusement. "You think that he'll hold back against her just because he might have a crush on her?"

"Not might. He absolutely does, no question about it."

"Right. But even then, you think that's a good enough reason for him to purposely limit himself? You don't think [Name] would have already asked him for a fair fight? Because I think you know as well as I do that she's not the type to solicit sympathy from anyone."

"It doesn't matter what she told him beforehand. Anyone who cares about [Name] would never be caught dead hurting her. If I had the choice between stabbing myself thirty times or slapping [Name] even once, I would stab myself, without hesitation."

Chisaki ends his sentence by shrugging indifferently, as if the choice was obvious, and meanwhile, the spectators sitting next to him visibly recoil. They even cast a haphazard glance in Pops' direction. The look on their faces seems to imply, "Are you really okay with this? You know your son is crazy, right?"