My Unrequited Love || All Might × Reader

Chapter 22

5 years had passed since then but the pain still lingers. I can still taste the bittersweet past on my tongue. I can still feel his once warm body slowly turning into a cold lifeless one. I can still hear my plead of cries as I call his name over and over again, knowing that he'll never hear me.

And I can still feel my heart breaking every time.

Today marks the 5th death anniversary of the Symbol of Peace and my formal debut as a hero. What a tragic coincidence.

If only I had come sooner, maybe...just maybe, I could have saved him.

"(Y/N)? I knew you'd be here."I turned around and came face-to-face with Deku, he just had his formal hero debut as well. I noticed that he is holding out an umbrella for me. Ahh, I didn't even realized that it was raining.

It was like the sky is mourning with us as well.

"Hey." I greeted him weakly.

"Congrats on your debut as a hero (Y/N)!"

"Oh thanks! Congrats to you as well Deku!" We just stood in silence, staring blankly at All Might's gravestone with a tranquil atmosphere surrounding us. Midoriya directed his gaze to the sky.

"Sometimes, I still feel his presence, like he is still alive and just hiding..."

"...yeah, like he would just pop out of nowhere or he would randomly coughed up blood...I miss him..." I said, observing him, a sad smile painted on his face.

"I miss him too..."

Midoriya turned to look at me when his eyebrows suddenly knitted together.

"Don't move."

"Huh?" Midoriya's hand reached to my cheeks and I felt his fingers brush away something.

"You have a fallen eyelash."

"Ohh..." I just nodded my head in understanding, not fully comprehending the implication of his words. I noticed that he was still holding my eyelash on the tip of his fingers. My head snapped up instinctively when he said All Might's name.

"He once told me that there was someone who made him wish on a fallen eyelash. He said that if you have a fallen eyelash, put it in between your index and thumb's fingertips and make a wish. After making a wish, you have to guess whether the eyelash would be on the index or thumb finger. If your guess was right, your wish will come true..." A chuckle escape Midoriya's lips but his eyes are watery, clearly suppresing the threatening flow of tears. I try to swallow the invisible lump in my throat as my mouth went dry, and suddenly, breathing seems to become the most difficult thing in the world.

I remembered it clearly, how he called me childish and yet, he still took my words seriously...

I have always wondered what his wish was.

"You know, it was one of the rare moments that All Might had shared something personal without me having to ask." He looked at Toshinori-san's gravestone smiling fondly.

"Really? Did he tell you what his wish was?"

"Err, are you sure you want to hear?" Midoriya sweatdropped, scratching the side of his cheeks lightly.

"Why not? If it's about him, I am always all ears."

"Well, you might find it uncomfortable since it seems like All Might has feelings for that person."

"Ohh? Why would you say that?" I asked intrigued.

"He said that at that time, when that person told him about it; he said that his wish was "to be able to spend more time with her." When those words left Midoriya's mouth, my vision became blurry with tears.

Stupid Toshinori and his stupid wish...

"(Y/N)?" Midoriya's eyes widen in a fraction and one of his hand quickly covered his mouth in realization.

"Oh god, it was you...w-why didn't you say anything!" He hands me a handkerchief before he starts muttering to himself, a habit that he never outgrows.

"Heh, sorry...I've always wanted to know what his wish was."

"I'm sorry (Y/N), I'm really slow when it comes to romance. I should have known." Midoriya rub the back of his neck sheepishly. I just laugh in response but the sudden pang of pain in my chest tells me otherwise.

I don't understand...how can my heart feel so heavy and empty at the same time?

I heave a deep sigh as I gaze at Midoriya.

"I'm not even sure if it's worth it..."

"What is?" He said, his face turning into a pained expression once he saw the grim smile plastered on my face.

"Finding out that the love of my life loves me back only to end up losing him right away..."

That's right...It was a goddamn tragedy.

But I hope that one day, in another life, if ever we meet again. Maybe when the circumstances were different...maybe when it wouldn't be wrong to love him...maybe when we are just two normal people who found love in the right time and place...when fate no longer insist on breaking us apart,

things would finally work out between us.