After two days of boredom, Shouto was finally released from the hospital, but it was night time by the time he got out. Everyone would be sleeping or doing late night work, perfect night to get out and feel the fresh air, it was also a perfect night to escape the news reporters. Aizawa scheduled for him to be released at night that way they wouldn’t be noticed by the damn nosy reporters. Hizashi was outside in his car already, waiting for the two to come outside.
It wasn’t all that boring while he was waiting to be released, his classmates would visit him during visiting hours. Yaoyorozu was nice enough to bring his homework, and helped explain some things since he wasn’t there. They would try to fill him in on anything new that happened during class, putting in some hilarious moments now or then. Izuku would stay longer than the others though, just holding him in his arms in silence until visiting hours were over.
Shouto would press a few kisses here and there when they hugged, and Izuku would whisper sweet nothings to the other. The nurse would be kind enough to let them sleep in peace after visiting hours when they end up falling asleep holding each other. They would wake up to Hizashi taking pictures, or Aizawa ripping the sheets off the bed. It was always a good morning to wake up to fluffy green hair tickling his face, or the steady heartbeat of his lover.
It was always Izuku coming to see Shouto, but now, it’s Shouto’s turn to see Izuku. They entered the car in silence after checking the burns changing the bandages, and rubbing some special burning cream to make sure it wouldn’t scar. The bandages would dig into his skin causing him to pull at it every few minutes when it bugged him too much.
“Don’t pull it, we can fix it if it’s too tight back at the house.”
Sighing in defeat, Shouto leaned against the car door to stare at the stars and moon, watching the lights pass by like a blur in the night. The music wasn’t turned all the way up, but enough that he can hear in the back. It was soothing, calm, yet it made his fingers tap against his legs every now or then when a nice beat started to play. Hizashi would start a one sided conversation, getting a few comments now or then by the other. It was soothing nonetheless, the music, the blurring lights, the quiet conversations up front was soothing enough to cause his eyelids to start closing.
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“Izuku, you’re gonna cause my arms and legs to go numb if you stay here any longer.”
“But I want to stay here with you, I miss your warm hugs.”
“That’s because you hug my left side when you feel cold.”
“Not my fault it’s starting to get cold!”
‘Oh yeah, fall is close to ending…’
There was a hand cherishing his cheek when he opened his eyes to stare back at emerald green eyes he always seemed to get lost in. Izuku moved his position from laying on top to sitting behind Shouto to comb his fingers through the perfectly split hair. Shouto didn’t feel like arguing about changing positions, it felt soothing to have his problems be taken away by a single gesture. Whenever he spaced out during a conversation, everyone would usually find a way to bring him back to the real world than his thoughts. Izuku was the best at handling these types of things, always making it seem like it never happened in the first place.
“It’s gonna be okay Shouto, you won’t have to worry about this winter, I promise.”
‘“I promise to come back Shouto, I just...I just need to go, see ya later little bro.’”
“You can’t promise me if you can’t keep that promise.”
“Shouto, you know I will keep this promise. You’re gonna have the best Christmas, best New Years, and best birthday ever this time, I promise.”
“Izuku-”
“I promise Shouto, have I ever broken a promise?”
“...no…”
“Then I promise, we’ll make it the best Christmas, New Years, and birthday ever!”
Izuku fist pumped the air with a big smile on his face as he started to ramble on about Christmas since it was one of the holidays that he loved the most. Shouto couldn’t help but smile a little as he listened to the other ramble on and on, making hand gestures every now or then to show his excitement.
“We can make snowmans, have a snowball fight, you can use your ice to create a ice castle-”
“An ice castle?”
“-decorate the house, make some cookies, chocolate chip cookies of course, drink hot cocoa, we’ll need to buy gifts of course-”
“Christmas gifts?”
“-we can also ask the others to come over to make a big Christmas party!”
Shouto decided not to interrupt any further, for Izuku was too engrossed on planning the party when it wasn’t even December yet. He stared at the ceiling as his boyfriend rambled on and on until he eventually falled asleep. It was alright, no bad memories would take him because Izuku was there to take them away, and replaced them with happy memories. There was even some memories before it all went downhill, he would see a small fragment of red hair and turquoise eyes sometimes until it disappeared. Shouto knew it was Da-Touya, when they had a close bond together, but it slowly started to fade after he ran away.
“-then we can, oh, if you were sleepy you could have told me, night Shouto.”
“Goodnight Izuku.”
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“Shouto, hey, wake up, we’re here already.”
“Hmm?”
When he first opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the car door open, and Aizawa standing by waiting for him to get out. Rubbing away the sleep in his eyes, Shouto exited the car after grabbing his duffel bag off the floor looking up to see a two story house. Hizashi seemed to have already went inside since he couldn’t find him anywhere outside.
The front yard was simple, the porch had a plants hanging by some nails, two chairs, a small table, and two empty bowls by the door. When they walked inside, there was a small hallway before it opened to show the living room. The cat was the first thing Shouto saw out of the rest of the objects in the room. He walked over slowly to not cause the cat to run away, but surprisingly it walked towards him to rub against his left side, purring loudly.
“She seems to have taken a liking to you.”
“There’s Shadows, I’ve been looking everywhere for her!”
“Shadows?”
“Yeah, that’s a name we gave her since we found her hiding in the shadows in a alleyway, she still likes to hide in the shadows at night.”
The cat was black with smooth hair and short enough to not be too short or too long, and her eyes were a beautiful lime color, bright enough to probably see at night. She continued to rub against his legs, purring loudly like a car, so he decided to bend down to pick her up in his arms.
Izuku was right, maybe this winter will probably be the best one yet.
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Light In The Darkness
Fanfiction"Mom...I know it's not right, but I can't do it anymore. The children, they're...like him more and more every day. And Shouto...his left side. Sometimes I look at him and hate what I see." Shouto drew closer, just enough for his left side to be seen...
