Sunflowers (All Might/Toshinori Yagi x Reader)

Reunited

"Relax, Y/n! Toshinori is strong, and so are the other heroes. I'm sure everything is under control!" Mom tried her best to reassure me as the news coverage continued in the background. There were more crashes and bangs from the distance. I was sure Toshinori was there.

I stood before the TV and tried to focus on only that, hoping for the relief of knowing that everything really was going to be okay...I took a deep sigh to calm myself. Toshinori was a capable hero, and he had survived All For One before. I properly didn't even know if this villain was the real thing...but it was a reasonable deduction. I didn't know how to contain the turmoil in my heart.

Finally, after about fifteen minutes, we received a picture of what exactly was happening down there. The news helicopters televised the battle occurring.

"ENOUGH!!!" I spotted Toshinori reeling back his fist to land a hit out of anger upon the figure whom I assumed was All For One, but before he could, he was fired high into the air. I flinched and stepped back when he almost hit the helicopter, but Gran Torino snatched him from the sky.

"He's already hurt...his limit is too near." I cringed, feeling my limbs begin to tremble.

My anxiety was made worse when I remembered that the whole world was watching this newscast. If anything went wrong, everyone would watch their Symbol of Peace fall. I clenched my fists, turning up the volume.

"This scene looks like it could be straight out of a nightmare! In an instant, half of Camino Ward has been destroyed! Currently, All Might is fighting with the villain thought to be the ringleader! I can't believe it! There's just one villain! He's destroyed the city and is more than holding his own against the Symbol of Peace!"

I couldn't look away if I tried, but I felt like my head was spinning and like I could hurl up dinner. My sunflower looked beaten up, half of his hair already bending downwards and blood on his lips showing that he was suffering through. The fact people were watching this...how little faith everyone had in heroes already could be amplified by this event...

"He looks hurt..." Mom was somewhere behind me, watching intently as well.

It looked as if All For One was preparing for another attack, raising up his hand. Gran Torino took off with his Quirk to dodge, but something kept Toshinori on the ground. "Toshi...Get out of there!" I extended my hand as if I could grab him and pluck him out of the danger, but the hurricane-force air-canon slammed into his fist. He redirected it in all ways around him, taking almost all of the shock into his hand. The camera was blinded for a moment, but the dust began to settle down.

I gasped and covered my mouth, "He's...no...He's..." I wasn't able to get the words out.

Everyone was seeing this...

Everyone knew.

Toshinori was in his weakened form, his costume hanging limply off of his skeletal frame.

"What's...What? All Might has...deflated?"

His secret was out and the whole world knew.

"Y/n, he can't fight in that form, right?" Mom asked, just as flabbergasted as me. "Oh my god..."

The camera angle steadied itself to show that it seemed as if All For One and Toshinori were conversing. There was still such willpower in Toshi's eyes, almost glowing from fury. All For One raised a single finger, and whatever he said next made Toshinori freeze.

Nothing. What did he say? A distraction? Something heartbreaking?

From what I could see, Toshinori was...devastated. His whole body shook in absolute terror. There was no remnant of a smile. It was as if his resolve had been shattered. All For One mimicked a grin on his face, reminding me of all those times Toshinori told me tales of his master. He looked truly helpless. Totally isolated.