Bnha One Shots [REQUESTS TEMPORARILY CLOSED]

It's Okay to Cry

Bakugou x Midoriya (Bromance)

Requested by @riahsays

Hisashi stays but abuses his son due to his lack of a quirk. He thinks he's being a good dad, trying to make his son stronger, unaware of how much Izuku is suffering until it's too late.

Trigger warning!

It was no secret Bakugou bullied Midoriya. They've been going at it since they were kids, since it was announced Izuku would remain quirkless. Yet not all bruises, cuts and scars that showered the small boy's body were from Katsuki's explosions or rough and wild behaviour. Most of them, actually, were due to the abuse at home.

You see, his mom worked nights as a nurse at the hospital and was almost never around for him. His father, on the other hand, worked from home as a kind of freelance-accountant. Meaning Hisashi Midoriya was always home. And it seemed Izuku could never be good enough in his eyes... He was a perfectionist and nothing could ever truly be perfect now can it?

No.

Whenever Izuku came home with a grade below the maximum score, he'd get beat up. Even if it was 9 instead of 10, it didn't matter. If he cried during his punishment, he'd get whipped. Because good boys don't cry. Strong people don't cry. Kacchan never cries. Hisashi knew about the bullying but didn't try t intervene. Quite the opposite, really. He actually encouraged it. It would make his son stronger.

Nobody knew about this though, not Inko, not Katsuki, no one. Nobody noticed how much Izuku was suffering because the small boy never spoke up. He was too scared to, having been told many times before that there would be terrible consequences if he did so. So here he was, getting burned by Bakugou after school.

Izuku was whimpering but he wasn't crying. No, he wasn't allowed to cry in, at least not in front of others. Katsuki groaned, punching him again.
"What the hell nerd?! Start crying already!" the blonde hissed, not satisfied until he had a drawn a proper reaction from the green head.
"Y-you... What?" Midoriya whispered hoarsely, not daring to look up at his old childhood friend.

"You think you're better than me or something?!" Kacchan yelled, setting off another explosion. Wait? Kacchan wanted him to cry? Izuku didn't understand...
"Damnit Deku!" the blonde hissed, hitting him again, glaring him down in anger. The explosive dandelion had received bad test results and wanted to take off his frustration on Deku before the old hag would be on top of him for it.

Mitsuki never actually got physical, yet she could yell and preach like hell. To the point where Katsuki had to run out or he'd cry. And crying was something only Deku's did!
"I-I'm sorry K-Kacchan..." Izuku choked out, now on the verge of tears.
"I-I'm a s-stupid...d-dumb...q-quirkl-less...l-loser... Can't do a-anything r-right..."

He started to cry instantly after that, being reminded of his own imperfection. Bakugou backed off, taken aback by the sudden outburst. What the hell? He could pull off those waterworks on command or some shit?
"D-do my tears m-make you h-happy Kacchan?" Deku sobbed, looking up at the blonde with fear and hesitation.

Crying equals pain, that's what his head was shouting. But...if Kacchan was happy like this, he'll gladly suffer.
"What the fuck nerd..." the blonde breathed, taking another step back as he stared at the sobbing mess in front of him. Suddenly an idea sparked in his mind, well, more like a hunch on what was happening. He walked up to the green head again and liften his shirt, seeing at least a dozen scars littered over his abdomen.

Midoriya froze up, flinching away on instinct. Those weren't cause by Bakugou... The ruby eyed male frowned, looking back at those emerald eyes.
"Who else is hitting you dumb Deku?"
Izuku's eyes widened for a moment before instantly looking away at the ground. If he told Kacchan, his father was sure to murder him... Playing dumb was his only option.