Thaumaturgic (Bakugou Katsuki x Reader - Miraculous Ladybug AU)

A Pleasant Ending and Melancholy Goodbyes (Finale)

Ch.40 - A Pleasant Ending and Melancholy Goodbyes (Finale)

Waiting was the worst part. The time in hospitals always seeming to take much longer than time in other places. Thus far, Bakugou had only gone between the lobby, vending machines in the hallway, the cafeteria, and your room for the near twelve hours he had been here.

After a six-hour surgery to close up the wound that had missed your heart by a mere centimeter, the doctors seemed confident in you not only waking up soon but making a full recovery in given time.

And thus, Bakugou was left sitting around and waiting. The kwamis in his bag making conversation among themselves, but for the most part, left the boy to himself to continue to think things over and think of what to say when you awoke.

It had no doubt been a scary time yesterday. From Monarch to him combining the pair of original miraculous... Bakugou had a feeling that this would be a birthday you'd never forget. Especially since you had nearly died as well.

Taking his black canned coffee from the machine, Bakugou paced back towards the door. He sighed heavily, seeing that the doctor and his nurses were still running there check in on you. So he couldn't go back into the room yet and wait.

He downed the can of coffee quickly, inhaling the energy-filled drink. He wouldn't be sleeping tonight, so he was on his third can. You were going to wake up soon, and he wanted to be there when you did.

There would be questions and fear. Thus, he was here to provide answers and relief. Whether it was for him or you though, he'd have to see when the time came. Bakugou found himself leaning against the wall outside your room, half-listening in on all the talk that was too medical for him to understand.

The other half of his mind focusing on what would come next. Monarch was gone, his and your identities had been found out by a good number of your classmates, and well... there was still the regular high school things to be done, such as homework and studies.

He'd know soon, but he wanted to wait for you. This entire thing had been about a partnership between the pair of you, after all, thus he wanted to end this once and for all with his partner awake and smiling at him.

More so... he wanted her to wake up and give him that sweet but utterly goofy grin of hers so his heart would relax, and thus let him know it was finally safe for him to sleep himself. When he could see that she was fine and would be fine... he would try to be fine himself.

Until then, he'd get by and wait for her to be able to tease him with that sparkle in her eyes and then bore him with some random fact about old ass history and some dusty artifact.

He turned his head when he saw the nurses all starting to get out and leave. The doctor pausing to look at him as she exited. The older woman motioning towards the room. Bakugou's attention on her directly.

"You're good to go in and sit again." The doctor smiled. "Plus... I think she'd like some company."

The doctor watched as the ash-blonde boy took off into the room before she could even truly confirm that the patient was up and about. The doctor merely shook her head, carrying off to see her next patient, knowing all would be fine with this one and her dedicated visitor.

As she left, Bakugou had opened the bedside curtain, looking in to see if the doctor had really been telling him the truth. His eyes widening when he saw the museum girl sitting up as much as she could in her bed and looking at the bedside menu.

Your eyes blinking from the menu to the boy before you. You looked a bit startled to see him so suddenly, but your face turned into a soft happiness in the next moment.