Broken Masks

Chapter 18 - Returning

(A/N: I started watching Boku No Hero Academia. It's beautiful. I relate to Aizawa on a personal level; mainly tired until someone pisses me off.)

When Klaus opened his eyes, the world was blurred. Shapes moved along his vision, but he could make out the blond hair of his boyfriend. A large shape prevented him from looking over to his left.

"T...TJ?" Klaus's voice was horse as his vision slowly came into focus like a camera lens. TJ's face became clear, tears of joy running down his cheek. Klaus slowly brought his hand up and rested it on his cheek. Klaus could vaguely hear Lena shouting happily and phoning Jess to come to the room, but Klaus didn't care. All that mattered was that TJ was there, and all he wanted to do was kiss him.

"Klaus, baby." TJ murmured, leaning into Klaus's touch. The raven haired boy gently brushed the blond boy's tears away with his thumb. His throat ached. Klaus went to whips his face with his hands, and felt gauze under his fingertips.

"What's...?" He asked. TJ looked down.

"Your eye. The doctors had to remove it." He answered sadly. Klaus took his hand away from TJ's face and touched his left eye. There was a bandage over it. The large shape on the left side of his peripheral vision was his nose.

"Oh." Klaus whispered, and TJ head dropped. He started shaking, broken sobs coming from his mouth.

"I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. I should have been there for you whe-" Klaus cut in, his voice cracking from not using it for so long.

"It's not you're fault. It wasn't Lena's either. Now shut up and kiss me." TJ laughed through his tears before bending down and pressing his lips against Klaus's.

Just like the first time they kissed, fireworks sparked between them. Klaus wrapped his arms around TJ's neck, pulling him closer. Every noise in the room blurred out, till it was only TJ and Klaus who existed in their own universe. After a month of separation, they were finally back together.

It was only when Lena coughed so loudly that the two broke apart to look over did they realise that Tommy, Jess, Lena and about 4 other doctors were there, all with mixed expressions varying between happy, shocked and blatantly amused. TJ grinned at Lena, who shot him a thumbs up, while Klaus hid his face in his hands.

"Well then, now that you've finished sucking each other's faces off, I think Dr Carter would like to run some tests." Klaus and TJ nodded sheepishly. The latter backed away, and stood with Lena, while Dr Liz Carter; tall, elegant and blonde (as well as being violently eyed up by Tommy) checked Klaus's vitals, before ushering the rest of the doctors out the room, along with Tommy and Jess, so that she could explain how his vision would be effected.

"Your eye was removed by a procedure called an enucleation. This means we have left the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents in your left eye socket intact. We have also inserted a fake eye to help keep you looking normal. It moves and looks like a normal eye, but you obviously won't be able to see through it. It will take a little while to get used to it, however, over time your balance and depth perception will get better. For now thought, take it easy." Klaus nodded.

"Ok. How long will I have to stay here for?" Dr Carter smiled lightly.

"About two weeks. We will have to conduct tests to see how your healing from the coma, as well as getting you accustomed to only having one eye." Klaus nodded again.

"Can TJ stay with me?" Dr Carter smiled again.

"He hasn't left at all since you arrived! He's welcome to stay with you but please," she turned to TJ, "go outside for a bit. You need fresh air." TJ reddened as Lena smirked.

"See! Even orders from a doctor!" TJ rolled his eyes at her.

"Ok, ok. But I'm staying here for now." It was Lena's turn to roll her eyes. Klaus laughed.

"Thanks for staying with me Teacup." TJ smiled at him softly.

"For you, anything." Klaus could feel his heart melt as TJ walked over and took his hand again.

"Before you start kissing again, please keep in mind that Klaus will have an appointment with a psychiatrist to check for symptoms of PTSD soon, and please, no sex in here." Klaus choked on air while TJ turned red.

Lena and Dr Liz backed out the room. Klaus turned to TJ.

"What time is it?" TJ checked his watch.

"6:32 pm Wednesday 12th September." Klaus nodded.

"I was out for a month? How did you survive?" He joked. TJ smirked.

"No idea." And he leaned in and crashed his lips against Klaus's again. The fire behind it was strong, as emotion was poured heavily through both of them; love, longing, joy, pent up over a month till they finally let it out, it's beat pulsating through both their hearts as after 32 days, they were finally reunited.

(A/N: sorry this chapter is short. I have no medical experience and have no idea what happens when someone wakes up from a coma. Also, I was stuck in Bristol airport for 3 hours when I wrote coz my flight back home was delayed 😫)