The Bittersweet Hearts (kiribaku soulmate au)

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Bakugo POV:

I check my watch. Any moment now. Any moment now I will be screaming in pain. The minutes tick by. Are they late? Fucking hell, they're late.

Obviously the 'they' I'm referring to is my soulmate. Everyday around this time they get beat up. Again. I'm assuming they're either some dumb fuck or this is a domestic problem, but obviously there's no way for me to tell. Despite the fact they put me through back-breaking pain most of the time, I still worry about them...

What the fuck am I saying? I'm not a fucking sap!

Anyway, I take another glance at my watch. Obviously I'm sat in my room, I'm not about to let anyone see me like this. Not since Deku... that dumb fucking Deku!

It's only a couple of seconds before I'm doubling over in pain. I feel violated. The feeling of fingers wrapping around my throat and squeezing until I can barely breathe is almost too much too bear. There's a blunt hit to my gut and I fall on top of my bed. My face is contorted into a mask of pain. The invisible hands release my neck and I gasp for air, thinking it's over. I'm wrong. Suddenly I feel a long strip of pain sting my back and it's repeated over and over until there is nothing but numbness. What the fuck is happening over there? Are they getting whipped? Holy Shit.

That's when it stops. I sit up, still breathing heavily. My heart is still beating as if I'm running. I close my eyes and say somewhat of a prayer for my soulmate, not that I believe in that God bullshit. That's when it happens. A pain I haven't ever experienced before. Surprisingly it's not excruciating. I feel a sting on my left forearm. No, there's no way... I turn over my arm and pull down my sleeve at rapid speed. God no. Fuck no. Tell me this isn't happening. Lines of little black hearts litter my forearm and beneath them, in boxy writing, as if it's been— I gag at the thought of it— carved into their skin, the hearts spell out 'sorry'. Oh my fucking god- why? They have nothing to be sorry for...