Emote: Bakugo x OC Reader

Chapter 26

"You made me feel pain," he said quietly.

It took him a moment to realize that I had stopped moving. His crimson eyes were wide and defensive as he turned around. "What the hell is wrong with your legs?! Did they stop working or some shit?!"

The sudden change in his mood made me feel off balance and I struggled to find the right response. My mind was reeling. It had actually worked? I had made him feel actual, physical pain? I remembered trying to project pain onto him but he had barely seemed fazed. I realized then that his nose was slightly swollen and remembered my fist connecting with his face. Had he been affected by my pain enough for me to actually land a hit on him?

"When -" I started, but he swiftly cut me off.

"Your pain bullshit lasted for barely a few seconds before I took your ass down, so don't go thinking you're high and mighty because you have a stupid new trick to add to your already idiotic quirk," he barked.

His words cut me in a way that hurt more than the pain that seemed to be radiating through my entire body. Why is he being so mean?

My vision became blurry as tears formed in my eyes. As they began to stream down my face, I berated myself for crying in front of this boy once again.

"Oi, cut that shit out!" he yelled, throwing his arms up in exasperation. "Always with the crying! You know, if you want to be a hero, you're going to have to toughen up, emo chick."

Something inside of me snapped. "Fuck you!" The words erupted from my mouth as I forged forward, pushing him aside to continue walking on the path. We were starting to get close to my house and I could walk the rest of the way without him.

"Don't you walk away from me!" His voice boomed from behind me and I heard his stomping footsteps approaching.

I swiveled around, which he hadn't been expecting, and he almost ran me over. My hand shot up and I pointed a finger at him, aggressively stabbing it at his chest to emphasize my words as I spoke. "You do not get to decide when I walk away! Especially after you're being an asshole. After I just got done telling you about how much of an asshole my father is?! I mean, do you even realize how much you sounded like him just now?! Fuck!"

I was sobbing by the time I finished yelling at him and I struggled to get any more words out. Putting my head in my hands, I lowered myself to the ground and settled cross legged onto the sidewalk. I didn't feel like I had control over anything in that moment and all I felt was pain, both emotional and physical. My emotions were all over the place and I felt the familiar pull of depression, which was common when I had overused my quirk.

"Just leave me alone, Bakugo," I said after my cries had subsided, not sure that he was even still there, but I was sure I could feel his presence even though he hadn't said anything.

Suddenly I was hit with an overwhelming wave of exhaustion. It was as though my body had been on auto pilot and now that I had stopped moving it was starting to shut down. The sidewalk was cold and hard beneath me. Pulling my hood up, I used the crook of my arm to rest my head on as I began to lie on my side.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Bakugo yelled. "It's about to get dark out and you're going to take a nap on the sidewalk?!"

"Goodnight..." I muttered and felt myself start to drift away before I heard what sounded like an angry bear growling, followed by arms lifting me off the ground.