Quirkless Rejects

Emotional Support

Katsuki sat on the hospital bed a week after the Quirkless Rejects let him go. No... let him run away. His throat felt tense after so many changes between finally deciding to speak some or to be mute again and flipping back and forth. He hadn't spoken since he got saved by Sucky Hair and the gang. They were not able to come to see Katsuki after everything that had happened because of police intervention. Since waking up two days ago, Katsuki had been informed of many painful things.

Best Jeanist died. A couple of his classmates were actually in this hospital still, though by now they were doing a lot better.Gravity Girl had been kidnapped as well but was found much before Katsuki was. Still, he can imagine that she must be shaken up as well.Aizawa was declared a fugitive and villain and it would soon be announced officially to the public.And... All Might is retiring.

No one would say it but Katsuki knew it. He knew that if he had not been kidnapped All Might wouldn't have fought to save him and he wouldn't have had to retire. But Katsuki's shoulders didn't necessarily feel weighed down. In fact, they felt lighter. Lighter than they've felt since Izu- Midoriya ran away. Was it because he forgave him? Katsuki didn't know but he was glad to be able to talk with Midoriya. And he means actually talk, not yell or scream or bully and torment, but to actually talk.

Katsuki had everything he needed to move on now. He always knew that Midoriya could not be saved in the back of his mind, it was just a guilty conscience until now.

He was getting out in two days but he could have visitors now so... Katsuki reached over and picked up his phone. He dialed a number.

*RING...*

*RING...*

*RIN-* "Hello? Bakugou?" Sucky Hair's voice came through the speaker. Katsuki took a deep breath. "H- ey, Sucky Hair," his voice cracked a lot less than usual when he talked but it was still there.

There was a pause. And then a shakey breath that came over the receiver.

"H- Hey, man..." Sucky Hair sounded like he was close to tears.

"Can you co- me over?" the blonde asked. "S- sure but it will have to be late in the evening tomorrow 'cause our teachers be visitin' us man. Can Yaoyorozu, Iida, and Mina come over too? T- they... I think they'd need it too." Katsuki paused. Yeah... they were there too. He wasn't particularly close to Ponytail and Robot but they deserved this after... everything.

"Ye- ah."

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*DING*

Mina heard her phone as she was getting dressed after dance practice. Her dance group had offered her to take at least a week off in light of all that has happened but Mina refused to break. She wanted to dance more so now than ever, take a few of her worries away for the three-hour practices her team had. While she didn't say it, Mina knew that her dancemates could notice the dark rings under her eyes and less than chipper attitude.

"See you tomorrow, Mina," Froush said as she left.

"Yeah, see you!" the pink girl tried to reply as happily as usual. Froush gave a soft smile and wave. "Bye, Mina. See you at practice Tuesday," Illei said before leaving as well.

"You too!"

Mina sighed when she was all alone. She pulled on her hoodie and left. Mina stood outside the dance studio leaning against a wall for Jakosh, a dancemate in their team that she walked home with since they lived in the same direction. Coal had already left so it was just her. Mina pulled out her phone.

GROUP CHAT

Kiri:

Hey guys, Bokugou just called me.