|BNHA| Hiraeth II

Crossover [38]

Look at the pic I found it really helps visualize the scenario

|Crossover Arc|

Kirishima was frozen to the spot. He could feel the heart pounding in his chest as her words echoed over and over in the dark void he had been condemned to.

"I love you."

His black hair shadowed his eyes for a brief moment as all the memories he shared with the girl resurfaced.

"Puddin"

"Ne, You're right you're not like me. You're better than me which makes you stronger. Just like you told me to give myself more credit you should do the same Puddin. It may not seem like it to you but to me you're one of the strongest humans I know. That's why I know you'll get through this; because a real man never backs down right even when he's scared."

All his life Kirishima had never known himself to be good enough. He had gotten use to watching others have the courage he lacked... It was the reason why he became a hero...to find that courage so that one day he'd be good enough like everyone else. Until then, it had always felt like he was watching from the darkness behind some invisible wall he could never get past. Watching, whilst everyone got stronger and here he was struggling with his quirk that was subpar. Average... just like he was. But no matter how hard he tried he was still that same coward from before who stood by and watched.

"Man up, Puddin!"

But after meeting her...

"You don't do what you want."

I'm not so scared anymore...

At first, he had thought that these invisible walls were what had stopped him before.

"Because I...I look up to you."

But now he realized they weren't what we're holding back. It was his own fear.

"Ne, you can't let fear rule your life Puddin. Sometimes you gotta face your fear head on and say, 'I have arrived!'"

"Pffft—Fumetsu, don't tell me  that's your All Might impression!"

"What, it's spot on! Why are you laughing!"

"Funetsu, it's 'I am here', not 'I have arrived'"

And the only thing stopping him was himself.
A fierce fire ignited in the pit of his stomach whilst he clenched his fists with conviction.
Pulling his fists back, his eyes blazed with determination and rage.

The only one who can break these walls is me.

The loud sound of glass shattering made jolted him furiously and next thing he knew his vision was no longer darkness but instead her. The bright glowing red of his eyes had subsided and  were replaced with the warm red she has knew and loved.

"Y-you what..." he whispered in shock. His hair had slowly transitioned back to its  unruly spikey red and his skin had tanned back. His horns however remained. Eyes and mouth frozen wide in an expression of stunned surprise.