Dreamwalker

Heartbeat

As they make their way back to the dorms, Katsuki is nervous. He can't stop thinking about the bond.

It unsettles him, also because it looks like Izuku is trying to avoid any conversation about it, or about anything for that matter.

He has so many questions...

When they arrive in the common hall at the dorms the sun is setting, and he can't hold his frustration anymore.

He nervously grabs Izuku by the shoulder, murmuring "Come outside. now."

He heads for the door and goes outside, not even bothering to see if Izuku is following him. He simply knows he is there. Is that... it ?

They stroll silently in the garden in front of the dorms, out of hearing range from every corner.

Then, Katsuki stops abruptly near a tree, turning around and staring at Izuku intensely.

Izuku's heart flutters a little at the stare, but he stays silent and calm, waiting.

"What did your mom tell you?", Katsuki asks abruptly. Let's start from the beginning, right?

"Uh? what do you mean?" Izuku asks, still hoping to avoid this conversation... he has a feeling this will not be good for Katsuki.

He knows how bad he copes with such things.

"You know what I mean, damn nerd. I am talking about your little private conversation with your mom and Mistarin Sensei after her grand entrance that scared the shit out of the entire class. I have waited to ask because I understand it is a private matter. But if we have this... bond, that it's based on trusting each other, then you have to fucking tell me. NOW!"

Izuku's eyes go wide after that, then his face darkens. His tone is quiet, almost tender, when he finally speaks.

"Well, you heard it. This world is outside of our plane of existence... dragons are not supposed to exist here."

That's it.

His heart stops for a moment at his words, Katsuki is sure of that.

"So, since I was so little when we arrived, mom had to feed me her magic, in order to help me survive. It was enough, but barely. I am grateful to her, even if the lack of magic made us both weaker."

He may even never have made it... Katsuki turns around, facing the tree in front of him, slamming a hand on the trunk. He feels sick.

His other hand raises to his mouth, to hide the grimace, and he struggles to keep his breath even, to not let himself gasping or sobbing. Guilt and fear rises again in his chest, an iron grip tight on his heart, but he has to hear this through.

"OfA kind of boosted up my growth, fusing with my magic. It kind of... solved the issue of the plane of existence."

'So All Might practically saved his life a second time that day he chose him, without even knowing'. Katsuki lowers his head, a sense of failure heavy on his shoulders as dark thoughts about himself forms in his mind. His hands fall to his sides.

His fists are now so tight that the knuckles are whitened.

'You selfish, stupid piece of shit! How can you call yourself a hero, after everything you threw at him?!?'

He almost never went physical against Izuku, but he had kept insulting and scaring him for years, his insecurity hidden behind his swollen ego.

Because Katsuki is insecure. A lot. He was just very good at hiding it. He had been insecure since they started praising him about his Quirk, and how "heroic" it was.