"MEI!" a pounding headache wasn't the only thing fighting for Mei's attention when her eyes opened.
An incessant knock on her door was all she could hear through the ringing in her ear.
Groaning, she lifted herself off the bed. She sat on the corner of the mattress for a moment, trying to collect her thoughts.
She felt absolutely hollow. Like the flicker of light inside her had died in her sleep, and now the shell that surrounded it was cold and stale.
"Mei Shinomori, you already missed the first period and I am going to be late to the second by coming here to get your butt out of bed!" Momo's voice was cutting through her brain like knives.
"I'm coming, sorry!" Mei's voice came out rough and struggled. "Just go back, I'll see you there!"
"Okay!" Momo sounded. There was silence after, but Mei hadn't heard her friend walk away, so she figured she was still waiting outside the door.
"Mo, what is it?" she asked, still sitting on the edge of the bed, with her head hanging low.
"Are you okay, Mei?" Momo's voice was gentler now. Worry was dripping off her tone.
Looking down at her feet, Mei wasn't sure what response would make her friend feel better. She hated herself for being such a burden on this girl who was nothing but kindness and honesty.
"I'm okay, Mo, just had a rough day yesterday." she replied, eventually. "I needed the rest. I'll be right out."
"Okay, see you soon."
This time Mei heard her stepping away.
Mustering some resolve, she got to her feet and rubbed her face with her hands. Walking to her dresser, she pulled out her school uniform and got ready to head to the bathroom.
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She arrived at the second period pretty late, and when she walked in Aizawa was eyeing her down like he wanted to send her straight to the principal's office.
Instead he just gestured for her to sit down.
The class went by slowly, as it usually did for her.
Once the bell rang, she let her head fall on the desk. She kept taking deep breaths and sighing them back out. Students around her where talking to one another, but none of it registered in her mind. The only thing she was aware of was how badly her head hurt, and how disconnected she felt from everything.
Her miserable wallowing only lasted a few more moments, and the next class began.
When lunch time came around, it was a welcome distraction.
She usually sat to eat with Momo and the other 1-A girls, but the idea of that was too much for her today. Her brain seemed to be screaming at her. Except it wouldn't explain to her why. It just wanted to be mad. It just wanted to hurt.
Mei decided to headed down the stairs to the courtyard and find a corner where she could sit by herself.
Behind a group of trees, a grass patch warmed by the sun felt like a comforting escape. Mei laid down on her back and brought her arm up to her face, protecting her eyes from the sun.
The heat was like a reminder that there was energy in the world that existed outside of her, and wasn't constantly trying to fight it's way out.
Why was she feeling so goddamn empty today? Had it finally caught up to her? All the isolation and internal war had inevitably broken her for good?
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Todoroki x OC - I'll Only Hurt You
Fanfiction"You know what they say about flowers, Todoroki. The brighter the colours, the more deadly the poison. That's what Mei's like. All that pretty face and charm just hides how twisted up and rotten she is on the inside." Do not repost my drawings. Sto...
