Midoriya Izuku is a hero in training. Bakugou Katsuki is a ticking time bomb. Their paths were written together long before they understood what that meant, but fate isn't kind, and neither of them knows how to fix the broken bond. In a world rebuilding after the war, the two rivals are forced to work together under Japan's newest Hero Recovery Program. But between unspoken regrets, and old wounds that never healed... the line between enemies, friends, and something more begins to unravel. And in the silence between explosions, one question burns louder than the rest: What if it is, what if it was always you? ⚠️ artwork and characters are NOT mine, I repeat; I do NOT own the characters OR artwork used in this story!!!!