𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙙 (𝗄𝗂𝗋𝗂𝖻𝖺𝗄𝗎)

Nothing lasts forever, especially not the things you would die to have with you for the rest of time.

Katsuki Bakugou knows exactly what that's like.

~~~

When a rough disease lands Bakugou in the hospital, he's determined to get better quickly and get the hell out of there. But when he meets a red-haired, way-too-energetic sick boy, he suddenly finds himself spending much more time there than he ever could have expected.

~~~

"I think it's kinda cool, 'cause orchids are also really hard to take care of and can die really easily. Sometimes, I think, like, I'm an orchid. Not literally, of course, but if you think about it, we're pretty similar. We're both hard to take care of, can die easily, et cetera. You know what I mean?"

"Whatever."

"See? You get me," Kirishima said, slowly laying back into the grass. "Sometimes, you just feel like a flower."

~~~

» completed august 16th 2020
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