Let Me Be Soft (Let Me Be Yours)

"It's not okay, Kaminari!" Izuku shouts. "He wants Todoroki to hold his hand, not me! It's not-"
Izuku's voice cracks, and the ache of his heart turns to searing heat as it burns its way up his throat and to the back of his eyes.
"It's not me. It's never been me, Kaminari. He-" Izuku chokes, except this time there's nothing stuck in his throat except a wet sob. "He's always wanted the best, and that's not me."
Ever since he was a kid, he's wanted to be the best. He's always wanted to be the best-he's tried, he's tried so hard-
My best isn't enough for Kacchan.
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tell me, if he handed you

a bloodied hand, would you

take it, only because it was his?