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Bakugou stared down at his phone, the empty chat screen daunting him. He kept waiting for a notification to pop up. A chat from ‘MiniAllMight!’ to come onto his screen and and brighten up his day. But the longer he waited, the wetter his eyes became. He frantically began texting the boy.
ExplodingGod
I miss you. [01:14]
Cant you just message me back? [01:14]
Im so fucking sorry izuku [01:15]
I’m such an idiot [01:15]
Please come back [01:16]
Izuku please.. [01:19]
Bakugou threw his phone across the room and buried his face into his pillow as his body began to shake.
“Izuku please.. W-why the fuck did you leave me alone.” He raised himself up and began pounding on the pillow, his tears falling from his face and into the mattress below.
”You fucking idiot! Why did you-“ His bottom lip trembled.
”Why did you listen to me?”
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“Yo! Bakugou! We’re going to the arcade after school, wanna come with? You know you’re the best at the uh.. shooting one?” Extra #1 said, nudging him slightly.
”Yeah dude! Just ya know, bring a £50 or something and we can play em’ all! Your mom won’t even notice!” Extra #2 had walked up to them both, smiling at them.
Bakugou wasn’t an idiot. He knew his group was mostly friends with him because he was loaded, but he would rather have fake friends than no friends at all.
Suddenly, Extra #2 started poking him. “Dude check it out! Deku’s writing in his stalker notebook again! Shall we go mess with him a bit?” The boy said smirking.
Bakugou swallowed before letting out a laugh. “Ha! Of fucking course! Stupid idiot thinks he can get away with muttering all class. Let’s go teach him a lesson.
The three of them walked over to Deku’s desk before Bakugou slammed his hand down infront of the green haired boy.
”Hey Deku, what you got there? Another one of your looser books?” Bakugou said laughing before snatching the notebook from the boys hand. “Ha! Oh my god, is this you as a superhero?” He quickly showed the drawing to his friend laughing.
”Holy shit i can’t believe you’re still into all this! You’re a teenager now Deku, not some fucking toddler. Act your age.” He began ripping out pages from the notebook as he watched Izuku’s face lower in shame.
”It was just a drawing..” The boy mumbled, not daring to look back up at Bakugou. Extra #1 laughed.
”Bakugou you should teach him a lesson! Show him he can’t be some ‘hero’ and put him in his place!” The other boy nodded aswell.
”Yeah come on Bakugou!!”
Bakugou shut his eyes and forced out a laugh. “Hell yeah!” He grabbed Izuku’s hair and brought his face up close to his own. He let himself study the boys face, counting his freckles and admiring his soft features. He swallowed before slamming the boys head down onto the desk. His friends roared with laughter.
”H-Holy shit i can’t-“ One of them wheezed. “He looks so- Ha!! So fucking stupid!”
Izuku’s body began to tremble as quiet sobs left his mouth. All Bakugou wanted to do was hug the boy and tell him it was going to be okay. But he couldn’t.
”Hey Bakugou, we got like 15 minutes until the bus arrived. How about we give this guys face a wash? I know just the place for a guy like him.” Extra #1 said.
”Sure, lead the way. I’ll drag this fucking looser with us.” He grabbed Izuku’s hand and roughly dragged him along with them. He let himself imagine that this wasn’t the situation. That he was holding Izuku’s hand gently as he led them home to where they would hang out and watch movies all night. He shook his head and insisted yanked Izuku forward. “Hurry the fuck up.”
He continued following the Extra’s until they ended up outside the boys toilets. Bakugou already knew where this was going and just wanted to tell Izuku to run. But he couldn’t.
“Make sure you hold him still Bakugou, don’t want him running away like a coward!” Bakugou scoffed and rolled his eyes.
”I’m not fucking weak.”
He could already feeling Izuku desperately trying to pull away but he kept a firm grip on his hand. He turned his head slightly as he head Izuku whimper.
”K-kachaan please don’t do this.. P-please i just want to g-go home..” Izuku’s looked up at him with wide watery eyes and all Bakugou felt was guilt. Izuku had done nothing wrong and he was about to get punished.
“I-“
”Bakugou! Kneel him down in this cubicle here! Hurry up or we’ll miss the bus!” Bakugou let himself stare at Izuku for a few more seconds before turning back to his friends and nodding.
”Yeah yeah don’t fucking rush me.” He yanked Izuku further into the bathroom and shoved him to his knees.
”One of you two do it. I’m not getting my hands in that filthy fucking water.”
Extra #2 just rolled his eyes. “Whatever Bakugou. Your just missing out if the funniest part!”
Bakugou watched as the boy grabbed Izuku’s hair and started pushing his head closer to the toilet. Izuku was putting up a good fight but he could see him struggling. There was a loud splash and the green curls were nowhere to be seen. He watched as Izuku’s body squirmed around, desperately trying to get out.
Bakugou continued to watch, his ears ringing as he watched as the other two kept laughing. His eyes fell to the floor in shame in doing something like this to Izuku but he couldn’t do anything. When he finally snapped back into reality, he realized Izuku had been held under fire a while.
”Fuck, pull him out! I’m not getting charged with fucking murder you idiots!” He clenched his fists tightly as the other two kept laughing.
”Chill Bakugou! See he’s fine!” He yanked Izuku’s face out of the toilet and kept laughing.
”Holy shit i need a photo of this! Dude hold him still!” Extra #2 yelled, grabbing his phone and snapping photos of Izuku’s sobbing face. All Katsuki wanted to do was grab the phone and flush it down the toilet, but he couldn’t.
”Shall we dunk him again? Maybe longer this time?”
”Yeah!! I’ll film it! 3, 2-“
”NO!” Bakugou quickly slammed his mouth shut. “W-we can’t! We’ll miss the bus. Just leave him.” He watched as the two shared a glance between each other. Fuck, he had to fix this. “Instead i’ll just..”
Bakugou grabbed Izuku’s school bag and began emptying it out into the toilet. Each splash echoing in his ears. He shook the bag until it was completely empty and started down into the toilet.
He took in a sharp breath when he spotted a best friend’s keychain sinking into the water. It was the one him and Izuku had gotten together when they were young. Izuku had one half and Katsuki had the other. He watched as it slowly sank, finally landing on one of the books inside the toilet.
”Bakugou what you staring at? Something weird came out of his bag?”
Bakugou laughed and shook his head. “Nah just herd shit.” He felt his eyes begin to sting. Shit, he had to get out of here now. He stood up straight, ignoring the way Izuku’s face stared up at him with sadness and changed to confusion as tears fell from Bakugou’s face.
”Shit, I just realised the old hag need’s me to do some work in her shop so i can’t hangout today. Bye.”
The two boys scoffed before rolling their eyes. “Yeah whatever Bakugou. See you tomorrow.” He waited until he heard the footsteps fade away before wiping his eyes.
”Um kachaan.. are you okay-“
”Shut the fuck up Deku. Some of the shitty water got in my eyes. Just fucking leave me alone.” He spun around and stormed out of the bathroom. He dug his hand into his pocket and dug around. Once he finally grasped the object he pulled it out and stared at it.
Guess they both kept their keychains.
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Bakugou scrolled through his phone, watching anything to pass the time. He continued scrolling before a video caught his eye. It was a hero discord group chat. He raised an eyebrow and clicked on it. It seemed to be a chat where fans of the ‘All might’ manga series would come together and talk about it. He glanced over at his bookshelf of All Might manga before smiling and clicking on the invite link.
Once he entered, there were already hundreds of people online, chatting away about what they think the next manga would be about. Bakugou didn’t use discord much but he still had a profile and understood how it worked.
He was scrolling through the chat and almost missed when the creator tagged him in a message.
[owner] MiniAllMight
welcome @ExplosionGod ! I’m Izuku and i’m the owner of this server! Please message me if you have any questions!
Katsuki nearly choked on his own breath when he read the message. Holy shit, it was Izuku. Izuku owned this fucking server and- and didnt know he was Bakugou. He had to bite back a smile as he quickly typed back.
ExplosionGod
Yeah well i fucking like AllMight so thought it’d be a good chat to join.
He started at the screen, ignoring the other messages being spammed by other members. His heart almost stopped when he received a friend request from MiniAllMight. He quickly tapped on it and accepted it straight away.
MiniAllMight [friends]
Hi! I’m really sorry to be a bother but could you please try to avoid using swearing in the main chat? That one is for all ages and we have a separate one for older people! (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)
Katsuki rolled his eyes and chuckled at the message.
ExplosionGod
Yeah yeah, fucking sorry.
MiniAllMight
Dont worry, your new so i totally understand! ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ )
ExplosionGod
So you own the group? I’m guessing you’re a massive AllMight fan then? And do you go around adding all your members? That must take ages.
MiniAllMight
Ahaha i actually don’t! I just didn’t want to embarrass you infront of everyone so decided to message you privately (ᵕ—ᴗ—)
I hope that’s okay! (..◜ᴗ◝..)
Katsuki couldn’t help but smile at the kind messages Izuku was sending. He knows if Izuku realized it was him he’d kick him from the group, but maybe he could just play along for now.
ExplosionGod
Oi i wouldn’t get fucking embarrassed.
And i don’t mind that you added me. You seem cool.
MiniAllMight
Haha, thanks but i’m really not! I often get made fun of for being nerdy (╥‸╥)
Bakugou knew Izuku was talking about him and his friends. He stared at the message for a few minutes before finally deciding to reply.
ExplosionGod
They sound like fucking idiots.
You should just ignore them. There’s nothing wrong with being nerdy.
MiniAllMight
Aw thank you! That means a lot to me! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡
Katsuki swallows before deciding to take a risk.
ExplosionGod
Look, i don’t use discord a lot but i want to be friends with you. If that’s okay.
Katsuki stares down at his phone and waits. Minutes pass by as nothing appears on the screen. Maybe Izuku found out and is already ghosting him. Or maybe he just already hates him. He was about to give up when a notification popped up.
MiniAllMight
Im so sorry for taking a while to reply my mum had asked me a question!
But of course i’d love to be friends with you! (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ
Katsuki sighed in relief as he read the message. He read it over multiple times to make sure he’d read it right before replying.
ExplosionGod
Good.
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It had been a few weeks since the whole discord situation and Izuku and him had grown a lot closer online. In real life however, they stayed the same. He would try not to hit Izuku as hard, but his friends kept pestering him about if he was going soft. He sighed before turning on his phone.
MiniAllMight
Hii! Sooo i kind of have something to tell you.. ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა
Im going to be taking a break from discord but since we are quite good friends, i was wondering if you wanted to keep in touch through text?
Only if you wanted to though! ₍₍⚞(˶˃ ꒳ ˂˶)⚟⁾⁾
ExplosionGod
Yeah sure. I only sue Discord to chat with you anyways so i’m not too fussed about not using it anymore.
my phone numbers 7657#######
He grabbed a bag of crisps while he was waiting for izuku to reply. He was happy that Izuku wanted to stay friends with him. He knew what he was doing was terrible but he just wanted to keep being friends with Izuku. When he finally sat back down again, a new contact had messaged him.
05392######
Hii! It’s Izuku! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜
Katsuki quickly changed the contact name to Izuku and went back onto the chat.
Izuku
Hii! It’s Izuku! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ [16:32]
Yeah, would have guessed from the
weird emoji things. [16:35]
Aww come on they’re cute! (˶ > ₃ < ˶) [16:36]
mmm whatever. How was school today?
Were those jerks annoying again? [16:36]
Yeah, i got a few bruises on my arm
(｡ᵕ ◞ _◟) [16:38]
Shit i’m so sorry. I wish i was at your
school. I’d beat the shit out of them.
[16:38]
Don’t say that!! I don’t want any of
them to get hurt! I used to be friends
with one of them (｡•́︿•̀｡) [16:39]
Really? What happened? [16:39]
I’m not really sure. I think he just
got sick of me one day. I miss
him though. [16:43]
Well he doesn’t deserve you. You should
punch him back next time he picks on
you! Show him who’s boss! [16:43]
Haha, maybe. [16:47]
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Bakugou wasn’t sure if he was imagining it, but Izuku had seemed to be online less and less at the moment. He would always apologise to Katsuki whenever he didn’t respond but it still bothered him. Maybe he’d made other friends. He wouldn’t be surprised.
But he wasn’t sure if that was it because Izuku had also been more down at school. He never even bothered to fight back at the teasing ever made at him. He just sat there and took it. It was like he didn’t care anymore.
Because if this, Katsuki had decided to stop talking to him entirely in school. He thought maybe his friends wouldn’t question it since Izuku was acting weird aswell, but of course he was wrong.
”Bakugou dude, are you like, friends with Deku? You never mess around with him anymore.”
Bakugou quickly straightened up and laughed. “Ha of course not! The weirdo’s just not reacting to anything so i just decided not to bother. No point if he’s just gonna take it.”
”Well then we gotta step it up a level. Why don’t you bash his head into the wall? Or maybe-“
”I’m not gonna fucking hit him okay? I’m past that shit now.”
His friend stared at him in shock. “Damn they were right, you really are friends with him.. Sorry dude but if your friends with Deku then we can’t be-“
”No! No i mean like- hey watch this!” Bakugou strode over to Izuku. “Hey fuckface! Why the fuck are you acting all depressed huh? Finally given up?”
He watched as Izuku just shrugged and slumped down, not even acknowledging Bakugou. He grit his teeth.
”Well if you’re gonna act dead you may aswell be dead! Yeah, you should just go up onto the roof and take a swan dive off the roof of the building!”
He finally got a reaction out of Izuku, but god did he feel like he was going to throw up. The boy just stared up at him, eyes wide with shock and betrayal. Katsuki couldn’t even look at him. He just quickly rushed out of the room and ran home. He didn’t care that the stupid extra was calling out his name. He just wanted to go home.
As soon as he got home, he ran to the bathroom and threw up all his lunch. The look on Izuku’s face played in his mind. He had to make sure he was okay. He grabbed his phone and messaged him. Obviously on his ExplosionGod account.
When he finally got a reply, he sighed in relief. The reply was dry to say the least, but atleast it was a response. He could rest easy now.
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It was around 8:40pm when Izuku had called him. Of course, he didn’t pick up. He knew as soon as Izuku heard his voice he’d know it was him. He stared at his phone as he watched it vibrate. Once the call finally ended, he went onto there chat.
Izuku
Hey, sorry i can’t call right now.
Send me a message though?
Katsuki waited for a while. Izuku had been typing for a while and he was getting bored of just staring at the screen. He quickly ran downstairs to grab a glass of lemonade before coming back upstairs. Hopefully Izuku would have sent the message by then. It was probably to do with that All Might show coming out soon. Izuku had been so exited about it and to be honest, so had Katsuki. He took a sip of his drink before placing it back down and turning on his phone.
Izuku
Hey. I’m really sorry but this will be the last time you’re hearing from me. My life has always been a challenge for me but recently it’s been getting worse. I know i told you i got picked on but i never told you the full extent of it. It’s really bad. I always thought that if i just kept thinking positively then id get through it all. That maybe one day they’d stop. But it’s been years and they won’t. I know you’re just an online friend and i don’t even know your real name but you’ve been the kindest person in the world to me. If it helps, you’ve mad me live longer. I know i hadn’t been messaging as much, but you’ve really did make my days better. Anyways, i just wanted to tell you that i’ll be taking my life tonight. I didn’t want you to get the wrong idea and think i was ignoring you. Thank you so much ExplosionGod for bringing me so much happiness in my shitty life. I hope if reincarnation is a real thing, we’ll meet in a different lifetime and be more than online friends. I know i’ve never met you in real life, but i think i love you. And im sorry. Goodbye, from Izuku xx
Katsuki pressed the call button faster than he ever thought he could. He hadn’t even realised he’d been crying until the tears had fallen onto his phone screen.
“Pick up.. PICK UP IZUKU!!” he waited and waited until the call finally got answered.
”hello?”
”IZUKU! Izuku listen. I know millions of thoughts are going through your head right now but oh god please Izuku please don’t kill yourself.”
”what- kachaan?!”
”Izuku i ned you to listen to me. What i said today- i didn’t mean! Look i’ve been wanting to be friends with you this whole time i was just scared! And then when i found you online i.. i finally had the chance! Look i promise you when we are at school tomorrow i’ll be your friend there just please oh god izuku please don’t leave me! Please!”
Katsuki waited. He could hear the wind howling from the phone and Izuku’s sniffing. “Please Izuku. I’m begging you i-“ His voice hitched. “I love you.”
”kachaan you don’t have to lie and say that just to stop me from killing myself. I- I don’t know if your lying right now and if this whole online friend thing was a joke or something but- I’m sorry. G-goodbye Kachaan.”
The line ended as Katsuki dropped his phone. Izuku was on the school rooftop and was going to jump. And there was nothing Katsuki could do. He didn’t have his mums number and the school was a 10 minute drive. Katsuki fell to the floor as he let out a loud cry. He curled himself up into a ball and cried. He tried calling Izuku again but nobody picked up. He should have called the police, but he was so destroyed he couldn’t do anything.
He continued to cry. He didn’t even notice his mum had walked in until he felt arms hugging him.
”Katsuki, baby what’s wrong?”
He looked up into his mothers eyes and broke.