He was close
So close

He was breaking

Each day got worse and worse

He just wanted it to stop

All the pain

The voices

He wanted it to end-

"Todoroki-kun!"

He snapped out of his trance

"Y-yes Midoriya?"

"Breakfast is ready! Everyone is in the dining room!"

"Ah o-okay"

He heard the greenette skip off and he sighed

'How is he so cheerful? This world has sent hell at him and he hasn't yet broken like I have.. I'm pathetic'

Standing up he slipped a heavy black sweater over his T-shirt and tossed his somewhat bloody school blouse into the hamper

"That's what I get for having a panic attack in the bathrooms.."

He dragged himself to his dorm door and slightly hissed as the hall lights hit his eyes and flooded his eyes

Groaning he shuffled down the hall and to the stairs

~ (At the breakfast table) ~

Todoroki was being skittish and silent
More so than usual

Almost everyone at the table thought he was just tired

But Midoriya knew something was up

He became even more suspicious when the red and white haired boy exused himself to the bathroom and left what looked like more than half of his food on the table

~ (With Todoroki) ~

I quickly and silently walked to the bathroom

I made sure to avoid every creaky floorboard and kept an ear out for every small sound
A habit I developed when I was younger that I can thank my father for

Opening the door I checked to make sure nobody was coming in my direction

After a few seconds I nodded to myself and locked the door

With a sigh I walked over to the toilet and lifted the lid

'Do it, this morning isn't any different
Why are you hesitant? Is it because he made you the food? Are you that weak?-'

"Shut up! I'll do it! P-please just leave me alone.."

I slumped down to my knees in front of the toilet and shoved my fingers into the back of my throat

At this point I had gotten so used to this routine that I hardly make a sound
So there was no need to worry about anyone hearing me

I stood up and flushed the toilet

"T-Todoroki are you in there?"

Frozen in place I hesitated to answer

"Yes I-I'm fine Midoriya"

"Okay.. uh class starts soon!"

~ (In class) ~

"Alright everyone,
today we will be doing something a little different"

Everyone now had Aizawas full attention curios to hear what he meant

"Today we will be learning about mental health, this is especially important as hero's because it will effect you all greatly now and in the future
For example,
Saving people from attempted suicide
Or not being able to save someone and feeling heavily responsible
These are two major things as a hero and this part of the curriculum is very important so you bunch better shut up and listen" he said motioning to kaminari who was whispering to kirishima

"First things first, one of the main issues these days is depression
A few things about depression is it makes you sluggish, tired and either feel nothing or too much at once making you lash out on yourself and peers"

At this a few students looked confused

"Aizawa sensei?" Hagakure asked

"Yes hagakure"

"What do you mean on yourself?"

He sighed

"Sadly sometimes people can be in such a deep depression or red an escape so badly they resort to hurting themselves"

Hagakure gasped

"O-oh.."

"As part of this lesson we have an exercise we are required to do so I apologize but you're not allowed to say no"

The class stiffened

"Uraraka, Momo, Tsu, Bakugo, Todoroki, Midoriya, please come to the front of the class"

Todoroki started to panic but got up anyway so he wouldn't seem suspicious

They all stood silently

"Now one at a time roll up your sleeves"

Todorokis heart plummeted to the center of the earth

First was Momo
She was clean

Then was Bakugo
He was also clean

Uraraka was clean

Next was Midoriya

He rolled up his sleeves and the entire class gasped

"Heh these are a bit old.."

Aizawa nodded in understanding

"As long as your clean now correct?"

"Yup!" Midoriya chirped happily

"How long? kerro" Tsu asked form beside him

"Goin on four almost five years strong!"

Everyone nodded happily with him

Next was Tsu
She was also clean

Finally it was Todorokis turn

"Do I have to Aizawa sensei?" He asked mentally patting himself on the back for not stuttering

"Yes, now please hurry up or I'll have to do it for you"

He gulped and rolled his sleeves up a few centimetres

"All the way Todoroki" he said softly

With a deep breath he rolled his sleeves up all the way and looked down in shame

Everyone in the class held their breath at the sight

His wrists were littered with hundreds of cuts and scars from his mid arm to his wrist leaving only a small space clear so he could roll up his cuffs

His eyes started watering feeling all the eyes on his exposed scars

So he did the first thing he could think of

He ran

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