(Izukus backstory part 9)

Todorokis POV

It's so hard to believe that 4 days ago they were sitting in his room, perfectly Happy, watching a movie without a care in the world
Now we're both literally going insane and it's my fault
I don't deserve his love
Stupid
Stupid
Stupid
STUP-

"S-sho?"

"Yes Midoriya?"

"Are you okay you look sad"

"N-no I'm fine!"

"Oh.. okay!"
———
Izukus POV;

'Your fault'
'Your fault'
'Your fault'
'Your fa-'

'I GET IT ITS MY FAULT!
I-it's all my fault'
Todorokis the only one that cares...
Kirishima-
Maybe... he knows how I feel but kacchan..-
Kacchan.. does he hate me?
They all hate me
I can't count on one hand how may people truly like me...

Todoroki
Kirishima
Kacchan..?
Mom.?
Da-
No he hates me
So does all might, they all do
Alone
Alone
Alone
Al-

Now it was Todorokis turn to interrupt

"I-izuku?"
"Yes?"
"I love you.. I know I don't deserve you but I just wanted to say I love you"
"No Todoroki it's me who doesn't deserve you.. I know you don't fully understand but-"
"I understand how you feel more than you think..."
"What do you mean?"

Before I could question anything else Todoroki pulled up his sleeve revealing his faded but slightly visible scars along his usually tan but now pale wrist

"S-Shoto how come I've never seen these before?"
I asked taking his hand in mine and examining the scars

"I use makeup to cover them when I'm wearing short sleeves and you usually can't see them unless there pointed out..."

"I..- oh.. well I'm glad your comfortable with telling me this..... even though you didn't find out until-.."

"Please promise you won't ever try to leave me again"

"I promise"

~2 weeks later
date: after Midoriyas discharge day~

Over the two weeks izuku was in the hospital he's only shown kindness or interest in speaking with the three he pulled into his room that night

Whenever anyone else from class 3-A comes to visit he acts angry and monotone, everyone thought he just wanted space because he felt suffocated after everything that happened so they stayed away from him only saying the usual hello or text once and a while once he was discharged

Little did they know it's the exact opposite of what the boy wanted driving him to the edge and eventually completely ignoring his friends only talking to kirishima, Todoroki, bakugou and the rest only if and when he had to

He came to the conclusion everyone thought he was crazy

'Im not crazy, I'm not I'm not I'm not'
'Crazy..
crazy.
crazy?
Crazy? No I'm not
I'm not...
am I crazy?'

His thoughts were usually like this
Full of nonsense only re aligning themselves when his 3 best friends were around

'Either They don't think I'm crazy..
or their just as crazy as me!'

Todorokis POV;

Mine
Mine
Mine
Nobody can touch him
I must protect him
Make myself worthy of his love
I care about him
But the others are fakes
They pity him
They're all the same
Only bakugou and kirishima are worthy of my izus friendship

——

It wasn't until the day before graduation during their final combat test that the two finally snapped..
TBC