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Katsuki is holding Izukus notebook, the notebook filled with great heros quirks, the notebook that gave Izuku his small hope for his own quirk, the things that kept his spark lit.
Pshk- boom.
Katsuki burnt his notebook, the charred cover flying over Katsukis shoulder as he tossed it out the window, it smacks against the water.
"If you wanna do everyone a favor and pray you have a quirk in your next life, take a swan dive off the roof, Deku." His words engraved in Izukus head, the words repeating over and over as he glanced out the window down at his notebook floating in the fountain water. Katsuki and his friends laugh as they leave, leaving Izuku in the classroom with every single one of his thoughts.
"and take a swan dive off the roof" Playing on repeat in his head, what if he did? What if Izuku takes Katsukis poor advice? Of course that'd be bad? That's not what happens because Izuku wants to be a number one hero, right?
Izuku starts thinking... He goes over how he is quirkless. He has no chance to be the number one hero. He will never be like All Might. He's been looking at an impossible future, hasn't he?
Izuku clenches his fist and grabs his bag, he doesn't care to change his school shoes, because he isn't leaving the school. Not out the front exit at least.
He can hear his heartbeat and the click under his feet as he goes up the stairs. He starts to count the stairs, having his breath line up with his steps.
One, in. Two, out. Three, in. Four, out.
Seven, in. He held in his breath as he put his hand on the knob.
"Yeah, this is a favor for everyone." He twists the knob and opens it, he's silent as he sees Katsuki staring down at the fountain, muttering to himself.
"Damn nerd is taking a while." Katsuki heard the door and looked over, a slightlt disgusted face as he sees Izuku standing there. Izukus eyes widened and he started to panic a little.
"What was Kachan doing here..?" He'd think to himself as he goes to turn and leave. "Was he making sure I didn't take his poor advice..? No, obviously, he's too heartless for that"
But.. The dots did connect.. A little to well.
"Deku" Katsukis loud voice echoed slightly, the same booming voice he's always had. Izuku knew this was a bad idea, but he turned to look at Katsuki anyway, his lip quivered slightly.
"yes, kachan?" He tried to sound like he wasn't coming up here to jump, it obviously didn't work.
"What the fuck Deku" His red glaringly eyes looks more angry than sad, always. He was worried but acted angrier because he couldn't act like he cared about the guy.
Izuku started to stammer over words, unsure what to say. But his feet nearly jumped out of his shoes when he heard Katsuki stop right in front of him, looking straight at him. Katsuki never hugged anyone, no matter what, and it scared the ever living shit out of Izuku when Katsuki wrapped his arms around Izuku. They stayed like that for a little before Katsuki went back to his cold and heartless self, maybe a little less heartless seeming now.
But Katsuki didn't really know what to say, so he led him downstairs to change his shoes, get his notebook, of course just as cold, he acted like he wasn't being nice as he grabbed the notebook out of the water and pushed it into Izukus arms with a huff, then walking him home.
Katsuki thought that would be a one time thing. Little does he know the impact his one sentence left of Izuku for the rest of their middle school and maybe even high school lives.