DEKU

Quirk Malfunction

The world around me feels colder than I'm used to. The ground is hard and smooth. If I had to take a guess I'd say tile or linoleum. My sight still fails to verify my theory. I can't quite place where I am, nor what happened before the endless void, but if I had to guess I'd say I made it to the school building and I'm currently lying on the floor of in my home room class. The comforting smell of caramel fills the air replacing the cold that once consumed me with a warm hand against my cheek. It's surprisingly gentle. I notice a wetness on my face and that's when it clicks. I'm crying. I try to open my eyes but I can't move.
I hear their words in a distant sense, though they feel far closer.

"deku"

"Midoriya"

"Deku!"

"Please Midoriya"

"You better wake the fuck up shit nerd"
"Bakugou it's not working"
"IZUKU!"

My eyes snap open as if on instinct.
The world is instantly bathed in a bright white light sending a shiver down my spine. I must have startled Todoroki because Kacchan's warmth was instantly replaced by a burst of ice. Through my blurry vision I can actually see the air leave my lungs with every exhale. As my eyes adjust I see the familiar blurs of red and white.
As my tears dry I finally get a clearer image of exactly where I am. The first face I see is Todoroki's, though I didn't need to see him to verify that, his voice and touch gave it away.. not that I would know what his touch feels like, it's just exactly what I imagined it would be... not that I think of that often or anything! And even if I did it would be totally platonic right? That's a perfectly normal thing to imagine on a daily basis... shit I'm really glad I still can't speak because if I could I would be rambling and that would be super embarrassing and ugh why can't my mind just shut up for once! Anyway.. todoroki has me positioned in his lap and is looking down at me, concern written all over his pale face. Then I notice a second pair of eyes. Deep piercing rubies are staring straight into my soul, petrified. Katsuki Bakugou is panicking, looking at me like a ghost, a part of me actually wonders if I really am dead, but the ache that follows shortly after betrays that theory. Everything hurts. My whole body is sore and my head is pounding. I stare up at todoroki once more and notice something strange. My surroundings seem to warp and blur like the glare heat casts over the pavement on a hot summer's day. It only lasts mere moments before my vision is flickering on and off like a strobe light, one second crystal clear the next bathed in darkness. The searing pain is quick to follow. It feels like lightning under my skin starting with my head and moving it's way across my whole body.
I regain the ability to move for a brief moment reflexively curling in on myself, willing the torture to stop. As much as I'm enjoying using todoroki as a pillow I flinch away from him hoping to calm the agonizing pain that flows through my body. I feel as though I'm short circuiting, every muscle in my body has tensed up with its own sense of electricity. If I didn't know better I'd say I'm being torn apart from the inside out. I can barely hear a voice call out to me from over the loud crackling energy surrounding me.
"Deku!"
I cry out, my voice scratchy and broken but there nonetheless.

"K-Kacchan! Please! Help!"

He rushes to my side wrapping me in a warm hug trying his best to stop my body from spasming, pulling me close into his chest letting me bury my screams in his shoulder.
When the strange burning subsides I'm left exhausted with the stinging ache lingering like the putrid smell burnt popcorn. Hell at this point I feel like burnt popcorn. My organs feel as though they have exploded and shriveled back in on themselves leaving me nothing but a husk of dust and ash. For a second I wonder if lm dying and find myself alarmed by how nonchalantly I accept that as a possibility. If I were to die at least I would go knowing someone cared, even if it was just Kacchan, todoroki, and my mom. I allow myself to collapse fully into Kacchan, who is still gripping me tight, not daring to let go even for a second. I notice Todoroki's absence in the room shortly after and through what remains of my mangled voice I speak.
"Wher-e's t-odor-oki?"
Kacchan loosens his grip a bit, shifting me he can see me as he speaks.
"He left to get recovery girl. He should be back any second now just shut up and focus on staying awake idiot"