"I still remember how rotten you were when we met," you whispered, pursing your lips, smiling silly. "So grumpy and uptight."
"Were?" He said back, blinking slowly.
"Still are," you cooed, dragging two fingers over his cheekbones, your past with him flashing in your eyes. "But not really."
He kissed you again, showed you just how happy he was that you returned to him.
"We could go back to that hotel room ya know," you said, swearing you could hear the rain beat down even as the night sky was clear of clouds. "Watch old movies and read our books and wrestle till we get noise complaints."
Katsuki separated from you, let his nose brush yours. His thumbs coursed back and forth beneath your pretty eyes, palms cupping your jaw.
"We will," He whispered.
"When this is all over?" You asked, smiling.
"When this is all over."
Katsuki held you close the whole night, at once, holding onto a future that would come to grow with you like this, with him, forever.
***
A single city. A single hospital. That was Hawk's intel. The attack would be the first of thousands if heroes didn't act. An army of 100,000 soldiers meant a response with equal force was due. Heroes from all over the country gathered, standing behind the number one hero in arms.
Shigaraki and his army would not prosper. Not while UA, the commission, or any pro had anything to say about it.
Edgeshot and Fatgum led one division. Along with pro heroes, ready to evacuate an entire city, Momo, Kirishima, Jirou, Sero, Mina, and many others from class 1-B stood strong.
Midnight led another on the front lines, Kaminari and Tokoyami in stride. Kaminari was more fearful of being so close to the action, but the thought of his friends, of Jirou waiting for him was enough to hold his head high and follow his Sensei.
Burnin' was just east, Shoto, Deku, and Katsuki all with her.
Endeavor, Aizawa, and Miruko led the last division. Beyond the frontlines. To the hospital. Pro heroes by the dozen at their back. They were there for one thing and one thing only. The head of the army. And the doctor giving him his power.
"There're heroes in those foothills!" Burnin' yelled back to her heard of heroes and UA students alike. "We're gonna back them up and help evacuate the city!"
Todoroki, Bakugo, and Deku straightened. No one knew what was going to happen for sure. An earthquake? An attack? Whatever it was, they were kept in the dark about it. Which in hindsight, might've kept them safe had things not gone so horribly out of hand.
Back at the hospital, Endeavor charged on first, his heroes ready for battle. Their capes, suits, and quirks came alive in the wind pushing them forward. Beside them, one student alone treaded their sides. But she seemed just as determined as the rest.
Atomic? You called. His power ebbed and flowed through your veins, birthing a grey, silver glow.
I'm here. He said. Never till now did you have so much faith he was telling the truth.
Like a suit of armor, he sheathed your body in his presence. Any danger that came your way would be deflected. Whether he had to ignite the oxygen or tear apart the earth beneath their feet, no one, nothing, not even a bullet would knick your skin.
Are you ready? You asked.
No. The quirk admitted. With the help of your hero costume, a relic of a thing, you felt so much more freely, with so much more confidence too. Atomic bound to it as well, mapping without even having to be told. But I'm here.
