Supernova (BNHA x Male OC)

37: Resolute Pt. 1

Sanyu nodded, then furrowed his brow. Keiko was at work right now, who answered the door? The answer to that question? Tao. Who had, of course, told them he was Sanyu's 'other uncle'.

And now Inue was definitely going to tell at least one person that Keigo was seeing someone. How else would Sanyu get a second uncle?

"Well, are you ready to go?" The math teacher asked with as much of a smile as he could manage. Sanyu nodded and let Bunny back into the car before climbing into the passenger seat.

"Where are we going sir?" Sanyu asked, genuinely curious. Ectoplasm just smiled a little more.

"You'll see.".

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"Ectoplasm, do you have children?".

"Hm? No. I'm completely single." The teacher answered simply.

"Then why are we at an indoor playground?" Sanyu deadpanned. They were parked outside some sort of indoor jungle gym. Sanyu had never been inside one before, but knew they existed. His parents always took him to outdoor parks. If they had the time that is.

"Well I'm a hero, so as part of that I like to involve myself in the community." The man explained as he exited the car. "But I'm a disabled hero, so there's an even more niche community for me.".

Sanyu wondered if this was some sort of meeting for heroes with disabilities, just in a really weird place, but he was quickly proven wrong.

The person at the front desk smiled at them, greeted Ectoplasm by name and gave them both wrist bands and name tags. Sanyu started writing his name in English, as he often did. Unfortunately it was in pen and couldn't be erased, so he just finished it in English and squished the Japanese below it to make it look neater and more intentional. He stuck the sticker to his shirt and followed his teacher into the space itself. They left their shoes in little cubbies along the way.

And that's where he was proven wrong.

Children. The place was full of them. Their parents were there too, but it was pretty much just children sitting in a big circle.

"I wanted to invite you to come here a long time ago, but I didn't want to interrupt your busy schedule. Now that you've got some time off from school I figured it would be fun to take you here." The teacher explained.

"And you want me to do....what exactly sir?" Sanyu asked.

"Play with them, obviously." Ectoplasm said. "I help run this support group for kids with disabilities and their parents. Our goal is to help kids feel normal and give them friends who are just like them.". Sanyu nodded, following so far.

"The parents are always asking me to bring in teens and adults with disabilities to meet the kids, people with all sorts of jobs." He explained, "When I saw your prosthetic for the first time I just knew I had to invite you here someday. They've never met a hero student like them before. There hasn't been one at all before, or at least not on any record I've seen. Just go out there and play with them a little. It'll be fun, there's all sorts of equipment and games.".

Sanyu didn't quite know how to respond. "I'm not a kid.". The average age at this little get together had to be what-6? He was way too old for this.

"You are, you're just a bit older. There are adults out there having fun too." Ectoplasm pointed to a couple 20 and 30 somethings, some of whom had visible disabilities and some who didn't.

"I'm not like them." Sanyu said, shaking his head.

"You are. They're just like you." The teacher assured him.

"I have a leg, it's just not flesh. It responds the same as one, has all the same capabilities except actually feeling." He explained. Ectoplasm sighed.

"Are you trying to tell me you're not disabled?" The teacher inquired. Sanyu nodded. He wasn't. He had a leg, he had powers goddamn it.

"I'm not.".

"Its taking a lot of effort not to laugh at you right now, kid. And that's only because we have to interact at school after this." Ectoplasm deadpanned. "So you've got some amazing, all knowing prosthetic. That's cool, it's great and it's useful, but it doesn't change the fact that at the end of the day you lost your leg. You spent quite a while on crutches too. I know it seems scary, there's a lot you're struggling with right now. But it's not going to be awful forever.".

"It's not awful." Sanyu defended. It was. It was more than awful but making other people worry was the last thing he wanted.

"Really? Because when your uncle answered the door he said you never got a real adjustment period until your prosthetic was damaged and that was pretty rough for you." Ectoplasm said. Sanyu fell silent and the teacher moved so he was facing Oyama.

"You're something special, kid." The teacher told him honestly, "I don't think I've ever seen someone quite like you.".

"I get that a lot." Sanyu mumbled. He was saying that a lot too these days.

"Point is," The teacher said, refocusing on the topic at hand. "I'm a b-list hero at best and if I'm being honest I prefer being a hero teacher. I'm never going to be the type of hero these kids look up to most. That's All Might's job, Endeavor's job. It's your uncle and Miruko's job.".

There was a beat of silence. Sanyu wondered where Ectoplasm was going with this.

"But if one of the big heroes, one of the top ten was like them, that would mean everything." Ectoplasm said, the passion visible in his eyes. "If kids without disabilities were able to look at a disabled person and see someone strong who was capable of not just all the things non-disabled people can do, but more. That. That would be everything.".

Sanyu looked out at the room full of people. They had gathered quite a few eyes already at this point. Whether it was their conversation, the fact Ecoplasm was one of the event planners, the fact they had Bunny with them or the fact Sanyu was in a U.A uniform he couldn't quite tell.

"Okay." The boy said with a nod. He could try, couldn't he?

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Ectoplasm and Sanyu have such wholesome interactions. Like Ectoplasm just wants him to be proud and happy and a good example. 

He's also completely oblivious to the fact Sanyu just had the whole Eri thing 😅

It honestly infuriated me that Ectoplasm's name hasn't been revealed/said at any point. Like ???? I need a damn name I can't keep calling him Ectoplasm 😭😭

Anyways I wrote a lot today so enjoy the double update!