Ephialtes (Bakudeku)

Late Night Talk

     Katsuki really had nothing better to do. It was maybe some sort of coping mechanism for how he had felt during the whole AFO vs All Might fight. Especially when he had directed most of that anger towards Deku. Through fighting he was allowed to forget that ever happened. Which was what he had done on his daily patrol the other day. That apparently wasn't the case when he had gone to sleep. He had fought a seemingly quirkless bastard who was stupid enough to think that mugging someone in broad daylight was a good idea.

Easy enough.

     But these same goddamn recurring nightmares have got him on edge. What was it? Some out of body experience reliving his childhood he had unfortunately shared with Deku. The amount of times he had put the other down for simply something he couldn't control. Watching the body fall from the building with what he could only feel sadness? Anger that he had actually gone through with it? Shock? The many different outcomes he had faced because of his damned stupid actions his naive self did....

He had been kidnapped... but something was off. It was a different scene. Instead of waking up to the sight of handy man having fits of temper tantrums, he was faced with a green, sick atmosphere. A familiar voice was whispering in his ear.

     I chose to jump because of you. You're the subject of all my misery like a mantra over and over again.

"Shitty nerd! Stop hiding like a coward and show yourself!" He had yelled in the darkness. That's when the freckled boy showed himself. A villain? Didn't he wish so bad to be a hero? That maniacal grin on his face didn't look like him at all. The eyebags, the suit and tie. That's when he appeared. All for One. Dread pit in his stomach at the sight and the mantra kept going and going. "shut up sHUT UP SHUT UP!"

Katsuki gasped awake, eyes wide and clutching at the front of his shirt, an explosion threatening to pop out of his palms 'Why is that stupid nerd appearing in my dreams fucking much?' He thought, glancing around the familiar sight of his room.

   'Damn stop thinking about him. That was the 5th time this week. What the fuck? Was I hit with a quirk?' he stopped. Can't go back to sleep now. The blonde got out of bed, walking out his dorm towards the lobby. He had figured he could calm down with some water or something. Entering the kitchen, he looked around to see if anyone was there before grabbing a simple glass of water and leaning against the counter.

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Izuku Midoriya was currently busy with his own lingering thoughts outside. Being right outside the glassdoor from out to the lobby, and onto some grass. Doing his usual routine of training himself with his kicks.

     This routine became more of a thoughtless action. A way for his mind to ease down from the tension he would feel trapped within his mind. Allowing for all of his thoughts to express out while training himself. Taking what kacchan had told him after their fight to heart. Knowing his moves were predictable, and they needed to be more precise. "998...999...1000!" His exhausted out voice called out to himself in a breathless tone. Leaning against the wall near the glass door for a short break.

     Until then hearing someone getting a class of water from the kitchen. Instantly his attention was grabbed towards this since it was late. Peeking in through the glass for a moment to see who it was. His emerald orbs catching note quickly of a couple of facts. There were bags forming under his eyes due to what it seemed to be restless sleep. Sweat as well being noticed from his quicked observation.

     Izuku concluded that there must have been something going on. Not caring that kacchan would just tell him to 'fuck off". He wanted to know what was wrong. So he concluded his thoughts with a long deep breath. Gathering together his scattered around mind, and his notebook on the ground. Heading inside of the lobby, and towards the kitchen. Needing to know what was going on with kacchan.