𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚗'𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝 ☆ k. bakugo

68; knuckleheads, dorms, beanies

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Eli passed out the moment she stepped foot in the hospital. 

Yaoyorozu and Todoroki were lucky that they were just in time to send her there. As their group of friends split up to take the two- Katsuki and Eli- back to safety. The male was sent to the Commission and told them what happened.

The girl's family was already there, her overheats gotten worse and even caused some of her skin to melt. The higher-ups found out about the UA students' rendezvous after the incident had came to the end. 

Long story short, the group was in trouble, especially Eli.

But waking up after presumably a long night, Eli felt like a bit of weight has left her chest. Turning to her side, she felt a warmth that was very familiar to her, one that she grew up with.

"Haru..." Eli says through her mask. "You're here..." 

Haru slowly opens his eyes and scooted closer to his big sister. "Lee!..." He cries softly, nuzzling himself to his sister's chest. "You're okay!"

She chuckles, "Of course I am, silly." She cooes, "Where's mom and dad?"

"Outside." He spoke, "Fighting..." 

"Fighting, huh?" She purses her lips. She knew Haru would be upset. He didn't like it when people were so loud- especially when it was their parents. "Don't worry, everything's gonna be fine."

"You're a knucklehead." Haru pulls back and pulls an angry face. "You're a knucklehead!"

Eli was taken aback. "... huh?"

Haru puffs his cheeks. "You! ... You keep doing knucklehead-y things!" He scolds her, "Like saving people!"

Eli didn't know if she should be afraid or surprised, but she laughed it off instead. "Saving people isn't a knucklehead-y thing to do. Besides, isn't that what mom and dad do?"

"But you're not ... mom and dad!" He sits up and kneels on the bed. "You're you! You're Eli! You're supposed to be back home with me and Kacchan!"

Kacchan? "... yeah, you're right." She sits up too and looks down at Haru. "Then you're right, I'm a knucklehead." She raises her white flag. 

Haru pouts again. "Why do you always choose things that hurt you?" 

Eli widens her eyes at him. Woah, quite a big talker for his age. "Hurt me?"

"You keep choosing things that hurt you. Choosing people that hurt you." He sadly tells her. "The Lee I know... wouldn't do that..." 

Eli looks away. "Yeah... I don't know-"