Mind of Mine || ʙᴀᴋᴜɢᴏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

chapter 37

Song: Love Like You/Ending Theme [Steven Universe] Cover by Ashe on YT

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Dazed. An adjective. Unable to think or react properly; bewildered.

That was the feeling you were drowning in, unable to comprehend what had happened in the last couple of hours. The Gala had ended a few hours ago and you were back in your dorm room.

Everybody had returned to U.A for security reasons, just in case there was a villain with bad intentions lurking around. You actually wished somebody did try and attack, it would've at least made your thoughts shift.

In the time that you've been in your room, blue seems to have flooded your mind. There were puzzle pieces at the palm of your hands, and you knew you were supposed to piece them together to form the big picture- but it was like your mind refused to connect them all. The blue eyes, the name that just happened to be exactly what Touya claimed... it couldn't just be a coincidence right?

Mind split into pieces and heart torn into half, you were between holding on to this small piece of hope where Touya is still alive or just labeling it as a coincidence.

But you weren't stupid- Overhaul would've done anything to emotionally manipulate you, and that could've been one of his insurance plans to put you in your place. He never did offer you proof or anything like that, claiming Touya was reduced to basically nothing. But what if he did escape and has been working this entire time to try and rescue you? Maybe he's been working a job to get enough money to pay someone to rescue you or maybe he's been gathering information. Maybe the only reason he hasn't visited you at U.A was because he still believed you were in the warehouse.

This might be just you reaching for crumbs but it was something.

The balcony door was slid open, blond spiky hair noticeable from the position you were in. The room had felt too small, suffocating you and your mind, so you stepped onto the balcony and sat on the railing, feet dangling as you stared up at the night sky.

"Why are you awake?" The boy shuffles forward, his body head detectable as he stood behind you, hands settling on the railing and caging you in. Bakugo should be asleep, it was like 3am- way past his bedtime.

Leaning back into his chest, he whispers, his voice heavy with sleep. "Couldn't sleep." And you know it's a lie, the boy was basically asleep on the ride home. Was it possible that the soulmate bond alerted him to your feelings? Had it grown that much? Maybe.

You don't respond and instead raise a hand up, pretending to grab onto the moon. Your fingers block the soft light from the moon, casting a shadow over your face.

Heaviness acted like an anchor, grounding you to the shifting world. Like a boat lost at sea, you wondered when you would finally get to live an ordinary life. That's all you wanted- be a girl who had an amazing boyfriend, a loving family and great friends, currently pursuing her dream career. And yet, it seemed like the universe was always dropping something new onto you and expecting you to be okay with the change.

"Say it." Bakugo says, his chin on your shoulder, looking at the view from your balcony. "You've been in your head since the party. So what aren't you telling me?"

Sighing, you reach up and cup the side of his face, looking at the horizon, hoping that maybe you'd find a sign or something to prove that you weren't going insane. "Remember how I told you that Touya and I had this grand plan to escape?"

He merely digs his chin deeper into the squishy part of your shoulder, a sign that he remembers and to continue. "Well, the name he chose for himself was Hikaru Aoi. At the party, I asked this waiter for a water and when I asked for their name to thank them- he gave me that exact name." You turn slightly to see his face, to try to see what he was thinking. Was he coming to the same conclusion as you? Or were you just looking for something that simply didn't exist? "Blue eyes Katuski- and I just don't know what to think."