Supernova (BNHA x Male OC)

13: I Can Handle It

"Now, let's discuss what happened on the field trip." Hound Dog said. He was smiling, but barely. It was hard enough to smile in the first place with his head in the shape it was, but he put the effort into it.

"I was just reminded of a mission." Sanyu answered simply, "I completed the task and felt unwell afterwards. It's nothing serious, sir.". Inue nodded.

"Do you want to tell me about the mission? You don't have to talk about the field trip, just what it reminded you of." He asked. Sanyu took a deep, quiet breath.

"It was a code purple." He began. Inue knew what that meant, he had told him before. The end of the world, or something that will lead to it. "I was the only one capable of stopping it. I ended up in the Pacific ocean by myself.".

"By, 'by yourself' do you mean that there were no other heroes or no other people around?" Inue asked.

"No other people, sir." Sanyu clarified. "There was a blizzard and the government was actively tracking us down. There was no one I could approach for backup.".

"Being alone on the ocean during a blizzard would be terrifying. And very dangerous, I might add" The man said. Sanyu didn't nod. He didn't want to acknowledge that it was, even if he was clearly traumatized by the experience.

"It was a difficult and painful mission. I absorbed a lot of energy into my body, too much to expel. I might never be able to expel it all." He said.

"And when did this happen?" Inue asked, jotting something down on a loose piece of paper.

"10 months ago." He said. Inue looked pale, a little horrified.

The hero cleared his throat a little, psyching himself up. "Considering the time frame, is it alright for me to assume that this incident resulted in the loss of your left leg?" He asked.

Sanyu shook his head quickly. "No sir.". He hesitated before continuing, searching for the right words. "It was within the same month, but it happened first. I lost my leg because of the repercussions of the incident."

Inue looked at him and nodded, gesturing for him to continue. Sanyu swallowed, his throat suddenly feeling tight.

"That night before I left we were hiding in a bunker in Alaska. That was the last time I saw my friend alive." He stressed the word, feeling as though it didn't fit. "Lela Orujav.".

"Orujav Lela." Inue repeated to himself, correcting the name to the Japanese order. "I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Oyama." He said, his words full of nothing but genuine kindness.

But kindness couldn't bring her back. Kindness couldn't make it hurt any less.

"She died because I wasn't fast enough. She went looking for me, and the government found her." He said, his mouth getting ahead of his brain.

"It's not your fault." Inue said firmly. Sanyu stared at him.

"You don't know anything about this, sir. With all due respect you have no basis for your statement." He said, eyes hollow as he avoided eye contact.

"You did your best. That is all anyone can ever expect of you." He said simply.

There was a brief awkward silence. Sanyu refused to even consider that Lela's death wasn't his fault.

"It was beneficial before for you to speak about the person. We've done this before, when talking about people you miss from your world." The hero said, "Would you like to tell me about her?".

Sanyu's vision flashed with the image of a teenage girl, dark skin and eyes that twinkled in sunlight. An ever so slightly hooked nose and bright smile. He felt his throat close up and tears prick in his eyes at just thought. He schooled his face into a completely robotic, neutral expression.