It's their final year at UA and Midoriya has been gone for two. No one has heard from him since the day Shigaraki attacked, and no one has seen him since All Might's death. Everyone has given up on the hope that he'll return. Everyone except Bakugo and Aizawa. So when Bakugo sends his yearly text not expecting a reply, he and Aizawa get the shock of their lives - they were right all along. Midoriya is alive - barely. And he needs help, but he won't admit it. Will he let Bakugo back in, will he let his friends help him this time? And if he does let them help, can they handle the battles and twists that lay ahead? For all intents and purposes - all characters here are 18 Originally posted on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32040946/chapters/79367938
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