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(n.) The fear of being hurt.
Fic Type: Oneshot Fandom: My Hero Academia Pairing: Mirio Togata x Reader Prompt: "I lost everything. So I built a new everything." Word Count: 528 words
Never. Never he thought that this day would come. He had almost everything he had ever wanted. Being a pro-hero, having an agency, seeing his friends succeed. But there was still something missing. Something small that kept escaping his mind. He looked outside the darkened city. It was going to rain soon, seeing the dark clouds overhead. He kept repeating Hado's words in mind. "We found out their identity. It's (💙)." The name unlocked a deep memory within him '(💙)' He thought it over. You two were once childhood best friends. Then one day, he never saw you again. Or even heard of you. It was at the same time he started going to U.A.
He let out a sigh, making the frustrating feelings leave his body. 'How could I have let this happened?' He never thought that you would turn to the other side. From what he can recall about you, you were so lively. Always upbeat and making others smile. You were like a breath of fresh air to him. To have you removed so suddenly from his life knocked all the wind out of him. He needed to see for himself if it were true. Changing into his hero attire, he began heading out by himself.Â
He arrived at the undisclosed location that the group spoke about where you were last spotted. He hoped you were still there. In actuality, he didn't wish you were there. He needed this to be just false information. He began to wander to the building. Activating his quirk, he phased through the exterior. Once inside, Mirio started to scout out the area. He verified the relayed information himself. You were standing before him in the distance, your attention on something else. "💙?" He coaxed. You turned around to face the voice. 'Mirio.' You thought yourself. Several feelings arose inside of you. Yet, the strongest one you felt was a feeling of profound anguish. "Why are you doing this?" He reached out tenderly towards you. Backing away from his reach you called out for backup.
"How did you find me?" You ignored his question. "Please tell me this isn't true. Whatever happened to you?" His eyes were full of sorrow. "I lost everything. So I built a new everything." The lump in your throat made it hard to respond. Remembering that day was just too painful. The roads you took up until now were out of fear of the same outcome happening to you. "Come back with me. We can make your new everything together." He tried inching closer to you once more. "I can't. I hope you understand." With that, you took a gun and fired it towards him. Knowing well that he would phase to avoid it. In the small instance, he did, you took the chance to flee.Â
Since then, he had never seen you again. It's like you fell off the face of the earth once more. Your words still haunt him. The amount of grief that you expressed hurt him deeply. 'One day. I promise I'll rescue you.' He thought to himself as he placed a bracelet you two made as kids on his desk.Â
(Part 2)