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05/16/20XX
Dear Diary, My name is Akari Bakugou.
I hate being who I am. I’m the Daughter of the Top Heroes in the entire world. You may have heard of them. Their names are Deku and Dynamight. I hate it. Everyone expects me to be perfect. They expect me to be okay with them interviewing me while I’m on dates or at the mall with my friends. I’ve even had paparazzi try to interview me during club rehearsals!
Whenever I get a grade in a class that isn’t in the top 3, the whole world knows about it and is mad at me?! Whenever I gained healthy weight while I healed from my eating disorder, people called me fat, chubby, ugly, and even more bullshit!
I’m only 16! These creeps shouldn’t care about what I look like or what grades I make in class!! Most of the people commenting on my body are the same age as my dads. Like, ew. I’m just so tired of it. Even my friend group outside the music club has been rude to me for no reason. They say that liking music or being in a music club is nerdy and that my other club members are freaks!! I hate it!
But I also have my best friends who have been there for me. Even when my friend group didn’t even notice what was wrong. They also love music and the things my friend group would call ‘nerdy’. They’re the other members of the music club. They helped me when my ex cheated on me, my dads were fighting, and when I was fighting my eating disorder. I value their friendship so much.
Most importantly, I have my boyfriend, Chaos Kirishima. He is my partner in heroics, music, and my best friend for life. When something happens, he’s the first one I call. He’s the love of my life. He has saved me so many times I can’t even keep count. He’s been there for me our whole lives.
Akari, out!
“That was from my first year of high school. This next one is from a few days ago when I was planning what I was going to say at this.” Akari took a deep breath and continued to read
Let me reintroduce myself.
My names Akari Bakugou.
I love being who I am. I’m the Daughter of the Top Heroes in the entire world. You already know who they are. Their names are Deku and Dynamight. It’s better now. Everyone expects me to be perfect, but I ignore what they want. I haven’t gotten as many paparazzi surprises in public anymore after what I said in the interview a month ago. Life got calmer in that area.
Every time I fail on the battlefield, the citizens cheer me on and encourage me! I still have a healthy amount of weight but I don’t get as many people calling me fat. I actually have a lot of people who love the way I look and ask for my diet and workout routine!
I’m 27 years old now. I still have creeps that care about what I look like or how well I perform on the battlefield or on stage with my songs, but most of the people commenting on my body now are the same age as my little brother. It doesn’t get to me now though. My friend group outside the music industry has been so supportive of my passion for music! They say that my voice is beautiful and they ask every day for me to play guitar or piano for them. They’re also good friends with my friends from my band, and my friends who were in the music club with me in high school!! I love it!
I also have my best friends who have been there for me. They were all part of my wedding ceremony. They helped me write the songs that have become Number One Hits. They’re the other members of the band. They helped me when my dad almost died(he's okay don't worry lol), when my grandma did die, and when I was fighting my eating disorder AGAIN. I value their friendship so much.
Most importantly, I have my husband, Chaos Kirishima. He is my life partner and my best friend for life. We’ve been married for 7 years already and they were the best 7 years of my life. He’s the love of my life. He has saved me so many times I can’t even keep count. He’s the reason I stopped cutting myself. He’s the one who was able to help me get diagnosed with Autism. He’s the one who helped me when I was in a deep depression. He’s the one who stopped me from killing myself at 16 years old, just a few days after that last speech. He’s been there for me our whole lives. He’s the reason why I don’t care what others think. He’s the reason why I’m not letting myself be forced into the boxes society tries to force me into.
If it wasn’t for him. I wouldn’t be the most successful female hero right now
If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be expecting a child right now
If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t have our lovely 3-year-old daughter, Hana
If it wasn’t for him, I would’ve let my anxiety get the best of me
If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be in a band right now
If it wasn’t for Chaos. I’d be dead right now.
So if you ask me, “Akari, why do you love him?”
Thats why.
Akari looked up from her notecards, expecting quietness. But she was caught off by the erupting roar of cheering and applause. She looked out into the crowd and spotted her parents. She smiled softly as she saw her dad sobbing and her other dad consoling him.
She saw her siblings right next to them. Her younger sister, Suki Bakugou was 23 years old, and her brother, Haru Bakugo was 15 years old.
She looked at the other side of the crowd and saw her friends cheering for her.
Finally, she looked at the front row and saw her husband, Chaos. Of all of the people who were crying, he was definitely crying the most. She started to cry as well and ran down to him and hugged him.
“I love you so much” Akari whispered into his ear.
“I love you too” Chaos barely managed to get out of his mouth.
“Thanks for everything”