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"Oh... Hey, Kacchan..."
"You. Are a fucking idiot." Kacchan seethes, and Izuku is lifted into the air by a pair of uncompromising arms.
Kacchan is still more comfortable than the ground, though. Izuku gives himself a moment or three to breathe in the smell of smoke that accumulates on Kacchan after battle. Kacchan is so warm, and alive, and it's... Comforting.
Kacchan starts walking steadily, not jolting Izuku even a little bit as he takes him- actually, where is Kacchan taking him?
"Um, Kacchan... Where are we going?"
"The fucking HOSPITAL! Where the fuck do you think?!"
Wow, Kacchan's in an even worse mood than usual. But Izuku doesn't need to go the hospital! He only got a little bit scratched up, a lot of other people had it way worse.
"I'm fine! The hospital will be really busy anyway after that attack... I don't want to bother them..."
"You don't want to-"
Kacchan stops abruptly. He also stops walking, giving the space ahead of him a thousand-yard stare.
"This is All Might's fault." He says in a flat voice.
What?! Izuku bristles.
"How is this All Might's fault? I'm fine, really, you can just put me down and I'll-"
"Fucking crawl home and die?" Kacchan drawls, face like a thunderstorm in progress.
Shit is not just coming Izuku's way, he is in the shit. Ah, crap, he has to- how is he going to-
Kacchan just tightens his grip when Izuku tries to wriggle out of his hold, and Izuku just doesn't feel up to exerting the kind of force it would take to get out. He's tired, okay? Not hospital tired, just regular tired, and it's been a long day and he doesn't want to end it out-stubborning Kacchan.
That never ends well. For anyone.
Well. In the short term it doesn't. Long term-
Come on, Izuku. You became a hero. You can escape Kacchan- ow, owowow, okay, he gets it, stop squeezing him!
"Dumbass."
Kacchan looked him dead in the eye.
"You're both self-sacrificing idiots. The old fuck shoulda- ugh! I can't with you. Fucking stupid..."
Kacchan continues muttering curses against All Might's name under his breath as he starts walking again. It's fascinating. Is this what it's like to listen to Izuku when he gets going?
Wow, Kacchan knows a lot of cusses- wait, no, All Might. He's cussing out All Might, Izuku should-
When he opens his mouth, Kacchan glares down with all the wrath of a thousand suns.
Izuku shuts his mouth. He will defend All Might's honour later, when Kacchan is less mad, over nothing, because Izuku is fine. Really, Kacchan, there’s no need for you to-
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