BNHA

The last week has been mentally draining. Japan has filled with hatred toward heroes, yet you still tried to save someone. Not long ago, a state of emergency was declared. All civilians were ordered to be directed to schools, where they would live for the time being until the riots in Japan subsided.

It is dangerous outside the school walls, but inside, it is mentally taxing. This atmosphere of tension in the school is killing. The guilt of knowing that you are even sleeping instead of helping people. But one can try to forget all of that when Toshinori is near the other students and the person dear to him, right?

For the past few days, there hasn't even been the strength to eat after the constant battles outside, let alone communicate with the boy. No one paid much attention to Midoriya's pensiveness, not even Toshinori, which isn't surprising—in the current state of the country, everyone is exhausted. No one noticed until he received a note from Midoriya. He left? Told everyone the secret of the quirk? How could Toshinori have missed it... How...

A few days have passed since Midoriya's departure; he is trying to persuade the principal to bring Izuku back. Why didn't he notice that he was burdened? He knew about the quirk... He knew everything and helped with nothing... He could have at least gone with him.

The sound of a phone notification pulled Toshinori out of his thoughts. It was... Midoriya???

"Behind the dorms"

It's not in his style to write messages so curtly, but maybe there's something important. Maybe he's there?

Quickly rushing out of the dorms, Toshinori and Endeavor headed straight behind them. Upon arriving, Toshinori leaned against the wall with one hand, looking around, while Enji Todoroki crossed his arms over his chest.

They saw him. He was sitting on a pole, his gaze empty, sparks from the One For All quirk scattering, black tendrils protruding, his entire costume filthy.

Izuku: I realized that it was too rash on my part to say goodbye to you like I did with everyone else. You can't divide the world into black and white... when almost everything in it is colored gray... and swirling in a vortex of our anxiety and malice...

And so, Toshinori and Enji hear these words.