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A mini #kacchakothread in which Ochako is seriously injured protecting Katsuki and it may be too late for him to tell her how he feels about her.
Prompt: pinterest
Relationship(s): #kacchako
Tags: pro heroes
Category: ANGST
Rating: t
Warnings: major character injury
Prompt: pinterest
Relationship(s): #kacchako
Tags: pro heroes
Category: ANGST
Rating: t
Warnings: major character injury
Katsuki held his partner to his chest as they both lay in the ruins of what had once been one of the tallest buildings in the Tokyo skyline.
She had come back for him after completing the civilian evacuation and took a direct hit as she used her body to shield him from the gigantic villain he had been fighting to subdue.
With the final vestiges of her strength she sent the man flying into the atmosphere before plummeting from the sky.
Scrambling to catch her, Katsuki launched himself off of the structure the minute she landed in his arms as the ground they stood on began to crumble around them.
Scrambling to catch her, Katsuki launched himself off of the structure the minute she landed in his arms as the ground they stood on began to crumble around them.
He pulled her close to him as he tried to control their decent, panic tearing through him as he realized the impact would probably finish the job that the villain had started and there was little he could do to stop it.
But despite the pain that was surely coursing through her broken body, Ochako stayed alert long enough to remove their gravity right before they crashed to the street.
Though logic told him he had probably suffered more injuries than his adrenaline-riddled mind was able to recognize, Katsuki attention was focused only on the small brunette wrapped his arms.
โStay awake, Cheeks, help is on the way,โ he pleaded urgently, ignoring the sharp pain that shot through him when he lifted one hand to gently turn her face towards his.
Desperate to keep her conscious, his mind scrambled for ways to get her attention. โWhatโs that song youโre always singing to me over the comms when you say Iโm acting grumpy?โ
Her eyes fluttered open, recognition barely there, a broken gasp her only response as she grasped the tattered front of his costume tightly. With tears streaming down face, he brought his forehead to hers, knowing the end was near.
Katsuki knew the song by heart at this point, so many times had he heard her lilting voice teasing him with it, and he only prayed it would provide her with comfort in what might be her final moments.
His voice shaking slightly, he began:
โช ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ โช
โช ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐บ โช
He was interrupted by a choked coughing from Ochako.
โช ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ โช
โช ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐บ โช
He was interrupted by a choked coughing from Ochako.
Opening his eyes he saw a dull fire burning in hers as a ghost of her sweet smile spread across her lips. He could hardly hear over the rushing in his ears as she whispered softly:
โช ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ โช
โช ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ โช
Her breathing became labored once more and he shushed her gently with his lips pressed lightly to hers, urging her to save her strength until other the rescue heroes arrived.
It had never crossed his mind that their first kiss might also be their last and he screamed out in agony and despair as her eyes fluttered closed once more.
He felt himself succumbing to his injuries, vaguely aware of the sound of familiar voices drawing nearer.
He felt himself succumbing to his injuries, vaguely aware of the sound of familiar voices drawing nearer.
With his face pressed to hers and his tears drawing lines in the dirt and soot that stained her too cold cheeks, he sang the final line:
โช ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐บ โช
โช ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐บ โช
Katsuki woke later in the day in a hospital bed, flinching at the way the harsh lights bounced off the too white surfaces of the room. He saw Eijiro sitting by his side, sniffling softy with his head in his hands and the Uravity helmet resting in his lap.
His friend startled when Katsuki tried to get up, rushing to his side and forcing him back to the bed.
โWhereโs Cheeks?" he asked in a hoarse, painful voice.
โLast I heard she was still in surgery. Her injuries were really severe.โ
โWhereโs Cheeks?" he asked in a hoarse, painful voice.
โLast I heard she was still in surgery. Her injuries were really severe.โ
As his heart fell and a heavy feeling grew in his stomach, the door opened quietly. Realizing that the blonde was awake, Mina entered fully and a wave of relief rushed through him when she cried out that the surgery was successful.
Katsuki was at Ochako's beside the moment it was approved by both of their doctors, holding her hand as her eyes opened and found his.
โYou sang to me,โ she started.
โYeah,โ he mumbled, breaking eye contact.
โYou kissed me.โ It wasnโt an accusation, simply an observation.
โYou sang to me,โ she started.
โYeah,โ he mumbled, breaking eye contact.
โYou kissed me.โ It wasnโt an accusation, simply an observation.
โSorry, Cheeks,โ he offered, truly apologetic.
โMaybe Iโll have close calls with death more often if thatโs what it takes to get you to make a move.โ A soft giggle escaped her lips.
โDonโt you even dare,โ he warned, without any real threat, bringing his lips to hers once more.
โMaybe Iโll have close calls with death more often if thatโs what it takes to get you to make a move.โ A soft giggle escaped her lips.
โDonโt you even dare,โ he warned, without any real threat, bringing his lips to hers once more.
~ END ~
