The last words Bakugou heard Kirishima say were, “Are you afraid of me?” before waking up in the hospital, dazed and confused.

Tubes and needles leeching off his body as he questioned where he was.

He opened his mouth to speak, and he knew he was saying something.

He could +

+ feel it in his bocal chards. But he couldn’t hear himself.

So he began to shout.

“ᵂʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃᵐ ᴵ”

Still, he heard nothing. Except for Kirishima’s voice in the back of his mind.

As clear as day, he could hear him, as if he were right there over him in that +

+ sweet spot between his neck and shoulder.

“𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚?”