Chapter 1: A dangerous illusion

Author note: So, this is the first time I try to translate a fic into english and I am terrified. Apologies if the translation is not accurate. Feel free to tell me what you think. Any comment is deeply appreciated!

This fic is finished in spanish as "Un amor extraño."

Saitama would like things to have been different. He was an unemployed man who lived in the most dangerous city to avoid paying services and a high income. He enjoyed reading manga and occasional B movies. The only thing that stood out in him was his hobby. He aspired to be a hero in his spare time and with that goal he had got rid of a lot of villains. He had no idea where his power came from or why he had become so ridiculously strong in such a short time. He was not an example or model of anything, he had nothing to teach or transmit, he was aware of it ... pity Genos did not.

Genos was amazing. A cyborg with an admirable fighting capacity. Maybe at times he used to be a little careless, which always culminated with the destruction of his metal body, but the boy had great potential. He was stoic and disciplined. His aptitudes gave him a great future within the heroic brotherhood. For that reason, he felt that he was disappointing him every time the boy wrote down every word he said as if it were a veiled and ancestral knowledge. Sometimes, he was curious and wanted to spy on the words he had written down, but he always stopped before giving in to the impulse. He did not want to find the reality of his own mediocrity written on paper.

Genos saw something in him. He invented a parallel reality in which he was a disciple of a great sensei who had much to offer. He knew that he should be flattered by such a display of admiration but it was not like that.

He had already seen it coming. Genos was young and inexperienced in much of the issues that included life experience. It was to be expected that the feelings of admiration would turn into something else. He understood ... but that did not mean he could do anything about it. He was not interested in men, not in that way and although he was interested, Genos put his vision before everything else. A relationship between them would not exist, not only because of his gender preferences, but also because the cyborg did not see him, but the wonderful sensei he wanted to create.

He was always ready to lose him. From the first day, when the boy appeared in front of his door, he told himself that this could not last. When the illusion dissipated, when he understood that the guy who had saved him was nothing special ... then he would be disappointed and leave. He would see him depart and that way, he could continue with his life.

The problem was ... the illusion did not dissipated. Instead, it grew and grew, became infinite and even at times dragged him to believe it.
That was what made him make that decision. The moment he began to see himself with the eyes of his self-proclaimed disciple, he knew he had to put a breake on their association. The boy made him feel special and that was dangerous, because he was not special and if he started to believe it, he would be vulnerable ...

Because then, he could not afford to lose him.

To be continue..