Hey guys! Long time no see! These past few months have been pretty insane, huh? I got busy with midterms and then with preparing for two weeks of online classes only to be moved to fully online. I've been getting really behind and I was trying to prioritize being less busy with other things but Imma be real here, I was really struggling. I still am honestly, this whole quarantine thing really threw me in through a loop and I REALLY am not made for online classes Along with not really sleeping well some days and etc. etc. it's been really hard.

Anyways, I'm thrilled to post this chapter! As much as I spent three months struggling to put this chapter out there I finally did it and I think that's an accomplishment. Is anyone still here? I hope there is! As sad as I am that there are only now two chapters remaining, I am really glad that I pushed through and didn't stop writing so I could produce more chapters for you guys!


With the final parts of his comic nearing completion, Izuku decided that it was time to take charge and plan something for him and Todoroki to do on Friday. There was so much they could do on a nice, June day and it had been a while since the both of them had been together much outside of the office or the apartment. It would be a nice day to relax and get out of the house, and Todoroki wouldn't have to worry about changing anything about the time he had to visit with his mother.

Life for the two of them has never been so good, so peaceful. For Midoriya, his project nearing completion is a dream come true. Though his depression and anxiety still took ahold of his life sometimes, it was alleviated most days by his boyfriend being at his side. Since losing All Might he made sure to video chat with his mother at least once every week; losing someone he so deeply cared about made him realize it was important to talk to your loved ones often and not take any relationships for granted ever. There was also a change that he noted in Todoroki as well, he seemed to be sleeping better. He was no longer being awoken by nightmares that have haunted his mind about the past and cruel treatment he had received from his father. Together, the both of them agreed that it would be alright to put the knives back on their place of the counter for the first time. For once, it was the image of a perfect couple; neither of them was broken or flawed, and the days just flew by with surprisingly not a lot of conflict.

The decision that they settled on was going to see a movie. Soul was out, and as a fan of Inside Out Midoriya felt as it would be a good choice due to him dragging Todoroki into watching Inside Out many times. The two movies seemed very similar, and he was very excited to see what this movie would bring. Of course, Izuku wouldn't be bringing his boyfriend if Todoroki didn't enjoy the movie as well; though part of it might be that he liked when Izuku lit up while watching on the TV. Together they gathered some snacks, before heading in where the movie was showing. There was not a whole lot of people in the theater, so they felt comfortable enough to sneak some kisses before the lights went down and the movie began.

After watching the movie, the only plans that they had on the agenda was to go back to the apartment and cook some salmon in the refrigerator. Grins were worn on the both of their faces as they headed out the doors of the theater, hand in hand. With such a good date, it was hard to believe that anything would not go their way today. There's nothing like the thought of just going back, cuddling on the couch, and waiting for dinner to be ready. Just imagining it made Midoriya's heart skip a beat. He never thought in his life that there would be someone that he loved as much as Todoroki. He also never thought there would be anyone that would ever love him back. If there's anything that Izuku could wish for, it would be that the two of them could live in bliss like this for the rest of their lives.

Who knew that a sense of bliss could be ruined by a single voice. Izuku had thought he had heard someone trying to get Todoroki's attention, but seeing as the other was ignoring it he figured he had thought wrong. That is before the voice got clearer and his boyfriend reacted, which made Midoriya realized that he had been hearing the person calling his name all along.

"Shoto? Is that you?" As soon as that was said, it was if Todoroki was trapped in ice. The first thing he did as he froze in place was drop Izuku's hand. Midoriya was curious as to why he stopped walking, who was it that called the other's name? Was it an old friend? Someone from the company? Turning his head, the realization hit him; standing behind the couple was the person that his boyfriend never wanted to see again. Endeavor.

"No I think you have the wrong person -" Izuku started, stepping slightly infront of Todoroki, trying to hide him.

"I know my son when I see him." Shoto's father interjected, nudging him aside. "Who is this Shoto? Another boyfriend? I thought you would learn the right way to live by now."

Todoroki immediately spun around; his voice shaky but firm. "Leave Izuku alone. What do you want, you old man."

"Now now Shoto, that's no way to talk to your father."

"I said what do you want?"

The smirk that was on Endeavor's face was disgusting. "I just wanted to see how you were doing son, I haven't heard from you in ages. I miss you." It seemed like he was taking pleasure in the fact that he was making Todoroki uncomfortable. Nothing that was coming out of his mouth sounded genuine at all, but he continued on with the act.

"F-fuck you." Todoroki muttered out under his breath. He looked absolutely terrified and Midoriya wished that he could take him away from this moment. But there they were, face to face with Todoroki's abuser and there was no way they could walk away now. Endeavor is such a giant person, even if they tried to go around him, he could block them in an instance of he wanted to.

"What was that son? I couldn't hear you." Endeavor took a step forward, Todoroki stepping back as soon as he did so.

"I said fuck you." Todoroki said louder, annunciating his words clearly. "Do you understand what that means? Fuck off."

"Why would you say that to me -"

"You know why." Shoto snapped back, swatting away the hand of his father's that was reaching towards him. "You have the audacity to come up to me and pretend like everything is all good between us? To pretend that you love me? Well it's too late for that Enji. If you cared you would have changed years ago. You would have realized what was happening to mom and you would have fixed it. But what did you do? You didn't do shit. You continued being a piece of shit. I have nightmares about what you did to me and because you didn't acknowledge your treatment you think that I'm over it, that you can pretend we're family again?"

"You beat the hell out of me, you made me bleed. You isolated me from the rest of the outside world and my own siblings for so long they barely even knew me. And for what? Because you needed to have control over me? I'll never understand what goes through your power-hungry head. Do you know how long it took me to trust others again? To start feeling like I could be loved and appreciated and good enough for someone? I struggled so much and for so long and it's all your fault."

"But Shoto, I just wanted to make sure you were strong. That you grew up the right way. I only wanted the best for you. I love you, my son."

"Do you realize how manipulative you're being right now? The first thing that came out of your mouth when you saw Izuku was another remark about how much you disapprove of my life and how I live it." By this time, Todoroki was choking on his words. It made Midoriya's heart hurt to see his boyfriend this way, but it wasn't his place to step in so he was just present in case he needed to for some reason protect him from harm. "Maybe when I was younger I would fall into your bullshit and lies but I won't take it anymore. Moving out as soon as I could was the best decision I have ever made. I got the apartment, met All Might, and I started working at the company. I started living my life all on my own. It felt so good because I finally was living a life, and it was away from you."

"Izuku is a part of my life too... I love him and I actually know he cares about me. I have a life with him and I'm going to continue to love it until the day I die. He helped me reconnect with mom again, I have contact with Fuyumi, Natsuo, and Toya because of that. I'm so glad that I lacked contact with you for so long. I've found the right way to live with warmness and love and there's nothing you can do to take it away from me. Fuck you and I hope this hurts you as much as you hurt me in the past. I'm done. We're done. Don't ever attempt to approach me again. If you do, there will be very severe consequences."

Without giving Endeavor the chance to speak again, Todoroki frantically grabbed Midoriya's hand and ran in the opposite direction, even though it was completely the wrong way back to the apartment. All that could be read on his face was panic, if Enji got even closer who would have known what else would have happened to the both of them. It was odd that he didn't chase after them, Izuku thought for sure they were going to have a chase on their hands. Thankfully, it seems like he cared about his reputation enough to not cause even more of a scene. If he decided to chase them they might as well have lost.

The two of them ran so far that before they knew it they ended up at Hero Coffee Shop. It was there that it felt peaceful enough for them to stop and take a breather, as the adrenaline was wearing off rapidly. Though they were trying their best to catch their breath, Midoriya seemed to be doing a better job at that. As hard as Todoroki tried his breathing was still rapid, escalating to hyperventilating. Due to that Todoroki almost passed out, his knees almost giving out completely; thank god Midoriya was fast enough to catch him. As soon as he caught his boyfriend, Izuku wasted no time in whispering sweet, soft words trying to get him to at least slow his breathing. This may take a long while, states of panic like this typically always seems to last.

Everything about this situation hurt. It hurt that Todoroki had gone through such intense abuse that just seeing his father again would make him be like this. It hurts that they were having such a good date, and then everything just went so south. It hurt that yet again he had to try to help Todoroki through this excruciating panic that was so intense that he almost collapsed. Izuku wished that they could go somewhere more private as being in the middle of the street brought an invitation of glares from passersby, but Izuku did his best to shield the other from looks and give him some sense of security. People were so judgmental sometimes.

"Todoroki, baby, it's ok." Midoriya hushed, in a bit of panic himself. It had been a while since his boyfriend was this bad. Trying his best to push down his own feelings of unease, he spent his time giving all that he could to calm Todoroki's heart. "He's gone now. He's gone, he didn't follow us. You're alright. It's okay."

When Todoroki could not relax, Izuku hugged him tighter. "I can't even imagine what you were going through when he was there. Hell, I don't even know what it feels like now. But you did such a good job of holding it together Shoto, and facing him... I am so proud of you. I know that everything about that was really hard for you, but I think that was so brave what you did. You never cease to amaze me. I love you so much, and I'm here for you whatever you need. If you want to go to the police and get a restraining order, I am here for you. If you just want to go home, I am here for you as well. I won't ever leave your side Todoroki, we're in this life together. I'll help you work past this, and together we can work on building a better future without him."

"I love you." Was all that Todoroki could choke out, his eyes still dripping with tears. He had calmed down a bit, but not enough to completely get rid of his sobs.

"I love you too." Izuku hushed, placing a small kiss on the forehead of his sobbing companion. His heart hurt, he wished that above everything, he could have the superpowers to take Todoroki's pain away, so he didn't have to hurt anymore.

Once Todoroki was stable enough again so he didn't have to be supported by Midoriya, the two of them headed to the police office to grab some paperwork about officially setting up a restraining order so an event like this could never happen again. Following that they headed home to collapse down, intertwined on top the covers of the bed. Ember followed them, jumping up and laying directly on the both of them, causing Todoroki to laugh. Hearing that laugh was like music to Izuku's ears – with everything that happened today it was unsure how the other was going to be for a while.

"What a day it's been." Izuku said with a sigh, running a hand through Todoroki's hair; the other humming as he closed his eyes, leaning into his touch like a cat. "Are you going to be alright?"

"I'm not right now, but I will be." Todoroki mentioned softly, his eyes still closed. "Now that that bastard will be out of my life... I will be." It sounded to Midoriya more like the convincing was for himself, but whatever is what made his boyfriend feel better, Izuku would trust his word.

When his boyfriend ended up falling asleep, Izuku head out to start the salmon, indulging in the dangerous activity of letting his mind wander. He thought of Todoroki, and Endeavor, and all of the history that was there. It made him sick to his stomach, how Endeavor pretended it was nothing, that he loved his son all along. If only he could see from someone else's eyes how wrong it all was, and how badly damaged his children have become. He had reason to believe that if he wasn't there at that very moment, Todoroki would have shut down alone, and he would never stop sobbing once he returned home. As much anger as he had in his system, that made Midoriya glad that he was able to be there so he could be able to pick Todoroki up. He ended up being lost in his thoughts until the timer dinged, making him aware that it was time to wake Todoroki up again for dinner. It was a shame, he was sleeping so soundly that you would forget that something had just happened to him that brought all of his past trauma rushing back to him, as much as he told Endeavor off.

That night, Izuku was awoken by Todoroki who had his first nightmare about his father in months. This time it was Midoriya's turn to reassure Todoroki with the same words that he used earlier. Things may not be alright for him right now, but eventually it will be.