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"You're Quirkless."
Inko immediately protested the doctor. "But that's impossible! I've seen his ability for myself, Izuku calls it Sun Flames! They can heal things, but take a lot of energy out of him!"
He scoffed, leaning back in his chair while looking like a slightly less evil Dr. Robotnik. "See for yourself, look at his x-rays."
"Mom, it's fine." Irie tugged on Inko's sweater wearily, already figuring it would've gone like this. It'd be hard to explain the concept of Dying Will Flames anyways.
"I'm afraid he's going to be registered as Quirkless."
"Excuse me!? He has a Quirk, this test is simply faulty! I refuse to let you brand my son with that label when he has an ability, and an extremely useful one at that!" She fumed, only calming down the slightest bit by the small hand grabbing onto hers.
"It's okay, mom, really. I can take whatever they dish at me." He smiled somewhat bitterly, messing with a strand of his hair.
"But you shouldn't have to…" Inko despaired, children were so cruel already, but in a world full of Quirks?
It would be a miracle if her son made it out unscathed.
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"My parents are getting divorced."
Shoichi looked up in shock at Katsuki. "...Are you going to be okay?"
He continued as if he hadn't heard the other. "I guess you missed a bruise, cause dad saw and started… I don't know. It's the first time I've seen him yell." It wasn't until Shoichi carefully put a hand on his shoulder that Katsuki realized he was shaking.
"I just, you know, I thought it was normal, the shit she put me through. And apparently that's called abuse." He felt the telltale sting of tears and forced them down to the best of his ability. "Dad told me it was bad, but… I'm gonna miss her. Is that wrong? Even with everything, I still don't want her to leave…"
Shoichi asked for permission to give the blonde a hug, and after receiving a nod, gently pulled him in. "No. It's understandable you'd miss her. She had a big impact on your life and helped raise you, in a way that you didn't realize anything wasn't the norm. I will never forgive her for what she put you through, as it was and always will be abuse." Katsuki sniffled, leaning his head on the other's shoulder.
"Why you gotta use all these big words all the time…?" The words caught Shoichi off guard, and he let out a startled laugh. "You'll use these words eventually too, Kacchan."
That got the kid riled up, grinning challengingly. "Never! You're so boring when you do, Zuzu!"
"I'll take boring over ignorant!"