It was 5:30am when Kyouka awoke breathing heavily, hot tears streaming down her face...
The nightmares were always of the same thing, the extreme bullying she received in middle school...
That was the time she truly found herself, the time she realised she was born the wrong gender...
That however came with its own issues, her parents wholeheartedly supported who she truly believed she was and even paid for her transition therapy, school was an entirely different problem.
She never told her parents the extent of the bullying she suffered, she never mentioned the slurs she was called daily and how the teachers would call her the same, never told them about how she was beaten and assaulted daily...
She stared at her own mess of a face, tears streaming, eyes bloodshot and gave a broken chuckle...
'Well at least I picked up makeup skills from that'.
She thought bitterly.
But after a night terror about her past she knows she can't fall back to sleep so decides to get some fresh air outside on the main porch of the dorms.
After reaching the porch, she sits down on the steps leading up to the form and breathes a sigh of relief as the cool early morning air brushes against her face.
She just sits there contemplating...
Would anyone even care if she disappeared?
Maybe initially and then she'd be forgotten like all the times before...
She begins to seriously contemplate just leaving...
Just as she was going to get up she heard the door open behind her and out stepped Izuku Midoriya, kitted out for his daily early morning run.
Izuku Midoriya, a boy who Kyouka once broke down in front of... It was during one of her lowest points... Right after USJ, she was having doubts about even wanting to be a hero anymore... She felt unworthy... Useless...
She sat alone in an empty corridor and began crying when Midoriya found her and from there, there was a load more crying.
More crying as they both spilled out there anime main character grade tragic backstories to each other, from how Midoriya was bullied and suicide baited from not having a quirk to how Kyouka was bullied and beaten for "daring" to be happy with herself...
Soon after it all she felt she could confide in Midoriya when needed and soon that friendship became something more, she had fallen in love with the green haired hero in training...
'Who would even love something like me-'
"Kyo?"
Izuku said with concern and confusion.
Snapping out of her self deprecating thoughts.
"Y-yeah?"
She replied meekly turning away from him.
"What are you doing out here this early?"
He said taking a seat next to her.
"No-nothing..."
She replied not daring looking at him.
"Kyo, please look at me."
No response.
"Kyo, please"
He said softly taking hold of her hand.
Gingerly, she turned towards him giving him the full view of her current emotionally broken state complete with tear marks and bloodshot eyes.
Taking in her appearance, Izuku slowly wrapped an arm around her shoulder bringing her into a comforting one armed embrace.
"Kyo, what happened?"
She mumbles in his chest.
"What was that? I don't have super hearing like you"
He says light-heartedly trying to lighten the mood a bit.
It worked as she chuckled quietly.
"Just stupid nightmares"
"I don't think they're stupid if they've got you like this... Please Kyo, be honest with me"
He said in a tone that gave Kyouka so much comfort, this was exactly why she'd fallen for him.
"It's just about everything that's happened before U.A"
"Oh"
He said embracing her tighter.
"Izu..."
"Yes, Kyo?"
"Why do you like me?"
"Because I love you"
Izuku replies without missing a beat.
"Ha ha smartass, you know what I mean..."
Izuku gets up and kneels in front of her and grabs her hands.
"Hmm why I love you, you know that the first thing that drew me to you was your smile, the first time I saw your genuine smile... It awoken something in me, it made me want to keep you smiling like that... That beautiful alluring smile... A smile that makes me feel happy, makes me feel loved whenever it's directed to me..."
Kyouka let out a little giggle to how much of a dork Izuku was but he was her dork and just confirming that made her heart feel warm.
"You have always been alluring to me your beautiful hair bringing out those amazing eyes, the ones that always shine and light up when you play your music or whenever you look at me."
He sits back on the couch allowing her to lie down on him.
He runs his hand through her hair as he continues.
"Your hair is beautiful, have I ever told you that purple is my favourite colour?"
"Yeah all the time actually."
She said softly.
"Well I have you to thank for that."
She blushed at his words but let's him continue.
"Also your mind, your wondrous insightful mind, that brain that can come up with the craziest insane plans to rival my insanity, the brain that can tackle anything thrown its way, the mind that has written all my favourite songs, the mind that can make me laugh with its quick wittedness and instant clap backs.
You also stopped me from being timid because of you I stopped called Bakugou 'Kacchan' I stopped allowing him to use me as a doormat, you've done so much for me that's why I love you so much... Because honestly I don't know who else I would be able to love."
He finished planted a soft kiss on her forehead and wiped the tears that started leaking from her eyes.
The prompted her to get up and place a loving kiss on his lips.
"I love you so much Izuku"
She says with a peaceful smile.
"I love you too Kyo, so much and every part of you. Anyway we need to get ready because my mom wants to see us before Christmas day and Eri wants to see her mama and papa."
Smiling the young couple made their way to freshen up for the day and the entire Christmas week ahead of them and they'll be spending it with those they love the most.
Word Count: 1062A little hurt/comfort fluff one shot for the soul