Bakugou got up earlier than usual. Silently, like a mouse, he made his way to the bathroom. Something has been troubling him for a long time. Maybe it's not the problem that bothers him so much, but the fact that he's going to have to confide it to his freckled boy about it. What's worse? He will soon come to terms with it and find a way to continue being who he is.

How he would like to snap his fingers and wake up to find that none of this was actually happening, that it was just a very bad dream. He wish.

He stood in front of the mirror and stared at his reflection for a moment. He was the first to notice the prominent circles under his eyes. He has been sleeping poorly lately and it shows in his performance. His sweet boyfriend notices this and tries to help as much as possible. They started meditating together before bed and went jogging in the morning before class. Is it getting better? Who knows.

He shook his head and focused on why he had actually willingly cheated himself of a moment in the warm arms of his hero.

He swallowed hard and raised his right hand to the level of his ear. He took a breath and snapped his fingers. Nothing. As if he were under water, any sound is far away and foggy at that.

His hearing is failing him. When he was told this as a child, he didn't care. He didn't care about losing his hearing, his quirk is amazing. If only he could, he wished he was powerless just like Midoriya. Today, everything could be different. He wouldn't have to worry about losing his precious hearing completely by the beginning of the next year and having to give up on his goal. After all, Izuku will be the number one hero without him.

Their childhood plan to be number one together as a team is ruined this time by a boy with a flame in his eyes.

Maybe he should quit school now. It will be useless without hearing anyway. Nobody needs a deaf hero with an aggression problem.

He held tightly to the edge of the sink, his knuckles white under the force of the grip. He feels like thrashing all around him, he wants to destroy it here. His throat tightens painfully as he wants to scream helplessly.

He tried so hard to keep still that he overheard footsteps that he would have barely heard even with normal hearing.

Lately, his stone wall, behind which he pushed every hint of emotion towards the world, is cracking. It's Izuku. Being with that feeling ruins his reputation.

It was he, Izuku, who wordlessly wrapped his arms around the waist of the tall blond, who was trembling with a rush of helplessness, and lightly kissed his neck.

He didn't have to say anything, he knew full well that his friend knew he was there for him. During the months when they fall asleep together, body on body, he knows that even communication without words is excellent.

Kacchan let go of the sink and took a firm hold of his lanky boy's hands, hugging him tightly. All the weight that had been sitting on his chest before, preparing him for a severe panic attack, was receding. Midoriya is feared by everyone, even the negativity that Katsuki is full of.

"I'm here for you, don't worry, you're not alone." The smaller of the boys whispered softly. He might not know what was going on with his Kacchan, but he knew it would be okay again, because there was nothing they couldn't handle together. "Shall we go back to bed?" He asked, though it was more like he was just letting him know that he would just go back to the warm blankets.

Kacchan just nodded and turned to his lover. He leaned down and kissed him lightly on the lips. "But I don't want to sleep anymore." He whispered and grabbed his thighs under his ass. He very skillfully picked him up in his arms. He gently brushed his lips against his exposed chest.

The boy with the face of an angel and the strength of a hero chuckled softly. "I didn't even think about sleeping for a moment." He reassured his friend, who has long since been quietly carrying him along the corridor back to his, that is, their, room.

They both returned to the warm bed, this time not warmed by the duvet, but by their love that connected their souls and bodies.