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chinanigans2019-10-17 08:29 pm
mightdoriya) wrote in chinanigans2019-10-17 08:29 pm
BKDK: Wolf in the fire
[Bakugou Katsuki had been missing for as long as Izuku could remember.
He was barely young enough to understand what it meant when someone went missing, namely someone he called his best friend growing up. They'd been very young, only four or so at the time, when Katsuki had suddenly vanished with seemingly no trace of him left. There had been search parties, and notices posted. He was on TV, and Inko had to carefully explain to her young son why. Heroes searched tirelessly for him to no avail. And after so much time had passed, it had been assumed the young child had either died of exposure or had been kidnapped. As of now, nearly twelve years later, no body had been found.
Izuku still thought about him sometimes, though he didn't know what to make of his disappearance. There had been a funeral for him and everything, so it felt like that was just...it. That he was gone, forever. Maybe one day they'd be able to find his remains and give his parents proper closure, but for the time being his case remained opened and cold. It had been a disgrace for the top heroes of the time, but there was nothing they could do but keep searching down leads even if they went nowhere.
It was around the anniversary of Katsuki's disappearance now, as the last cherry blossoms fell and school was in full swing. Izuku had been on his way that day, walking down the sidewalk towards his middleschool. They'd be graduating soon, and after that they'd be choosing what highschools to go to. Some chose UA, some Shinketsu. Izuku knew who he'd try out for, of course.
He just wished he weren't alone in doing it.]
He was barely young enough to understand what it meant when someone went missing, namely someone he called his best friend growing up. They'd been very young, only four or so at the time, when Katsuki had suddenly vanished with seemingly no trace of him left. There had been search parties, and notices posted. He was on TV, and Inko had to carefully explain to her young son why. Heroes searched tirelessly for him to no avail. And after so much time had passed, it had been assumed the young child had either died of exposure or had been kidnapped. As of now, nearly twelve years later, no body had been found.
Izuku still thought about him sometimes, though he didn't know what to make of his disappearance. There had been a funeral for him and everything, so it felt like that was just...it. That he was gone, forever. Maybe one day they'd be able to find his remains and give his parents proper closure, but for the time being his case remained opened and cold. It had been a disgrace for the top heroes of the time, but there was nothing they could do but keep searching down leads even if they went nowhere.
It was around the anniversary of Katsuki's disappearance now, as the last cherry blossoms fell and school was in full swing. Izuku had been on his way that day, walking down the sidewalk towards his middleschool. They'd be graduating soon, and after that they'd be choosing what highschools to go to. Some chose UA, some Shinketsu. Izuku knew who he'd try out for, of course.
He just wished he weren't alone in doing it.]
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His tail slowly wags as he thinks about it, feeling a little excited at the prospect of his friend seeing where he grew up. Even though it's... literally just a cave full of dangerous wild animals. But still-- exciting.]
...okay. Follow.
[He nods his head towards the area behind him, turning around and getting on all fours like a feral cryptid as he bounds towards his home.]
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It doesn't take too long though, with Katsuki leading Izuku through the trees. He takes him up a hill about a mile north from their neighbourhood, stopping when the two of them are near the top to take a sniff in the air. It smells like no one's currently home, thankfully, but they were recently there so the two shouldn't hang around too long.]
It's here.
[He stands up straight again and walks past a few trees, until they reach a clearing in front of the entrance to a cave. There's blood stains on the rocks and dead carcasses laying about.. definitely looks like the place a pack of wolves would live.]
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It still strikes Izuku just how close to home Katsuki was this entire time. Just a mile into the forest, and none of them even knew. How did they not find him? Where did he go so far that he was overlooked?
It's all too much for him to ponder right now, so instead he focuses on what's happening now, looking out at the undeniable proof that Katsuki has indeed been living with wolves. Or...so it seems. He would have no reason to lie beyond being completely delusional, or something.]
You...really live here?
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[It's definitely hard to swallow, and even Katsuki can understand that. It's wild just thinking about the fact that he almost entirely lost his humanity, and the fact that it was being brought out of him again the more he interacts with Izuku.]
There's puppies inside. Wanna see 'em, Izuku?
[The mother is out hunting, along with the rest of the pack so there probably wouldn't be any threat. Probably.]
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[Like...wolf puppies? He's immediately intrigued, but also unsure for...obvious reasons, and it probably shows in the way he fidgets a bit in place.]
Is that okay?
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[Katsuki barks that at him, as he heads inside the little cave to where a litter lay. Some of them are sleeping, but there's two that are awake while one of them nibbles on his brother's ear, keeping him from sleeping.]
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Wow...they're so little...
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[Is what Katsuki calls them, but even he looks a little fond as he watches them play.]
They grow up faster than me.
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[Izuku asks, less bothered by that response and more...curious. Curious about what Katsuki is like these days.]
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[He shakes his head, his tail perking up a little with Deku's curiosity easy to see.]
They're weaklings 'cuz they're just stupid brats right now. You could pop 'em like a grape!
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[Puppies are never stupid.]
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[so says crazy wolf boi]
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[So then they can rip out Katsuki's throat as he rightfully deserves.]
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[He rolls his eyes, but Izuku does have a point.. even if he still thinks they're stupid.]
But the wolves who looked after me died.
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[He's quiet for a moment, the only sound being the whimpering of the puppies.]
Do you remember them?
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[The answer he gives is.. simple. Almost indifferent.]
There wasn't anything special about them. They don't care about each other like people do.
They're boring.
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[He asks softly. Carefully.
Katsuki could have come home.]
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Cuz... these puppies are mine.
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