“I’m Here Now.” — ❧
A/N: It’s 1 am and I feel like exploding.
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“Y/N? I’m comin’ in.”
You stayed silently, slowly scrolling away at the bright screen of your phone. The door creaked open, shutting a few seconds after. “This place is a damn mess..”
You slowly sat up, hearing the rustle of a small plastic bag being filled bit by bit. “What do you want Bakugou..” You muttered, pulling your blanket over your head as he threw ooen the curtains.
“I want this room cleaned. At this rate, your gonna get sick from all this trash laying around you idiot.” You gave him a small grunt, turning your phone back on.
“…Everyone’s worried ya’ know. You haven’t been answering anyone’s calls or text for 2 weeks now.” Sighing heavily, you once again sat up, turning to glare at him. “What about it, huh?”
He continued picking up the small pieces of trash around your desk, carefully plucking your phone from your hands. “Maybe puttin’ this down will help.”
Rolling your eyes, you plopped your head back onto the pillow you had layed on for hours at a time. “Just hurry up and leave.” You grumbled out, forcing your eyes shut. “Well that’ll take a while.”
You ripped the blanket from your head, standing up to grab the alarm clock that sat on your desk. He took no notice, maticulously swiping food crumbs off a dresser. You raised your arm, throwing the clock at the wall near him.
As it hit the wall it burst open, batteries flying off somewhere in the room. “I want you out now. Just leave me alone.” Unphased, he glanced at you. “Someone has to clean all this up.” He mumbled before returning to his previous task.
You stared at him, narrowing your eyes. “Get out.” You muttered those words repeatedly, curling your hands into fists. You looked down at the ground, harshly pressing your nails into your palm.
Two feet came to stand across from yours, and two arms slowly pulled you towards him. You attempted to push him away, tears forming in your eyes. “Let me go Bakugou..”
He sighed, using one hand to gently rub your back. “It’s alright, m’kay? Don’t say anything stupid, I know you need some help.” You nodded, sniffling softly as your rubbed your eyes.
“How about you go sit in the bathroom, and I’ll run you a bath, ‘kay?” He spoke softly, leaning down to press a soft kiss to the top of your head. You whispered a soft “Alright.”, before shuffling towards your bathroom.
He picked up a few food wrappers off the ground before walking into the bathroom. He found you silently sitting on the counter, which was littered with tissue.
“Waitin’ for me?” You nodded, sliding off the counter to stand by the bathtub. He stood by the bath, kneeling down to turn the knob. A rush of water came through the spout, steam arising from it.
“You hop in, I’ll grab you clothes.” He ordered, making his way back into your bedroom. You closed the door softly, slipping off your clothes. You then stepped into the water, hissing at the heat that burned your skin slightly.
You sat down and brought your knees to your chest, staring at the small ripples of water that surrounded you. The door clicked open, Bakugou setting a set of pajamas onto the counter.
“Is it too hot?” He questioned, glancing towards the knob. “No, s’fine.” He nodded, grabbing a washcloth that hung on a towel rack a few feet from the tub. You grabbed a small blue bar of soap, and handed it to him silently.
He rubbed it into the washcloth, creating a small group of suds on it’s surface. He pressed it to your skin, slowly and carefully scrubbing
“Bakugou..are you disappointed in me?” You whispered as he scrubbed further down your arm. “Nope. Why d’ya ask?”
You stayed silent for a few moments as he began to run water over you, rinsing the suds from your skin.
“I’m just not useful Bakugou..I got into the college I wanted, I have you, I have everything I ever could’ve wanted…but now? I feel like I just don’t deserve it.” Tears pricked at the edges of your eyes as he carefully tilted your head back.
“Do you wanna know what I think?” He mumbled, leaning forward to make eye contact with you. You nodded slowly, wiping at the tears in your eyes. “I think I see someone who absolutely deserves everything that comes to them. Everyone knows all you do is work hard, so for ya’ not to deserve something is bull.” He stated, looking away to grab a towel.
“You know, sometimes I feel useless, like I don’t deserve anything I have.” He said before handing the towel to you and turning around, giving you a small sense of privacy in the small bathroom.
“Bakugou?” You muttered, moving to softly grab his hand. He looked at you, nodding at you to continue speaking. “Do you think I can stay with you for a while?…Until I fix everything here.”
“Of course you can.” He said, shooting you a soft smile. “You get dressed, okay? I’ll go start the car, come outside when your ready. And grab your phone too.” He stated before pressing a quick kiss to your head.
You watched as he closed the bathroom door behind him, picking up the articles of clothing from the counter. As you got dressed, he walked outside, shivering slightly as the cold air hit his face.
“Damn, s’cold out here.” He cursed to himself as he pulled open the driver seat to his car, reaching inside to flip on the air. As he adjusted the heat, you carefully stepped outside. You watched him fiddle with the button inside the car, waiting for him to finish.
He glanced up from the windshield, waving at you to come towards the car. You walked down the steps of your apartment, walking up to one of the windows.
“Hop in.” He told you with the window cracked slightly, unlocking the door for you. You slid into the seat, watching as he turned the keys to start the car.
He turned around slightly pull out of the parking spot, patting your head lightly with one hand. “Take a nap. You need one.” You nodded, slipping your shoes off to lift your feet onto the seat.
Falling asleep was easy, the occasional swaying of the car easing you into slumber faster. You blinked up at Bakugou, vision clouded with sleep. “It’s alright, I’m here now.” He mumbled, smiling at you before softly grabbing your hand.
“I’m here now..”