Genos frowned. "Sensei has seen me without extremities on many occasions, most notably-"
Saitama waved his right hand- his left hand full of the thing that he was trying not to think about. He was holding it in his non-dominant hand. He couldn't help thinking about that, sparing a second's glance at Garou before his eyes were drawn like magnets back to Genos. "Yeah, yeah, not because of Chicken Nugget Genos. Because of this."
He held up his left hand.
Genos frowned some more. It was obvious he didn't have to worry about getting wrinkles. "That appears to be my core."
"Yeah. I've seen it on a few occasions too. That's why I thought, for just a second, that you-"
"Sensei!"
It took him another second to realize Genos was shouting, not because the world was ending again, but because Saitama had started to cry.
"What the hell?" He swiped at his eyes with the sleeve of his suit, which seemed more or less intact, with one notable exception.
"Sensei?" Genos looked worried, which was a little ridiculous considering he was missing about forty-percent of his body. "Are you alright?"
Saitama made the "I dunno'" noise. "I'm not usually a gut-feeling kinda' guy, Genos, but I get the feeling that we just avoided the really bad timeline."
Genos wiggled closer, and Saitama suppressed the urge to laugh if only because he knew it would come out a little hysterical.
"I cannot hug you right now, but you are welcome to hug me if you wish."
"I don't know," said Saitama. "It seems a little one-sided."
Genos looked so mournful that he gave in and laughed anyway.
"I am sorry, Sensei," Genos said woefully. "The best I can do is a headbutt."
He laughed again. "I noticed. You're getting pretty strong, Genos. But I have a better idea." All of these emotions, as if out of nowhere, and Saitama had always been the kind of guy to go with the flow.
He wrapped one hand around what was left of his disciple's waist, the other still clutching that core like his own life depended on it, and pulled Genos for a kiss.
Me getting into OPM thinking nobody main would actually kick the bucket, and then legit the day after I join the fandom chapter 166 drops on my unaware little self
