@quirklessrabbit : ❛ we’ll carry through the fear . ❜
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Fear.. Underneath everything that supported their relationship, everything that kept them thriving, was the undoubted fear that lingered on his side of the fence. Had Kaneda expected to gain an inkling of what he felt for the hero years ago, he might have thought twice about half the things he’d done. Or half the people he let himself get in contact with. Even with Izuku as a hero, constantly in the line of danger, there was a fear that he could be directly targeted.
Amazing, though. How the hero can build up such hope in a seemingly hopeless situation. Someone could get hurt by this arrangement alone, and yet when he can just sit out here, hold his lover’s hand to the words of confidence... He can feel that current of confidence wave into him. It’ll work. Somehow, it’ll work. With Kaneda trying to gradually step out of that line of work and throwing more focus at the bar, it was enough to think he can get out of these dangerous circles.
He kisses scarred knuckles of a hand that could carry the world in a single palm. One that could crush it in a heavy blow, and yet simultaneously cherishes those of innocence... as well as a devil like himself.
“Do just about anything for some peace, huh?” A crooked grin. “First we gotta show them we’re not afraid.”