✉ @shocksugars said: "Hey, Midoriya..." All familiarity and friendly tone no longer present. "You don't really think people like my mom are bad right? She's a pro hero and I don't want to think you actually hate her or think she's bad or want to hurt her... you aren't really like that right?"
Ah, what an awkward question... There was a reason he avoided his classmates whenever he could - he could sense the lack of friendliness from Kaminari immediately, and he's just left wishing he'd stayed in his room. Of course he'd catch him off guard with a tense conversation like this one of the few times he left today...
Not that he can blame the other for his cold attitude towards him. After all, even if he'd been "saved", "reformed", whatever label they wanted to put on him... He was still a former villain. He couldn't expect his classmates to feel the same about him after his unwilling return - part of the reason he was so insistent on just keeping to himself. He didn't belong with the others. He should just be left alone...
And yet here he is, having to answer to Kaminari out of the blue.
"Um... Well, I've never met your mom, so... I can't really speak to whether she's a good person or not. If you say she is, then I'll believe you. It's not my place to decide that." He shrugs a little, unsure of how to answer a question like that about someone he didn't know outside of his research on pro heroes. "I don't want to hurt anyone, so I don't see why it'd be any different in her case..."
"If you're asking what I think of pro heroes in general... I guess I don't know anymore." He keeps it vague, casting his gaze aside as he remembers the counseling sessions he'd been going to - he could hardly describe how he felt after hours of talking to a professional, so how could he sum it up right here for a classmate? His thoughts have felt so mixed up since he came back... He's not sure which side is right anymore, honestly - but he's not about to admit that to him.
"I've had a lot of good experiences with heroes, but I've had a lot of bad experiences too. That's all I can really say about that. Whether or not they're a good person... I don't think that's determined by something as simple as hero or villain status."










