so i ate myself, bite by bite, & the tears washed me, wave after cowardly wave,

When Kacchan lets him go, moonlight filling Izuku's vision, he finds that Kacchan is already looking away, shoving his hands into his pockets before trudging off-likely back towards the dorms.
Izuku's lungs twist and tangle, bending the curve of his ribs.
His heart hurts.
- - -
I love you and I always will
and I am sorry. What a
useless word.