"Are you ready, or should I talk about about how great you are some more? I can do it for hours you know." I chuckled softly as I moved one of my hands to hold onto Takami's wrist, his hand still holding my neck softly. "Or we can kiss again, either works for me—" he leaned in more as I pulled away, amused.

"I think I'm ready to fly."

"Are you sure you're sure, because I can totally reassure you if needed," he said as he went in for another kiss but was stopped when I laughed and put my finger against his lips.

"I'm sure lover boy," I said, moving my finger to quickly peck his lips with my own.

He smiled at me and kissed me again before taking a few steps back.

"Okay. Do your thing."

I submerged into my headspace, clicking my personal file and opening up "quirks."

Opening up Takami's quirk, I paused.

Now or never.

I selected 'active.'

Blinking, I saw Hawks in front of me.

"Well?"

"It's active, but it might take a moment since it's a mutant quirk and my body has to make bones, give a second."

He nodded and waited, both of us staying silent.

A searing pain ripped through my back and I screamed in pain.

"(Y/N)!"

Takami held me up before I could fall to my knees, my head falling forward and hitting his shoulder. The pain continued for a moment, burning and scraping like an animal was trying to break through my skin.

"What's happening?" He asked, wrapping his arms around my waist to hold me up, "why are you screaming?"

The pain finally started to dull and I stopped screaming, resorting to gripping Takami's shoulders and panting.

"I think-" I gasped for air, "I think that was my body making bones."

"Holy shit," he breathed, and I felt his hot breath on my bare back.

"What?" I asked.

"Look, if I had known this would be painful, I wouldn't have done it, but— wow. Can- can you stand?"

I nodded into his shoulder and started to lean on my own feet instead of Takami's body. He helped me shift my weight, kissing my shoulder as reassurance.

Letting go of his shoulders as he let go of my waist, I leaned back from him.

Promptly falling backwards on my ass.

I yelped slightly as I hit the ground, shutting my eyes out of reflex. I heard Takami repress a laugh.

Something weighed me down.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah just confused," I said, opening my eyes and turning back.

"Holy shit!" I yelled upon seeing brilliant red wings sprouting from my back.

I didn't expect to actually work!

Slowly, I reached out my left hand to touch my right wing, feeling the feathers unseen my fingertips.

"Woah," I breathed.

"Feather..." Takami trailed off and I looked over to find him smiling. "They look amazing on you."

"Amazing as they may be, I can't stand at the moment. How do you balance with these things?" I asked, trying to not look at the literal wings on my back.

"Ok, woah," he said, sitting down cross legged in front of me, "let's work basics. Can you try to move them?"

"I can try," I said, looking back at them again.

Ok, just move them, it's like an extra limb, it's not hard.

I tried to lift my right wing, but it stayed dangerously still.

An extra limb you've never used in your life.

"Oh!" Takami exclaimed, "here, let me do this."

He came around behind me and gently placed his hands on the top of my wings.

"wOah—" I said, feeling his hands grip the wing and start moving it up and down, extending it and putting it back behind me.

"You okay?"

"It just... feels... weird..." I tried to explain. "I feel like I'm having to relearn how to use a limb."

"Well, you kind of are. Except for the fact you're learning for the first time, not relearning. It might take a while since you're using muscles you literally didn't have five minutes ago."

"That's true. Look at that, Takami is actually making sense for once, call it a miracle."

"No need to mean babe, that was uncalled for."

"Says you."

"Rude."

I laughed under my breath as Takami kept moving my wings for me. I could feel the new muscles in my back stretch for the first time, and it was the weirdest thing I have ever felt.

"Ok," he said as he pulled his hands away, "try to flex the muscles I just moved."

I did as he said, my head turned towards my right to watch.

The wing moved. It actually moved.

"There you go!"

"Holy shit," I whispered.

This is the weirdest thing to ever happen to me, holy crap.

"It's actually..."

"You can do it, see?" Takami exclaimed in pure joy as he gripped my shoulders. He shook me lightly and kissed my shoulder again.

It was reassuring in a small way. A simple gesture that put me at ease. It was calming and lovely, and it made my chest warm.

"She can be taught," I muttered, smiling to myself.

"I'm so excited to share this with you, you know." Takami said, resting his chin on my shoulder. I tore my gaze away from the wing that I was still moving and looked at the hero, chin propped on my shoulder and staring at me like I was his everything.

Did I want to be his everything?

Was I even ready for a relationship right now?

I shot Shoto down because I wasn't ready, I couldn't handle a romantic relationship. Besides, I didn't know if Tomura was still watching me and if he was, how would he like me dating a hero if he threatened to kill me over just being in a hero school?

But now—

"I've fallen madly in love with you."

"Well maybe you're different and shit!"

"Would that be such a bad thing?"

"Oh my god I just kissed Shoto's crush."

"You're perfect."

—my heart isn't the only one at stake here.

There are other people who feel the same why about me as Takami, and I know they'll be heart broken if I start dating someone else. I can't do that to them.

Who am I to hurt people I care about like that?

Who am I to hurt people?

Who gave me the right?

I can't start dating Hawks, wether I wanted to or not.

There's too many people to think about.

Too many people at risk.

THE WAY THE REST OF THE CAST CALLS ME "NEWBIE" AND "THE GEN Z" IS SENDING MEEEEEE

Fun Fact: When (Y/N) told Iida "she's done it before and she'll do it again" (in reference to her mother convincing someone to propose) she was referring to when her mother once manipulated a boyfriend into proposing.

Currently thinking about that time a girl slapped her friend's hand away from mine so she could play with my rings😃 (I have so many similar stories from that day, it's concerning.)

Reminder: It's gonna be ok. You're gonna be ok. I promise, this is not the end. It'll look up, I promise you. I love you, stay strong. 💞💞

If you understand the reference I dropped in this chapter and/or know who originally said the line just know that I love you.

Over and out.