•*•*• SHIGARAKI could not believe what he was hearing. he looked at chō's face again, just to make sure she wasn't joking.

'I'm dying'.

"why?", shigaraki managed to breathe out.

"my quirk...when I heal someone, it shortens my life", chō explained.

he should've known, he should've known!! all the signs were there and he was just too oblivious! how did he not catch all the times she coughed. it wasn't because of the dust, it was because she was...she was...dying.

"please...listen to me tenko. I don't have much time to tell you, I can feel it", chō softly said as shigaraki was still holding her.

shigaraki has never felt more broken. it was like his past all over again. she's abandoning him. even after she promised she wouldn't. how dare she! show dare she....make him feel like this...

shigaraki started to tremble. he felt...felt so...he couldn't even explain how he felt. it was such a foreign yet nostalgic feeling. the feeling of losing someone.

chō looked up at shigaraki. she never meant for this to happen. it was just....fate.

chō brought her hand up to shigaraki's cheek. she wiped his tear away. shigaraki held her hand, tightly holding it. she was looking more pale than usual. it was not good.

he held chō tighter. he held chō closer. he worried that if he had let go, she'd just disappear into thin air.

shigaraki was never a man to show his emotions other than pure rage or irritation. but now, now he was crying.

crying over his dying lover.

"tenko...", chō mumbled out.

"I-I'm listening", shigaraki managed to stutter out.

"you have such a beautiful face. if only...you put on some lotion....and c-chapstick", chō joked.

she then felt tears of her own, trailing down her face.

"kiss me...please...tenko", chō pleaded.

shigaraki nodded, wiping all his tears away. he leaned down and kissed her forehead. he then moved down to her lips.

it was the one kiss they shared that held so much emotion. it was overwhelming.

it was sweet.

it was bitter.

it was salty.

it was...passionate.

"I...love you...forever and ever. tenko, I love you so much", chō whispered as her last breath faded into the warm air.

"I...I love you too, chō. I....I...I love you so much", shigaraki said, with tears streaming down his face now.

he held chō's body closer. he had lost so much in just one night. he had lost her smile. her laugh. her combing his hair and signature hair clips. her force feeding him sweets. her touch. her compliments. her kisses. her hugs.

and most importantly, her love for him.

shigaraki found a letter under emi's pillow. he took it and opened. skimming through it, it had told him that there were more letters for the others, and that her last wish is for him to disintegrate her.

to set her free.

as desired, shigaraki kissed his lover one last time. he took the gloves off, touching her arm.

she slowly turned into dust particles. the wind blew, lifting up every last bit of chō. no debris was left as now, she was finally free.

shigaraki put his gloves back on. he picked up emi and the letters. walking back to the base, he did as told and handed everyone their perspective notes.

"tomura, why are you—"

shigaraki left for his futon before anyone else could pester him with questions.

taking the letter, the rest of the league opened it.

'dear spinner,

you're so cool! haha, for real! you remind me of raphael from ninja turtles!! anyways, it's honestly sad to say, but I can't talk about stain with you anymore.

believe me when I say this, continue following your beliefs. it's yo own skin mama! ain't nobody gonna tell you what you can or cannot do. and no one's allowed to tell you how uncool you look because I said so!

anyways...'

spinner felt tears running down his face as he read it. he hasn't cried since young, and now, a mere letter is bringing him down to his knees.

'dear kuro,

you don't have to worry about me stealing your wallet anymore!! please, take good care of tomura. I know you've been doing that since forever, but knowing that man child, it's going to be rough after this.

thank you...thank you so much for accepting me. I really owe you.

don't...'

kurogiri for the first time ever, felt human emotion soaring through him. he felt himself feeling regret for not noticing earlier. if only...if only he knew.

'dear compress,

you know I'm about to put the fun in funeral. haha, I'm so funny....

anyways, I suppose this is goodbye until we meet again. don't worry, my soul will still be here to clap when you tell your amazing puns.

don't forget to spill the tea occasionally. I really really...'

compress refused to take his mask off. he didn't want anyone seeing him cry. he couldn't believe it himself. but the girl, was indeed gone.

'dear magne,

be the queen you are! don't let anybody define you. I think you're beautiful!! I'm so glad I brought you back to life. I don't know what I would've done without you.

thank you, for being...'

magne sobbed as she read the rest of the letter. she couldn't believe her eyes.

'dear himiko,

thank you so much for being such an amazing friend. I'm sorry, I'm sorry for not telling you. it was hard...it was difficult to tell you.

but don't fret! as I'll be watching over you all. make sure you take good care of yourself. I won't be there to heal all your bloody cuts now.

I know you like red, but...'

toga cried so hard. she wanted to go on a killing spree. just to end all the pain and suffering. but she couldn't. she couldn't even bare to pick up her knife right now.

'dear twice,

thank you for setting everything up. trust me when I say, you're one of the most helpful people ever. I believe that you're the real you.

and sometimes, it's okay to not fit in.

continue to take care of yourself and I believe that you and the league will do great wonders one day...'

twice clenched the note tightly. he didn't know what to do or how to feel. he wished that all of this was just some sick prank.

'dear dabi,

miss me yet? anyways, please continue to help tomura. I know you two don't get along. but with you by his side, I can see great destruction happening.

I know you don't let people in easily. and that's okay. everyone has their own beliefs.

but I ask for you to give it a chance. give one chance to feel like a family again...'

dabi burned the letter with his blue flames. he didn't need some random girl telling him what to do. although the physical words were gone, they were etched into dabi's brain, into dabi's heart.

"tomura—"

"go away!"

"chō left something for you", kurogiri said, placing the phone onto the futon.

once kurogiri left, shigaraki took the phone. he unlocked it and searched through it.

he stopped once he saw this picture of her. smiling.