“Look at him, how small he is, how utterly helpless he is, all because you were so weak.” A deep voice rang through the void as a man dressed in a suit and odd life support mask held a muscular young boy by the head, forcing him to gaze upon the broken and skeletal body of the greatest hero. Of his hero.

Katsuki wanted to scream at the man, to tell him to die, to say anything at all... but not a word left his mouth. There wasn’t a sound in this odd void aside from the slow, sickening cracking of the boy’s skull as All For One tightened his grip until it all went black.

Katsuki jolted forward and frantically looked around, breathing heavily. “Dammit Katsuki, it’s just a stupid dream...” his eyes settled on the clock, seeing that it was 4:am. He slowly stood and stretched, his black tank top rising to reveal his abs.

“Might as well grab some cocoa...”

In another room, Momo Yaoyorozu found herself back at the Nomu Warehouse and surrounded by the bloodied, broken bodies of the boys with Kirishima’s hardened corpse on top of her.

She could hear the deep, fear inducing voice of All For One accompanied by the sound of loud foot steps heading her way, though she couldn’t tell what he was saying since her focus was on the still warm blood pooling on and around her.

Even in the poor girl’s thoughts she was unable to form a coherent sentence until she felt the body on top of her lift up.

“H-he’s moving! He’s alive!” Momo’s mind spoke before she had turned to see the truth. “No!! No no no!!” She screamed aloud as she came face to face with the large, green skinned Nomu once again, Kirishima’s torso in its hand.

Within an instant the “man” known as All For One stood above her, his food resting on her stomach and pushing down a little.

“Good work, I think you’ve earned a treat!” The masked man petted the Nomu like a dog as black, blade like tentacles emerged from his spine and quickly stabbed the young heroine to be, glowing red as they stole her quirk away from her.

All Momo could do was let out a blood curdling scream as she felt her body burn from the inside until it felt like her very heart was missing, though she knew it was impossible with how fast it was beating.

“Thank you for your quirk, Miss Yaoyorozu. I assure you I’ll put it to better use than you could ever hope to.” All For One chuckled as he casually strolled away while the green skinned Nomu licked its lips and picked Momo up.

The last thing Momo saw before waking up was the monster lowering its mouth onto her head. As for the last thing she heard? The crunch of its powerful jaws clamping down on her skull.

Momo awoke with a jolt and small scream, frantically looking around her tidy room and checking every possible spot a monster could hide in.

Katsuki had been in the kitchen area, making a pot of hot cocoa when he heard a scream and ran towards the source, throwing Momo’s door open without thinking.

“B-Bakugou!” The girl blushed softly, having instinctively made a cannon when she heard the door open. “Don’t you know it’s polite to knock?” Her hands stayed on the cannon, paranoid he might be a shapeshifter.

“Don’t you know it’s a dick move to scream at 4:am?” He sighed as he looked at the cannon and its owner. “What the hell were you screaming about anyway?”

“I... I had a bad dream...” She spoke softly as her eyes drifted away from his, afraid that the boy would find her weak and childish for such an answer. “Why are you up at 4 in the morning?” She put on a brave face and raised an eyebrow.

“Same as you...” he admitted, noticing that the usually calm and composed girl seemed rather afraid under her demeanor. “Since you’re up anyway you might as well come with me to grab some hot cocoa so you don’t freak out again.” He wouldn’t allow himself to admit he didn’t want to be alone after living the same scene for the hundredth time.

“Hot cocoa... that sounds nice.” She let go of the cannon and walked towards the usually ruder young man with a soft smile on her face.

Katsuki couldn’t help but to smile ever so softly as the two made their way to the kitchen area, partially due to Momo’s smile being infectious, partially due to just having someone with him, and partially because he found the girl to be rather cute.

“Did you get down the tiny marshmallows?” Momo asked as they arrived in the small, cozy kitchen area, designed to feel like the kitchen at home to the students.

“Duh, What the hell kinda question is that?” He tossed her the bag as he began to pour a couple mugs.

Momo made sure he wasn’t watching before she started eating the marshmallows right out of the bag until Katsuki brought the mugs for her to add them to. “Couldn’t wait huh?”

“Oh hush...” She laughed a little as she added plenty of marshmallows to the identical All Might themed mugs before claiming the one with the most marshmallows for herself and taking a sip.

“Dammit Ponytail, I wanted that one.” He teased her a little before he took a sip of his cocoa while he led her out to the couch.

“Is Ponytail an appropriate nickname? My hair is down.” Momo teased back as she and Katsuki sat right beside each other. Perhaps their getting along was due to them being tired, or perhaps it was just natural and they were just now spending time together. But no matter the reason, they were sitting together under a blanket as they sipped their cocoa in a content silence, both feeling oddly safe near the other.

“So... your dream... what did you see?” Momo asked after awhile, curious as she looked at the blonde.

“... All For One.” Katsuki replied slowly, clearly not wanting to go into detail.

“Oh, I see...” She replied quietly as she put her hand on his shoulder, a soft and reassuring smile soon forming on her lips. “Baku- Katsuki... I think it was really amazing how brave you were that night.”

“I don’t need your damn pity.” He immediately went on the defensive as his intense red orbs met her feline like grey eyes.

“You think I pity you? I admire you. Not only are you the best fighter in class but you’re also one of the smartest people in class. You refuse to be defeated, and I think that’s one of the main reasons you’ll be the next number one.” She spoke with a soft tone as she tenderly held his spare hand with her own.

“I-I...” Katsuki’s cheeks began to redden as he stared at the girl holding his hand before holding hers back. “What about you?”

“He was in mine too... him and one of his Nomus...” She spoke very quietly, starting to shake as she remembered the sight of her fellow members of the so called ‘Bakugou Rescue Squad’ lying lifeless around her. “B-But the worst part was seeing their faces... they looked so real, like they really did die t-that d-d-day...” she sounded like she was going to cry at this point.

He didn’t even realize he had wrapped her in a tight embrace until he felt her snuggle into him, resting her head on his shoulder.

“Everything is gonna be fine... that bastard won’t hurt us, not again.” He spoke softly while rubbing her back tenderly, honestly trying to make the girl feel better.

She slowly wrapped her arms around him as she began to gaze into his deep red eyes, both of them feeling content and safe with each other’s company even without words.

Of course, that didn’t stop Katsuki from speaking up. “You know how you said I would be number one one day? You better not make it easy for me.”

“What do you mean by that?” Momo asked as she tilted her head quizzically.

“It means you’re one of the three people standing in my way, so you better be ready to settle for number two.” He explained, the softest of smirks on his lips. “And before you start with your self doubting bull shit, You’re smart as hell, you’re determined as hell, you have amazing strategies, even when you give up on yourself you still believe in your team, and you’re a pretty good fighter when you’ve got a weapon.”

“I-I... thank you.” She smiled rather brightly, unknowingly leaning closer to his face as she let out a small yawn. “I think this morning has ended up much better than I expected it to...”

“Whatever, Hairdown.” Katsuki rolled his eyes before brushing a little bit of her hair out of her eyes and leaning forward, placing a small kiss on her cheek. “You wanna crash in my room?”

“Y-y-yes please!” Momo blushed as red as her hero costume as she nodded her head rapidly.

“Stop being so damn cute...” Katsuki grumbled as he scooped the girl into his arms and slung her over his shoulder. “Comfy?”

“I... suppose.” Momo couldn’t help but to giggle as he carried her back to his room.

The next morning, Momo awoke to the feeling of being softly shaken by Katsuki and the sound of him saying “Wake up the hell up, Yaoyorozu.”

She let out a gentle yawn as she sat up and took a quick look around the room before hopping out of the bed. “You don’t mind to walk me to my room so I can change, do you?”

“Not as long as you don’t mind me walking you to breakfast after.” He teased her in a much more playful manor as he opened the door for her.

“Oh, I wouldn’t mind at all.” She held his hand as they left his room, only to be interrupted by the sound of a pink alien’s loud gasp.

Mina and Izuku blinked a few times, unable to believe they were seeing Momo and Katsuki acting like a couple. “Are you two sleeping together?! Wait till everyone hears about this!” Mina exclaimed excitedly.

Izuku was still blinking and futility attempting to wrap his head around what he was seeing. “Nope, not asking.”