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[At first, Izuku didn't think it could get worse, but it definitely just did. It was bad enough without Minato having seen his mom in that state as well. Just thinking about it, if it were him in that situation, he knows that memory would have bothere him, too.

Izuku keeps his hand there, squeezing Minato's just a little as he gathers his thoughts. I'm here for you, that gesture says. And it's just as well that Izuku's eyes are already red from crying earlier because he knows the tears will come again.]

It must've been awful, remembering something like that. [Then, he adds fierceley--] I'm glad you figured it out, Arisato-kun.

[It's true that at the time, it was awful. And even now, it's a lot for Minato to process. But he's grown a lot since then. He understands even better than he did back then, and with every day, he feels as though he understands a bit better.

If he had a regret (and he doesn't), it would just be that he wasn't able to do what his mother had been so happy to see--that he wasn't able to live longer for her.

But he made his choices, and he doesn't regret that.

So, quietly:]

I'm okay now--but thank you, Midoriya-kun. I do feel a bit better now that I've shared... I hope that you do too, even if just a little.

That's good. [He smiles at Minato now--it's genuine, even if it's not as bright as it usually is.] I...feel a little better, too. What happened at Kamino ward that night... people don't like to talk about it a lot, you know?

[Izuku doesn't blame them. They'd lost their Symbol of Peace that night, after all.]

And since it was showed everywhere...it just seemed like people didn't feel a need to bring it up either, aside from the change in rankings.

Of course... it makes sense.

[A hugely terrible thing had happened, a hero that everyone had looked up to had suffered like that while also having a big secret revealed...]

... But I'm glad you don't have to carry it all on your own, either. That's definitely the sort of burden that should be shared.

[Izuku nods slowly. What had happened to All Might had hit them all hard--the only person he's ever talked to about this before was Bakugou. And that wasn't his choice at all.]

Arisato-kun, have you ever talked to anyone before about... what happened to you?

About my parents, you mean...?

[Minato just shrugs a little, tilting his head.]

I don't know that there was ever really a need to. A lot of people have been through a lot of painful things in their lives, so I guess there was never any real reason to bring it up.

[He's pretty okay with it, though, despite that.]

Yeah. [He's quiet, turning Minato's words over in his head.] I guess that makes sense. And it's not something you can bring up casually, either.

Either way...I'm glad you were willing to share it with me, Arisato-kun.

Yeah... I'm glad you were able to share with me, too.

[It...does feel a little lighter, doesn't it? He feels like he does, anyway.]

I guess I'll head off now. [He's sure they both have plenty to think about.]

But... I really am glad we did this.

I'm glad we did, too, Arisato-kun. [He smiles at him from across the table.]

It feels like I know you a little better now.

I feel the same way about you, Midoriya-kun.

[A nod, and:]

I'll talk to you later.

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bye izuku.]

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