never_theMuse

Why is my bus driver playing mitski???



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    “Hello?” Once again, no words were produced, instead a panicked wail. Frantically scrambling up, Hitoshi immediately realized his predicament as he wobbled on four legs. Four. How could he not recognize his favorite animal?

     

    Holy shit! Holy fucking shit, he was a cat! Catching sight of his actual, real tail, Hitoshi spun rapidly, tripping over his useless legs and finding himself sprawled back on the ground with a pained cry. He was an actual cat.

     

    Hitoshi was a cat.

     

    (Or, Hitoshi gets turned into a cat. He does not have a fun time.)

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    22 Jun 2026

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    The lump in Kotomi’s throat was steadily growing and she let go of the feather, withdrawing her hand from her bag and curling her wings around her shoulders. “Um, Keigo. That's his name. Probably not Takami anymore, but — He’s Keigo.” She blurted, unable to keep it to herself any longer.

    Unconsciously, her hand drifted up to her face, one of her fingers brushing over the markings at the corners of her eyes. “Wait — You mean you know him,” Hitoshi said bemusedly. Kotomi hated that she could tell where he'd decided to turn the question into a statement.

    “Knew.” She corrected quietly. Finally, she tore her gaze away from the TV. “He was my big brother a long time ago. Mom always said he was going to be a hero — I guess she was right.”

     

    (Or, Takami Kotomi clawed her way into the Hero Course despite her rough upbringing, only to discover that not only was her favorite hero her homeroom teacher, one of her classmates was none other than her ex-foster brother.)

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    22 Jun 2026

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    “Why do you care?” Hitoshi finally found his voice, turning his head to avoid looking his teacher in the eyes. Because maybe, just maybe he might have been genuine in his concern. Maybe —

     

    And suddenly, all of Hitoshi's hope shattered at his feet as Yamada gasped, his hand flying toward his face to cover his mouth. The funny part was that Hitoshi hadn't even realized he'd asked a question until his teacher reacted like that. Abruptly, the light in his eyes dimmed. 

     

    (Or, Hitoshi quits his training with Aizawa and pushes him and the Voice Hero away when misunderstandings ensue, all while struggling through every day in an abusive foster home.)

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    21 Jun 2026

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    Ever since Aizawa and Yamada brought home Eri, Hitoshi keeps spacing out.

    One moment he's fine and present and everything is good and the next she laughs or says something or their guardians are paying her attention and Hitoshi loses time and bits of himself.

    He never knows how much time has passed by the time he finds back to himself, but it's clearly not enough to be noticeable, because no one has said anything yet.

    It's just one of his many creepy, annoying quirks, he's sure of it and it's no wonder that no one has noticed yet. Noticing means dealing with it and why would they, when they have their hands full with Eri these days?

    Hitoshi adores her—he thinks he would be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't—but he thinks he also hates her.

    At the very least he's jealous of her, of the attention she's getting, of the family she's getting because her getting all of that means—he won't.

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    18 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 12

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    Hitoshi stares up at the ceiling of the room. It's the middle of the night and he should be asleep but it's not as if Hitoshi expected anything else.

    He barely sleeps and by now he's no longer sure if he's simply wired like that or if his childhood spent in hyper-vigilance has made him like that, but it's not as if there's a chance for him to change it.

    Sleep, to him, comes in twenty to forty minutes bursts; after that he jerks up, as if it's unsafe, as if he needs to check his surroundings in those set intervals and Hitoshi has long since stopped being angry about it.

    Being angry takes energy and he barely has any these days and the little he does have, he needs for something else. Training with Aizawa is exhausting most of the time, a mix of not enough food, not enough sleep and the general struggle of physically training and for a few desperate nights Hitoshi had hoped that maybe that exhaustion would be enough to actually make him sleep.

    What a fool he'd been.

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    18 Jun 2026