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livesoutofspite: (Music Man)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[The answer is instant after the relenting. Like he had it typed out before Bakugo sent his.]

Magic.

[There is a pause.]

I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to.
livesoutofspite: (Uuuuuh)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Says you with your stinky explosions.]

I know a couple people who would do just that.

[Definitely Rinku.]

No parties. Why do you hate your birthday though? There a story there?
livesoutofspite: (How are you THIS cringe?)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Is your mom allergic to fun? Seriously.

Okay question. What kind of attention do you enjoy?
livesoutofspite: (You make me sleepy)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[There is so much in this text message to unpack. Oh boy.]

Can I come visit you, by chance? I want to ask some things and frankly text I think is gonna take too long.
livesoutofspite: (I stopped praying long ago)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Kinda.

[Mike texts and less than a minute later, there is a knock at Bakugo's door. That was fast. Magic is awesome.]
livesoutofspite: (Resting Sad Face)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry about that.

[Mike says as he enters the apartment. His eyes scan the decor, the paintings, and then the toys. His eyes see the cat and he waves at the cute cat. He snaps his fingers and some treats appear on the bed by the cute little cat. He turns and looks at Bakugo. His fingers twitch as he casts one more quick spell on the apartment.]

There. I added the soundproofing spell I did on the castle on your apartment. I can remove it if you want. Just in case.

So. I'll jump to the first concern I have. Your mom. Has she always been violent with you?
livesoutofspite: (Just taking a walk)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Mike listens. The question threw him off. The way he hesitates and it comes back to his Quirk. The controlled explosions with his hands. It's painting a more clear picture of some of it. Still, Mike doesn't like the sound of a lot of it. It's too similar, hits a little too close to home.]

Hm. Alright. But she told you you were too old to celebrate your birthday with your friends at ten. And now the thought of it makes you want to puke.

You want adulation. You want celebrity. Before we talked about romance, you were never interested in anything like that.

Do you know why you want that instead of birthday parties and things like that?

[There is an issue here and he wants to address it. Bakugo craves a certain kind of attention. One that, despite everything that comes with it, can be safer in some ways than close personal relationships, romantic or platonic. He wonders if the young man knows why or if he only knows he wants it.]
livesoutofspite: (Not so sure about this one)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
It is. ...But you can have both. You can quite literally have your cake and eat it too.

[Mike sighs and moves to sit somewhere. He runs his hand through his hair.]

Not wanting a birthday party is totally normal. Not everyone likes parties like that. Wanting instead a part to celebrate you being, Best Hero of All Time, is also normal. I'm not trying to say; hey, you're doing it wrong. But...only chasing the adulation? The celebrity? Wanting to be worshipped and adored and obsessed over might also feel safer. People then care about you without having to actually know or care about them. You don't need to. They just need to give you their adulation and praise and attention.

But there is a dangerous path to that road if you don't temper it. A path where you need more and more. That's how things like a cult of personality can be formed, even without you realizing it. Or you do realize and you like it so much, you keep going. Because it gets you more and more.

I've seen what that path looks like. What worst possible outcome it can lead to. ...That's how my mother operates. The people who follow and obey her do it because they worship her as a god. They do anything she commands because she gives them power, money, access to things they couldn't do themselves. She asks for praise, worship, and absolute loyalty.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it with you I just...want to make sure you aren't about to walk a path you can't come back from. A path many might not be able to walk with you either.
livesoutofspite: (I like Kinky)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[This time it is Mike's turn to listen. He watches the young man as he explains things about himself and his past. Not the whole story but one that Mike can follow. An ego stroked by those around him, by a world and culture who favors such strong Quirks. That obsesses over their power. It would be hard for anyone to not grow a huge head with so much praise.

He is glad Bakugo sits next to him and pats him on the back. That speaks volumes. Mike smiles softly and nods.]


I won't tell anyone that some of the things you say is you being a try hard. And I'll remind myself of that too.

It takes a lot to admit that kind of stuff, that kind of change.

If your mom ever shows up, I'm definitely going to talk to her still. But parents make mistake. What's important is if they learn from them and help their child heal and understand they were mistakes.

I'm glad I don't need to worry about you so much there then. Makes me proud to know that you've already overcome some of that in yourself. And are keeping it in check. That's good work, Bakugo. Keep it up.
livesoutofspite: (Can you say that again?)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mike nods. It isn't okay for his mom to hit him or him to hit her back. Clearly though, Bakugo loves his mother. And that's good. Great, honestly. Love means a relationship can mend into something healthier in the long run. With time and encouragement.]

I'm sensitive to it, I guess. Given my own mother.

I'm not going to give her a lecture or hand her a Parenting Guide for Dummies book or anything. I'm going to just touch base. Tell her what a great kid she has and maybe less smacks and more constructive criticism would go a long way. That's all.
livesoutofspite: (I stopped praying long ago)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-13 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[He would also talk to Katsuki's dad. At least about voicing himself. Even after he sees their dynamic, if they both come to Ellipsa one day.]

I suppose I can. I'd be more surprised if you weren't curious.

Hm. I guess the best place to start is the beginning. My mother is old. And I mean very very old. She was there when Atlantis sank into the ocean.
livesoutofspite: (Am I hearing you right?)

[personal profile] livesoutofspite 2025-04-14 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
She is.

[Mike nods because oh yeah. She's alive.]

My mother has found a few...different means of immortality.

Her first one was drinking vampire blood. It halts the aging process but creates an issue of a bond to the one you drink from. And killing too many vampires draws attention.

So she turned her attention to finding new bodies. Other mages who were strong. And she would steal their bodies and consume their souls.

She did that for centuries. Over and over again, growing more and more powerful. Until she mastered every sphere of magic except Death. She never touched that one. Never has, never will. She won't risk it.

Not since she found Pandora's Box.

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