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[It's nearly impossible for Katsuki to just say "okay!" and move along. The gears are turning and they're turning fast, and he slowly takes his hand back from Mike to look at those claws closely. Noticing that his skin was a shade lighter, as well.]

...w-why do I have claws..?

[Mike is right in that they should get inside, and he knows in the back of his mind that they need to. It's dangerous to sit around-- another one of those creatures could find them and in both of their states that would be no good. But as he looks at the mangled corpse of the vampire that had attacked him, it starts to settle in properly. The fact that he can see the corpse so well in the dark was another indicator, too.]

...that's... th-that's a vampire. Isn't it? And it... i-it bit me. Really bad.

[And in the usual lore, when you're bit by a vampire and you don't die from it, that can only mean one thing.

To check, Katsuki raises his shaking hand to his mouth. He touches at his teeth, and feels that his slightly sharp canines were extremely sharp now. It pricks his finger when he presses on the tip of one of them, and that's the last bit of information he needs to know that he...

He's been turned.]

..l..let's go.

[He doesn't want to face it yet. So he'll rapidly switch gears, so fast that it's like whiplash when he gets to his feet and tugs at Mike to get up with him.

Mike is hurt, and they need to find somewhere safe. He'll focus on that.]

We'll talk about it when we get inside, okay?

[Katsuki isn't stupid. Mike knows his boy is smart and sharp as a tack. He stands on slightly shaky legs and gently takes one of those clawed hands and leads him back towards Todoroki's home. They need to get inside and get somewhere safe. They can talk and process everything that just happened after. Well start processing.

Being a vampire isn't something one just processes and is fine with. He knows that much about all of this.]

No matter what, you are still you. I want you to remember that. You're still you, Kitkat.

[It'll take a bit to get to Shoto's home, as they live in Sunwaning and are currently more in the middle of Nightwake. But Katsuki will follow after with his one clawed hand holding onto Mike's tightly, either way. They could always find a business or something that's open on the way there, if they need somewhere sooner. Surely there are places open for people to take refuge...]

...I-I'm still... me.

[Katsuki repeats that, but his voice sounds so distant. Like he barely understands what he just said, because his thoughts are elsewhere. Trapped in a swirling storm of mixed emotions as he starts to process bit by bit that he had been attacked, and he had been turned. And this hunger he's feeling definitely wasn't for curry, like it would be normally.]

I.. I don't feel good. I don't like this.

["This" meaning the new reality that's settling in like food poisoning. Making Katsuki's stomach feel like cold, nauseas ice. He can't find any other words to properly describe how he's feeling at the moment, either. His brain was so overflowed with thoughts and fears that barely any words come to the front of his mind, right now.]

Edited (ok ive been trying not to edit this tag but there were parts that were bugging me so bad im so sorry my ocd is like this ghskjgs) 2025-05-20 02:43 (UTC)

Yes. You're still you.

[Mike walks with Katsuki through the dark streets. He could just teleport them but right now his son doesn't need the shock of that on top of everything else. So they'll walk the way to Sunwaning and maybe find a taxi or a flying bus they can take. Or find some place to take refuge. Though there is something else too they'll need.

More blood. Well, with the rioting, Katsuki eating a criminal won't be so bad. And they can always work on controlled feeding. Thank god he's dated a recently turned vampire before.]

I know. It isn't something to like. It's a big change. But it doesn't change who you are. It's...like a status effect in a video game. It...might be permanent but it might not be. ...You are going to need to feed, Kitkat. You need to feed often. Keep yourself full. That way you never have to drink too much, you won't hurt people if you do it like that.

[Katsuki can't help it when big tears start to spill over his cheeks, as he listens to Mike explain to him about his new change. It's easy to just... talk about it like that when it's not happening to you, Katsuki thinks. It's easy to just say "you're going to need to feed" when you're not the one who needs to swap ramen and ice cream for human blood.]

I-- I don't want to.

[Katsuki shakes his head, and pulls his hand out of Mike's grip. Stopping in his tracks as he reaches to wipe at his tears.]

I--I won't! I won't do it! I'm supposed to be a Hero, goddammit! Heroes don't-- we don't hurt other people unless we have to!

[As everything sinks in properly, Katsuki starts to yell. Angry, desperate yelling as he lowers his hand and grips at the front of his shirt with his claws. Tearing holes right into the skull printed on the front.]

How the hell am I supposed to call myself a Hero if I'm going around hunting humans down like prey?! Huh?!! Vampires are Villains! I'm-- I can't be a Villain!

I won't...!

[Mike hates seeing him start to cry. He wants to brush the tears away but Katsuki is already doing that with his new clawed fingers. His heart breaks hearing the way he refuses to listen and feed. He knows it is so much easier for him to say than for Katsuki to hear or even think about but it is a reality. One that is crashing down on his son and threatening to rob him of his greatest dream and his life's purpose.]

Son, not all vampires are villains. There are good vampires too. Just like there are bad ones. You don't have to hunt people to feed.

You can talk to people. You could ask if those you know and are close too would be willing to feed you from time to time. We can see about bagged blood and how that'll work. Or even animal blood.

There are options. ...But refusing to eat is what is going to get you to hurt someone really bad. Refusing to eat is going to let the hunger take over. It won't be you. It'll be like some animal wearing your skin and all you can do is watch as it chooses the blood instead.

[Katsuki doesn't want to listen to Mike, but he has to. He has to because everything Mike says is true, and whether he likes it or not... it'll be worse for him mentally if he ends up snapping and killing somebody. The logic of the situation douses his angry flames almost instantly.

And maybe he's right that there's good vampires. Maybe he's right that they won't have to hunt people down. But right now? He can't accept any of that as possibilities. He just feels... awful. Horrible. Evil.]

...I.. I won't let it take over.

[He says that, but he sounds absolutely defeated. He can't get away from this new fate of blood drinking, and he knows this. As much as he wants to kick and scream and refuse like a petulant child-- he can't.]

I don't want to hurt anybody.

[He'll feed, is what he's saying. He's giving up.]

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I know this isn't easy. But I'm going to be here with you. I'm going to help you in every way I can. I promise.

[Mike gently takes Katsuki's hand and starts to lead him through the dark streets again, if he'll let him.]

I know you don't. And I believe in you. I think you can do this and never hurt anyone. If anyone can do that, it's you, Kitkat.

[Katsuki will let him, but he follows with his head firmly down. Walking slowly, and unable to look anywhere but at his feet. It just feels so... hopeless. And he feels helpless. Even with his dad here to help him every step of the way, as he promises, it's hard not to feel like everything was just... over.

But he'll, at the very least, try not to let it get to him that deeply. He tries to distract his deeper, darker thoughts by listening to what Mike says. How he has the upmost faith in Katsuki to figure out a way to be this monster without having to seriously injure anyone.

Katsuki is still unaware that he was the one who bit Mike, so he at least can feel as though he has a fighting chance. At being a good Vampire, and not one that hunts innocent people down for snacks.]

...why do you keep calling me "Kitkat"?

[Katsuki asks that, as it's a great distraction while they find someone for him to feed off of.]

[Mike is going to be here and help Katsuki through this. He wants to help his son get his feet under him, emotionally and mentally. To help him learn to survive and hopefully thrive in this new state he finds himself. He knows this won't be easy and words are only going to get him so far. They'll get through this, one way or another.

The question does give him pause but he smiles after a couple of seconds.]

Huh? Oh. So in my world there is a candy called Kitkats. They're my favorite. But your name is Katsuki. But also it sounds like Always Winning in Japanese, doesn't it?

[You know. Sometimes the smallest, weirdest things can cheer somebody up. And for Katsuki, it's this dumb little nickname Mike came up for him. It's absolutely true that it sounds like "Always Winning" (Kitto Katsu), and the fact that it's a candy's name at the same time just happened to be a coincidence.

But you know what else is a coincidence that he's finding more amusement in?]

...we have Kitkats where I'm from too. The chocolate ones? With all the weird flavours?

[Their Earth is very similar to normal Earth just. Weird as hell. And in some future timeline that will never be explained by the creator--

Either way. The fact that the two have the same candies despite being universes apart gets a tiny smile from the young vampire.]

It's one of my favourites because of the name. I always thought they were good luck as a kid.

[So it's really funny to him that Mike's nickname was based on that, and not because it was like "Kitty Kat" like he originally thought. That would've been so much more embarrassing...]

[Hearing that Katsuki has them in his world too. Their worlds having something similar, something that binds them, connects them. Which means they can compare and contrast between them now. Which could be both fun and interesting for them both.]

Those are the ones! Let me guess. You like the Wasabi ones, right?

[That has to be one of his favorites. It being all spicy.]

Heh. It's such a good name for a candy. And for you. The stars aligned with it when I picked it, clearly.

I do.

[Of course he'd like the spicy ones the most... his friends find him weird as hell for it, but that's just how Katsuki is.]

And I guess I don't mind the name that much now that I know what it's based on. I thought you were calling me a Kitty-Cat this whole time and it was starting to piss me off.

[That's a lie, Katsuki actually enjoys nicknames even when they're stupid or supposed to be insulting towards him. He usually lets anyone call him anything-- except for Villains, of course. They HAVE to call him Dynamight. Or else.]

What country are you from? America? They've got some weird flavours over there too, don't they?

Edited (forgets part of tag) 2025-05-27 04:02 (UTC)

Called it.

[At least Dad here is learning the flavors his son likes and is remembering. He's good like that.]

I'm glad you don't mind it that much. Like, I get why it could seem like that. And you are kinda cat like sometimes but cats are basically little furry dragons so yeah.

[A shrug. He is pretty sure if Katsuki had an actual issue with the nickname, he would have said something much earlier. His son was not the type of person to withhold his thoughts and opinions on something.]

I was born in America, yeah. We got usual sweet flavors. Lemon crisps is the weirdest flavor I've seen for American tastes. But I've been all over the world. Favorite city is New York. Tokyo is my third favorite. In case you were wondering about Japan.

Candy from around the world is all very different. I think that's the interesting thing. What people count as a dessert or sweet really varies.

[It's.. really cool to learn that Mike has been all over the world. And that his world was actually more similar to Katsuki's than Katsuki had imagined. The rules in each worlds are different-- one run by Heroes, biological super powers, and a tightly run society while the other runs on magic, titles, and fairytale-esque creatures--- but the core of it was the same.

It was still Earth. With the same countries and cities.]

...when the Sun comes back, we should see what kind of candy this place has. I don't think I've ever paid close attention to whatever I chuck in with my groceries.

[Even a boy who doesn't like sweets will enjoy a candy now and then! He can't hide from his childish side--]

Also Tokyo should be higher on your list. It should be number one! I bet it's way cooler than New York and you're just being biased!

[Or maybe Katsuki is being biased?? He's the one who's never been to New York!!]

I'd love to go candy hunting with you. We'll go out when the sun is down or in Nightwake since the sun doesn't shine there. It'll be great.

[He wraps his arm around Bakugo's shoulders and hugs him gently.]

Is that so? I mean, I do have a biased reason for loving New York most. So I can't disagree there.

[Katsuki will lean into that hug. Because he.. really needs it right now. He was feeling hungrier by the second so he knew their next victim had to be soon.]

Well... I dunno about your Tokyo. But my Tokyo is super high tech and cool. And there's Heroes all over the busses and trains and stuff. And on food packaging. And in ads and on TV and in movies.

[He's rambling just a little because he's nervous, and it's a rare habit of his in this kind of state. Plus talking about Heroes is making him feel a little bit better.. so there's that at least.]

It's crazy to me that there's worlds out there without any Heroes. It makes no sense.

[Mike is sure blood will be needed. Which is why he's looking around as they walk. The sounds of someone following them could be actually helpful right now.]

Sounds like my world with celebrities and sports stars. Just with heroes.

When it's your norm, of course it makes no sense. Heroes are a thing of fiction in my world. Well heroes like you. The heroes in my world I guess would be monster hunters but some of them get way too dark. They lose themselves to the hunt.

They become like a horror movie slasher killer.

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