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Pushing It Down (and Praying) by PatriciaStacey
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
21 Dec 2025
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Summary
In the back of his mind, Katsuki Bakugo always knew he was worthless.
He knew he was worthless when his quirk came in at 4 years old, and rather than celebrating, his mother cried.
“How am I meant to take care of you,” she screamed between sobs, “when I know you could destroy everything you touch?”He knew he was worthless when he was 7 years old and he broke his mothers most expensive vase. She slapped him across the face and said it herself.
“Katsuki!” She hissed. “You worthless little piece of shit!”Up until he was 11, though, the thought had simply been in the back of his mind.
Up until he was 11.
11.
His parents had had a particularly bad fight.
His father just wanted to “blow off some steam.”
He “didn’t mean anything by it.”
Or at least that’s what he told him the morning after.
But Katsuki knew. He knew it meant something.
He knew from the bruises on his body in places bruises shouldn’t be. He knew from the steady ache between his legs that didn’t leave for days. He knew from the blood staining his sheets. And he knew from the way that no matter how hard he tried, for some reason, he couldn’t cry.
He knew that he was worthless.