Race to Fire Mountain: 1 (Future Hero)

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His mom walks over to where he and Izuku are crouched in grass, next to where Izuku’s mom is sitting. He was watching Izuku line up all his action figures while he talked about the different heroes, but mostly different All Mights. His mom has a funny look on her face when she spots them. His palms explode with more light than heat but it’s powerful enough to scare the shit out of those wannabe bullies. When the smoke clears, Katsuki is panting, but he’s alone. He won. He looks down at his hands. They’re shaking. He doesn’t feel scared anymore. He feels powerful.

Mitsuki, please. Can’t you just let him go this time?” Masaru’s exhausted voice drifts over from where he sits on the couch, not bothering to look up from his newspaper. His shoulders are trembling, but he manages to lift his face to stare at her. See? I’m not scared of my own mom. She slaps him again. This time he doesn’t get up.The structure was odd. I’ve read younger demographic books like this before and in spite of being more simplistic due to the nature of the demographic, they usually are paced fairly evenly to make sure each act has a significant event to balance the story out. It will be predictable, certainly, but that's also a part of younger children learning to read and learning how a book generally 'should' be constructed. This book essentially had no middle. It was heavy on the set-up, then heavy on the resolution before hitting a wall. The exploration of the universe i.e. why I should even care about saving Ulfrika or Jarell’s burgeoning love for it, is totally missing. She looks just like his mom pointing out all his flaws. Katsuki hasn’t said a word to her and she already has him pinned down. She’s the type that was born with power, she doesn’t need to steal from others like he does. She’s terrifying. Something disgusting in him desperately wants the girl to tell him he did at least one thing right, at least then he’d feel like a person again. Auntie Inko gives Katsuki clothes to change into, wraps a blanket around his shoulders, and makes them both soup while they watch their favorite All Might movie. When she brings them their bowls, she gives them both a kiss of the forehead. The sensation lingers on Katsuki’s scalp. His mom isn’t smiling on the drive home. Katsuki can feel it in the air he breathes. Her shoulders are tense and she’s gripping the steering wheel. It makes his stomach feel bad. Katsuki wants nothing more than to get rid of the feeling, so he taps his chest gently, listening to the sound of it reverberating in his lungs.

As soon as she leaves, Katsuki bolts up the stairs to his room. Once the door is closed, he climbs into his closet. In the dark, under a pile of clothes, Katsuki cries until his voice is raw. That’s not it! Hey, open your eyes Katsuki, I need you to look at me. Do you still want to play with the doggy?” Of course, Ulfrika has its very own fantastical twist. Talking beasts like Were-hyenas and Painted Wolves roam the kingdom, and there are warriors like Kimisi, Jarell’s loyal friend, who assist and protect Ancients – gods and goddesses of the realm. There are ultra-high-tech gadgets everywhere, like a gauntlet that can whip up mini thunderstorms, or equipment which allows its wearer to cloudport across stretches of sand to their desired destination.

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A lot of people in Katsuki’s life have tried to get him to talk more, but no one has phrased it quite like that before. He eyes Izuku’s All Might toy, and wonders what the kid is trying to get him to say. Auntie Inko smiles when she sees Katsuki. It makes him uncomfortable because it’s different from his mom. It doesn’t fit into his survival method. He should be on guard, he should be ready to hold his ground again, but then he’s in Midoriya's apartment. It’s different down to the scent. The tension in his body is still there, but now it just feels childish enough to ignore. Katsuki realizes they’re going to try and beat him up, or rob him and then beat him up. A surge runs through his body, a burning sensation. If he doesn’t move right now he’s going to freeze up. He can’t be powerless again. The first thing that comes to his mind is his mother’s face before she bites, because she is the one who makes the rules, she is power. When he stops to catch his breath, his body feels weirdly light and floaty. Then Katsuki realizes he’s sitting against a tree. He has no idea how long he’s been here. His mouth is dry and his head is starting to hurt. Stupid, can’t even handle a little exercise. A sense of wonder. The ability to imagine and grow belief in themselves. A lot of the times Jarell has to dig in against all odds – that is something we all could learn from.

Calm down! Stop making such a big deal over nothing!” His mom’s voice hits his ears like needles. “Katsuki stop. Shit!” The piece I submitted was actually awful but Jasmine being Jasmine still gave me some really good advice and it definitely helped as I was already motivated to get better. Later down the line, Jasmine and I caught up again and she asked me to submit some more of my work. By this time I’d like to think I had gotten better and Jasmine started to let me know of some potential opportunities that might be coming up to write in the future. I was all in! I should be stronger than this,” Katsuki chokes out. “Deku is…he’s Deku, he's nobody. I’m not weak like him, I’ll show you.” He wants, desperately, to be praised, to feel normal. When he makes his mom proud, the agonizing void in his gut closes up. For that moment he’s earned the relief, but it doesn’t last. There’s something deeper in him, however. There’s a want in him that’s small but stronger than anything else. The energetic “Superhero” is a long awaited reunion between Metro Boomin and frequent collaborator Future, as the song serves as the first collaborative release from the two artists in five years. “Superhero” also serves as the first official collaboration between Metro and Chris Brown.Do you want to have a playdate with Izuku today? He’s going to be so excited to see your quirk.” His dad asks on the way to school the next morning. His mom smiles and reaches into her bag and pulls out a few more action figures. She ruffles Izuku’s hair and makes sure she knows how many toys he has out so they don’t forget to bring them all home. Katsuki spends the next two hours running around the playground with Izuku and fighting crimes of their making. Izuku chatters on and on, and occasionally asks Katsuki if he wants to say anything. He usually doesn’t, and it takes him a few times to realize Izuku means literally anything, but having the opportunity with no strings attached makes him feel good. He’s never had quite as much fun playing before. Hello Katsuki!” Izuku’s hands tap happily against the bars. “I’m so glad that you like to talk about All Might, the other kids just want to play tag or kagome kagome. Which is fun sometimes but I’m not very good at those games. You want to see my All Might?” Here,” Mitsuki holds out a few more coins. “One more time so you both have one. That’s it though, you get what you get. Don’t be a brat.”