MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

Hawks: Hang on isn't this the second Deku chapter that's titled 'therapy'?

Jana: Yep. Clouds just forgot I guess.

"So are you just gonna sit there in surly silence for the whole session, or are we actually going to talk about what's bothering you?"

"Nothing's bothering me, mutt!" Katsuki snapped. "Maybe I just don't want to talk to an idiot like you, ever thought of that?"

Hound Dog: Yeah, I'm sure I though about it.

Hound Dog chuckled, "Yeah, I thought about it brat, but I figured I don't really care. Besides, you just went through your first real villain attack..."

"Second."

Hound Dog tilted his head, "Second?"

All Might: The sludge villain.

Katsuki was silent for a moment, "The sludge villain. It was like a year ago. I was on the news and everything. Everybody saw."

"Hmm." Hound Dog thought for a moment, "I think I remember something about that. Two kids got caught up in the attack. Who was the other?"

Midoriya: Me...

"Deku."

Hound Dog nodded, "One of the kids ran in to try to save the other. I take it you ran in to save Midoriya?"

A lot of people: Nope.

Katsuki silently stared at the floor.

"Ahhh... I see."

"Yeah." Katsuki huffed. "And then I was just another weak-ass victim again at the USJ."

Inko: No you weren't, Katsuki.

"Are you sure? Because I heard you managed to pin the warp gate. That doesn't sound like a victim to me."

"Thirteen got hurt because of me!" Katsuki yelled. "If I hadn't run in at the beginning, they would have been able to suck up that stupid warp villain. And then I got warped away with *&^$#@ hair, so it would have been my fault if he got hurt too."

Thirteen: Bakugo-

Bakugo: Don't talk to me.

"$&*%# hair?" Hound Dog tilted his head slightly.

"Kirishima." Katsuki grumbled.

Kirishima(delighted): Hey you do remember my name!

Bakugo: Shut up!

"Oh, so he's your friend?"

"We're not friends, mutt!" Katsuki glared at him. "He's just some stupid extra who follows me around."

Hound Dog grinned behind his muzzle, "And yet you know his name."

Mitsuki: Yup!

Katsuki opened and closed his mouth a few times before slouching back into the couch, "Shut up, you stupid mutt."

Hound Dog's laugh sounded like a bark, "Fine brat, we can talk about something else. But just for the record, I'm glad you're making friends." Katsuki gave him a dirty look, but he just laughed again, "Okay, dropping it! But I did want to dig deeper into your guilt about Thirteen getting hurt. Why not blame the warp villain? He is the one that actually hurt them, right?"

Kurogiri: Yes, exactly.

"I still got in the way. I was worse than useless."

"Yeah, maybe at that point, you were. I can give you that. You ran in without thinking, and someone got hurt. There's no point in trying to pretend that didn't happen." Hound Dog said. "That being said, it's your choice where we go from here. We can try to work through some of the guilt you feel about Thirteen's injury, or we can talk through some strategies to make sure something like this doesn't happen again."

Bakugo: Huh?

"What?" Katsuki looked at Hound Dog skeptically, "You're not gonna force me to talk about my feelings?"

Hound Dog shook his head, "I already told you, brat, I'm not here to force you to do anything. If you feel like strategies are going to be more useful for you right now than trying to figure out that tangled ball of emotions you feel, I'm just along for the ride."

Kaminari: Huh Hound Dog seems like a good therapist.

Tsu: Did you think otherwise, ribbit?

Kaminari: Well... he looks... and he shouted at us that one time and I literally couldn't understand anything he said so...

Katuski thought for a moment, "So what? How do I make sure nobody gets hurt because of me?"

Hound Dog shrugged, "I'll be honest, you'll never be able to completely. We're heroes, people get hurt in our line of work, but that doesn't mean we can't target what led to this disaster and fix it. So what happened?"

"You said it yourself," Katsuki grumbled, "I ran in without thinking and someone got hurt."

Shinso: Mm-hm.

"Running in without thinking, hmm." Hound Dog wrote something down. "That seems like something you do a lot. You're a smart kid, brat, I've seen how you fight, but the fact is that when you act without thinking, people get hurt."

"What?" That seemed way too general. "How did we get from Thirteen to whatever the hell it is you're talking about?"

Mei: Relativity.

"Did you ever stop to think when you were bullying Midoriya?" Hound Dog asked pointedly.

Katuski thought for a moment. Had he ever thought about it? Had he ever really stopped to decide to be mean to Deku, or was it just something he did because it felt good in the moment?

(Bakugo paused, thinking about it.)

"Fine, you stupid mutt." He said finally. "Let's say that's part of the problem. How do I fix it?"

Hound Dog smiled, "You stop to think."

Katuski scoffed, "I can see why they pay you the big bucks."

(everyone snorted)

Hound Dog laughed, "I know it sounds simple, brat, but it really isn't. It might be the hardest thing you'll ever do, and you're going to fall a lot of times before thinking first becomes a habit. So I guess it just comes down to if you're up for a challenge?"

Katsuki grinned, "I'm always up for a challenge, you stupid mutt! That's what makes me the best!"

Mitsuki: Yeah, take it on, brat.

Bakugo: I sure will you old hag!