𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐍

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❒ title : the boogie man

❒ word count : 1381 words

❒ time taken : 1 day

❒ genre : horror and suspense

❒ :warning: WARNING : mentions of gore

❒ :copyright:

❒ tags : #CuratorReview

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❒ intro :

hello there again! i made this pretty late compared to other peeps but here is my entry piece for the urban legend challenge. it was actually pretty fun to write! i chose the boogieman and had decided to have izuku as the main character. if you didn’t know, there are three different versions of the boogieman. one, the boogieman who frightens children into behaving. two, the boogieman who protects people and punishes the guilty ones. and three, the boogieman who kidnaps children and eats them. i think ya’ll know which one imma go for hehe. i hope you guys enjoy reading it because i had a great time writing it!

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❒ synopsis :

After a weekly beat up from Katsuki Bakugou, Izuku Midoriya goes home in hopes to relax and rest. Though instead, a ghastly figure is waiting for him to wake up.

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐍

the boogie man .

        “A-Ah!” The green haired teen’s voice hitched as his back was pinned against the school wall. Middle school was absolute hell, there was no doubt about it. Simply having classes and asshole teachers was enough to make a student wail out, though Izuku Midoriya had it quite differently. Not only did he have teachers who were absolutely horrible at their job, he also had a target on his back. The person targeting him? That would be none other than Katsuki Bakugou, probably the most popular thirteen year old in the whole school.

        “Oh, shut up Deku.” Katsuki hissed, the heat of his breath hitting onto Izuku’s cheek. His two goons were on either side of him, arms crossed over their chest as if they were the blond’s body guard. Izuku let out a yelp when feeling a pain come to his stomach. Katsuki had punched his abdomen, punching another time and then once more.

        While being punched, Izuku couldn’t help but wonder where everything went wrong. When they were little, they weren’t close or anything like that, but they could manage one another. Yet, years later, here he was, the freckled boy almost being beaten down to the ground by someone he had called a “friend”.

        “Can you imagine being such a damn nerd? It hurts my head just thinking about it.” Katsuki said, pushing the much more smaller green haired boy. “Just stay out of my way Deku. You should just do everyone a favor and stop showing up to classes, it’s not like anyone would care.” The blond continued on, letting out a laugh before trudging out to the front of the school.

        At least it’s over. Izuku wrapped his arms around himself, completely understanding that he’d get some bruises on his stomach the next day. His arms were dusted with dirt, so was his face. The boy stood up slowly when hearing the footsteps getting softer and then becoming nonexistent. Izuku held onto his backpack straps before shuffling home.

        On his walk to the station, the plain boy’s mind wandered. What had Izuku done for Katsuki to hate him? Even when the blond began to bully him and drift away, Izuku made attempts to continue being a friend. It was in his heart to still have that connection... but even after being rejected and beaten up on multiple occasions, Izuku still continued with his efforts.

        The ride home wasn’t too long, the sun was barely setting down when he arrived to the small apartment he lived in. “Mom, I’m home.” Izuku said into the house, locking the door behind him once entering inside. Small footsteps could be heard, and the small woman appeared from the corner.

        “Oh Izuku! Are you okay?” She had asked, his mother always worried for him. There wasn’t a day that ed where she wasn’t worried for him; Izuku loved her for that.

        “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just going to shower and then head to sleep.” The boy said softly, the corner of his mouth sending his mother a small smile to assure her that he was in fact fine. “But what about dinner?” She asked, her hands were pressed together as she spoke. Izuku shook his head slightly; he wasn’t hungry at all. Honestly, he just wanted to rest up.

       After the warm shower, Izuku felt a lot better. His muscles hadn’t been this sore and tender for weeks; Katsuki really put his all in that one. The green haired boy quickly got into his bed and shut his eyes. Sleep did take a while to arrive, as usual, though when it came, it consumed him whole.

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       The howling of the wind was what woke him up, that’s what made Izuku sprout out of bed in an instant. The window was open. Had he left it open that morning? His breath had grown heavy and his hands clutched onto the bedspread. Was he... sweating? The male gently touched his forehead to confirm that the small beads were present; maybe it was just a nightmare? Well, that’s what he would have thought if he didn’t feel so sore in his abdomen area.

        His attention was now focused on a tapping sound coming from the window, just a tree branch. Though still, that had been pretty creepy. Izuku rubbed his eyes before getting out of bed, the green hair on his head flopped over his eyes. He took a look around outside; nothing seemed out of place or unordinary. The boy grasped onto the window and quickly pushed it down, the sound of the wind seemed to have gone away which was good news. “I can finally get back to sleep.” Izuku mumbled to himself.

          “I don’t think so kiddo.” A raspy voice from behind had spoken. Izuku’s body turned almost instantly, his heart pounding harshly against his chest when he saw what kind of demonic creature was in his room.

        Razor sharp teeth, with claws on his fingers. Beside the teeth on his face, it seemed as if he had sunken holes for eyes. A nose wasn’t visible, and he seemed to have no clothes. His skin looked rough, with bumps all over him. In an instant, his tongue protruded out, licking the corner of his mouth. “What an incredible side dish you’ll make.” His voice was scratchy and hoarse, though it nearly roared in Izuku’s ear.

       Before the green haired boy could move, a grasp to his wrist grabbed his attention. Izuku was then grabbed by the stomach, a yelp coming out of his mouth, before being completely knocked out.

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       When the boy came back to life, he immediately tried getting up though the attempt was unsuccessful due to the rope wrapped around him. Small whimpers came out of his mouth as he vulnerably tried to get out of the tightness.

        “Even in near death, you still make an appearance, you damn nerd.” The voice was so familiar, had he been taken too?

        “Kacchan?” Izuku said softly, tears were spilling past his cheeks and rolling down to his neck. “Why are you here?” The green haired male asked, continuing to struggle against the rope.

        “There’s no use. I’ve been trying for hours. There’s no way in hell you’ll make it out of here before I do.” Katsuki spoke, a grunt escaped past his lips.

        “You foolish children speak way too soon.” There it was again, the raspy voice. Izuku had heard stories, stories of the Boogieman. The man who will come into your house, kidnap you, and then eat you. The whole side dish comment made sense now... The boy couldn’t die. No, not yet. He had so much to live for... so much more he wanted to do.

        “Get us the hell out of here, bastard.” Katsuki growled. Yup, that blond was crazy enough to go wild on just about anyone, especially someone threatening his life. The larger man in front of them laughed. “You’re too funny kid.” He began to make his way forward.

       “I kidnapped you for one reason, and one reason only.” He muttered under his breath. “No one on this planet deserves the treatment you’ve given others.” His words were swift and emotionless. “Making people suffer with your words and actions isn’t very tasteful of someone, young man.” The footsteps steps stopped. “But, God Almighty, I’ll eat a tasteless child any day to protect those who need help.”

        With that, the creature moved his arm up, and then brought it down roughly; a splattered sound was audible. Izuku has seen it all. The fear is Katsuki’s face, the way the claws to this demon had ripped open his throat... the blood that had splattered on his face. “He’ll be for dinner.”

        The man looked at Izuku, the smirk growing widely. “It’s your turn, young man.” He snarled. The green haired boy’s eyes widened. Then... his whole monologue, it was all a lie? He was only killing and feeding for himself. Izuku didn’t even condone his bully being murdered in such a heinous way.  

        “I just wanted to make you feel a bit better before offing you. You really are such a crybaby Izuku Midoriya.” He said, watching as more tears poured past the young boy’s face.

        “Look away, this will only hurt a little bit.”

FIN

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