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NO TIME FOR                                 LOSING                                                      WHEN I’M GUARDING

                                                                         OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES!

❝Nothing as interesting as you, really.❞ Nothing could compare to the way his attention was captured by him— Izuku, who only had to stand there to be beautiful. Izuku, who would always claim his undivided attention whether it was intentional or not.

“Different breeds of cats...? The book subject was repeated with a hint of confusion for a moment. “Are you getting a cat for the dorms, Shoto? I mean...I’m sure Aizawa-sensei would let you! He doesn’t mind the bunny we have...” He chuckled, thinking of the white fluffy rabbit upstairs. “Do you have a favourite breed...?”

‘ i’m tanaka, the greatest senpai in the world. and you are ? and you wanna play volleyball, huh ? why didn’t you try out at the start of the year ? ‘ 

“Oh...u-uh, I didn’t say because I was a bit s-shy, and you guys all seemed really good! And since I haven’t played before, I was hesitant to ask if I could - wait, wha!” He wasn’t prepared to be dragged inside the gym, squeaking shyly as he now definitely had a lot of pairs of eyes on him. Most of which significantly taller, audibly gulping before turning back to the boy pulling him along.

    Tenshi glances at Izuku’s scars, they look so similar to the ones on his right arm. Obviously the ninth successor has experienced some trial and error when it came to using One for All, though hopefully he’s since gotten a better hang of it. He traces over one of them while considering what to tell the teen; not wanting to go into detail about what he’s been through.

    “It was shortly after my quirk fused with the power stockpiling one. I had no idea it did anything besides boost my overall health minutely. I…lashed out, there was a white light and the next thing I knew, all the bones in my right arm were shattered.”

Izuku bit his lip, intently listening to the story behind how the First had some mishaps with One for All, too. In some ways, it was rather comforting - hearing that another holder of One for All had trouble managing the raw power. Especially since All Might had been able to handle the Quirk perfectly from receiving the power. “I’m...sorry to hear that.” He murmured quietly, head bowed. “I...I know how much that hurts, as I’ve broken my arms more times than I can count….not to mention my legs..” he exhaled a little. “If it’s okay, how long did it take you to handle the Quirk…?”

“Everybody would think that before you tell them” he certainly would believe that. “ You could say this your quirk - people wouldn’t even question it” 

Everybody is curious about other quirks in some way or another. It probably more extreme if you don’t have yourself. Even with quirks being different from on another. 

“Fun..” he repeated “ You watched the sports festival before?” that was a hypocritical question, he would be surprised if he did not. It looked always more exhausting than fun, though it obviously fun if your just a viewer - but it would be different being a part of it. However, so…

“Yes” this answered came without hesitation, but there was no excitement behind, neither was expression giving off the expression he was - cause he wasn’t. “I gonna pull the rug from under this hero to be - and take their place” it was one of his only chances to move up. Those damn blessed brats…

‘You really think so?’ Of course that was his first question, a little heat coming into his cheeks at the praise from the other student. ‘I...I really don’t think it is a Quirk….my x-rays definitely showed two toe joints.’ A subtle glance down to his foot, thankfully hidden inside bright shoes. ‘I mean, it would be amazing if it was a Quirk….but I’ve spent a lot of time doing this, I guess.’ Also, he didn’t want to be disappointed if his creepy analysing was just...that; instead of a Quirk. He’d seen his x-ray results, after all.

‘Yeah! Me and Mom watch it together every year! I mean, she gets a little worried, especially now I’ll be participating...but I’m really excited to be part of it! And…’ he paused, spooning some more food into his mouth before he continued. ‘I want to show a few people wrong, that I can do it, without a Quirk! Sure, I’ll be using Support Items, but...I want to do my best!’.

Well, he would get his answers soon enough.

Tadashi tilted his head a bit. Izuku was nervous, no surprise. Though he wasn’t open to sharing what had happened yet, very well. “Ah, yeah, he already went on his way home” actually they separated once he told his best friend he was about to catch up with his cousin but either way.  “Besides, it been a while we chatted”

“oh, you know. the usual though nothing all to exciting..though - I think someone had been watching me and the guys at practices…”

“Oh..” Izuku was a little surprised by that, if he was honest - didn’t Takkun and Tsukishima constantly go home together? Still, in a way, Izuku was glad to meet up with his cousin alone. But still...he felt a bit of guilt that the other had abandoned his usual rounding to catch up with him. “A-Ah….you didn’t have to do that…! I mean, it’s really nice to see you, though…” he did miss how close they were when they were kids.

Oh. Oh, no. Izuku froze at the emphasis put on ‘someone’. He started to visibly sweat and gain some heat in his cheeks, suddenly finding his shoes very interesting as he walked along. “A-a-ah, s-s-some-some h-has been w-watching y-y-ou practice?” He stammered, trying to hide the rapidly rising pitch in his words, the nervousness shining through. “T-T-That’s a s-s-shame…. u-uh….m-maybe they j-just wanted to…. c-c-check it out?”