#mini deku

“Yeah, Sensei said the villain’s Quirk will wear off after a week, but since UA’s responsible for this they’re letting him stay in the dorms so they can keep a close eye on him.“ “They figured since you’re his counterpart, maybe you can watch over him better than everyone else.” “Isn’t it cute, though? It’s like he’s your little brother!”

Those were the words spilling out from a few 1-A students when they brought Midoriya to Yamikumo. Thanks to a villain he encountered during his internship, he’s been reverted back to being four years old and was now placed under the counterpart’s supervision. Deku may have more or less been filled in on his situation himself, but that still didn’t change just how confused he was with the whole ordeal. Aside from Kacchan, he just didn’t know anybody else.

What’s even stranger, though, was this freckled teenager now standing in front of him. He looks just like him, save for the purple left eye.

“..L… ‘Little brother’…?” It was all he caught in the flow of conversation, and obviously his young brain could only made so many connections.

“Are—Are you my big brother…? Okaa-san didn’t tell me I have one…”

Yamikumo felt his eyebrow twitch. How on earth did things like this keep happening to people in their dorm? Well, to be fair, this was exactly the kind of thing he’d come to expect in this world.

And now he had yet another headache to deal with. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to help Izukkun out, it was just... Yamikumo didn’t really know how to interact with kids. He’d never particularly liked them, even when he was a kid. But, not liking kids was no reason to be a dick to them, and whether a teen or a toddler, Izukkun was his friend.

He could do without the ‘little brother’ comments, however.

“Er, something like that. We’re a little more distantly related than that.”

He hoped Izukkun didn’t ask him for specifics, and if he did, Yamikumo hoped he’d accept ‘distant cousin’ as an explanation.

“Er, it’s nice to meet you, Izukkun-”

He stopped short. Was it still okay to call Izuku that? As far as his counterpart was concerned, they were complete strangers now. And on that note... Yamikumo turned to Izuku’s classmates.

“Someone’s already told his mom, right?”