#pickle talk

I actually haven't before !! Not exactly anyway; I do have an idea rattling around in my head about Toshi shortening the "prince of nonsense" nickname to just fondly calling him "my prince" when Izuku is going off on a tangent about something, which always makes him blush bright red and completely forget what he was saying

But! An actual knight and prince AU would be really cute, especially if set in the fantasy world from the third ending.

Toshi would take his duty to Izuku seriously from the time he's born on principle. But as he watches him grow into such a humble, honorable, compassionate young man, that devotion becomes more personal.

Izuku, of course, admires Toshi from a very young age, and almost can't believe such an amazing person would be so dedicated to him. I think his low self esteem would convince him that Toshi is just fulfilling his duty as a knight, nothing more.

Cue lots of pining, and stolen glances, and both parties wanting more but not feeling worthy enough of the other person's affection. Toshi because he's an aging man who probably should have retired years ago, and Izuku is his prince. Izuku because he hates that he feels so physically helpless and because Toshi has to endanger himself for him.

But then Toshi gets his injury while protecting Izuku, and it nearly kills him. Izuku feels terrible about it, cries and apologizes to Toshi at his bedside while he recovers, that he has to suffer because Izuku can't defend himself. At which point Toshi cups his cheek and reassures him he was happy to do it, that he would give his life to save Izuku's if necessary. That if Izuku were to die, then he would surely follow, because he can't imagine going on in the world without him, knowing he had failed him. And finally Izuku understands that Toshi isn't his personal guard out of obligation, but out of love.

My baby had her surgery, it went off without a hitch, and now she is home. War is Over is playing in the background somewhere it feels like lmfao.

Thankfully there don't seem to have been any complications, and the vet seemed optimistic that there shouldn't be any more health problems in the foreseeable future.

Thank you so so so so so much everyone for your good vibes and well wishes. It helped me a lot during this, and I know it helped my lil baby too.

for example, here are some things my physical therapist has said to me over the years:

*while i was stretching* you're like an owl, but.... everywhere

so when you do that, your spine does this thing i call a "five-car pileup"

(at least five times in every single session) *strained* so mobility is clearly not your problem

hiii!! the short answer is YES i have thought about this EXTENSIVELY......the detailed answer is that this is something i want to write So Bad BUT the fic in which i want to write it would be a sequel to another long fic i am still working on (which i've taken a break from for several months for SMHYC and the stay with me series but plan to return to in the new year !!!).

I don't want to say Too Much and spoil the story but the age regression would be Heavily Plot Relevant to that sequel. But trust i am frequently thinking about young muscle form Toshi going to town on Izuku multiple times in a row Because He Can !!

the campus isn't accessible. teachers have a very tiny idea about how disability can affect a student's life, and some act like tiny authoritarians over their classrooms. disability services can be a pain, if it even helps at all.

not to mention the loneliness, and the feelings of inadequacy. everyone around you is doing several activities, clubs, internships, jobs, activism, in addition to full course loads AND a social life, while you're barely managing to be a fulltime student - if that. nobody around you needs help with managing it, so you must be failing, and asking for help feels wrong.