Eri hasn't been adopted yet and they haven't even battled against Overhaul yet.

Even with everything going on, Aizawa still can't catch a wink of sleep. He reeks of sleep deprivation and his eyes pray to close for a solid amount of time, but with worry over Shinso high, his mind's willingness to sleep is at a low. He sighs and carefully climbs out of bed, not wanting to wake the peaceful blonde beside him. He creeps out the bedroom and down the halls towards the kitchen. He flips the light on and immediately covers his eyes as they adjust. He lazily grabs a glass and goes to fill it up with water when he hears something thump to the right. He sets the glass down and tilts his head down through the dimly lit hallway. Light seeps out from underneath the door to Shinso's room.

Aizawa tip-toes towards his room and slowly opens the door. His eyes immediately drift to the skinny purple-head lying lifelessly across the ground. He quickly bolts to his adopted son and checks for a pulse, in which he finds one and then he checks for any serious injuries which he also doesn't have. He picks Shinso up, surprised at how light he really is, and lays him on the crumpled sheets of his bed before running to his shared bedroom with Yamada. Waking him up, he messes up his sign language as he tries to explain the situation to him. Thankfully, the blonde makes an effort to put on his hearing aid, signalling for Aizawa to explain the situation properly but with the stress of the situation, he can't find the right words and ends up saying them all in a rush.

"Calm down, Shota, it can't be that bad," Yamada tries to reason even if he can see the situation is dire.

All he can catch out of Aizawa's mouth is, "Hitoshi...thump...collapse." As he fumbles out of bed, he ends up jarring his knee into the side of the bed, leaving him to hobble all the way to Shinso's room.

When the two finally arrive, Shinso has returned to the land of the living. This calms down Aizawa but the concern is still livid within him. "Hitoshi, why did you collapse?" Aizawa asks with gentle force.

"Well, uh – I-I don't know," Shinso spurts out in a rush. "I think it may just be the lack of sleep?"

"What's really going on, son," a soft order from Yamada.

"Just insomnia s'all," he lies swiftly.

Aizawa knows that he's lying (being an underground hero has its perks) and points it out, "The sleeping pills were working just fine before, so why aren't they working anymore?"

"I guess I just need to up the dosage." Shinso shrugs.

"C'mon, Hitoshi, just tell us what's going on," Yamada says with a longing to know.

"It's nothing, I swear," Shinso tries to cover up.

"Don't think we haven't noticed you skipping out on meal times," Aizawa informs.

"I just eat large lunches. Nothing's going on, I promise." The nervousness is evident on his face.

Aizawa saunters over to the bed and sits down beside Shinso. He gently places his hand on his shoulder and gives it a squeeze. "We won't judge you, no matter what you say. We adopted you after all."

"I told you before, I'm fine," Shinso growls.

"But you aren't fine and we're worried about your health."

"You shouldn't be worried."

"Hitoshi! Tell us what's going on!" Aizawa orders.

"I told you it's nothing. Just drop it already!" Shinso snaps.

"Why would we drop it when you mean so much to us?" Yamada says with concern.

Shinso pushes Aizawa's hand away and stands up, taking a few steps closer to the head of his bed and expanding his gaze to his two parents. "I can't with these lies," he begins angrily, "Just stop all this bullshit! Stop saying you care for me or that you love me. We all know they're lies. Why you adopted me, I don't know, but at least stop pretending that you care about such a useless piece of shit that only wastes your money! I haven't taken my pills, I haven't bought anything new and I haven't eaten! Just get rid of me instead of pretending that you care!"

The two adoptive parents' eyes widen in shock and disbelief. Not knowing what to say, they watch as Shinso storms out of the room and hear the front door slam. Aizawa is the first to snap out of his daze and chase after the boy. He wouldn't have a clue on where he would go except, he finds the insomniac under a large oak tree every lunchtime. He calls out to Yamada that he knows where Shinso is.

He bolts out of the apartment building and through the cold streets. Snow falls softly around him and he leaves the remains of his breath behind him. He pounds down the streets.