The blonde man takes a step closer to Uraraka until he's close enough for her to have to look up at him.

"The fuck you say, Round Face?" The redhead stays back this time instead of intervening as the blonde growls.

Uraraka straightens her shoulders to gain a few inches in height. "I said my family and I found Izuku near a carriage crash about eleven years ago."

The blonde turns around and says, "Fuck."

"I'm confused." When Izuku speaks the blonde and Uraraka whip their heads in his direction and he somehow regrets having the attention focused on him though it was always on him.

Aizawa walks up to the pair seemingly from the other side of the room and stands next to the blonde man. "Bakugou, why don't you take Izuku and have this talk somewhere else."

Aizawa's almost dead black eyes get the blonde now known as Bakugou to deepen his frown but give in nonetheless. "Fine, but Round Face here and Eijirou come with me."

"As long as you're not disturbing everyone else do whatever the hell you want." Aizawa turns around and Izuku can hear him whisper, "I need a fucking nap."

Izuku moves his eyes from the small group of people to see at least seven other people staring at the overly dramatic scene unfolding before them.

Bakugou's next words make Izuku jump in surprise but he tries not to let that show. "Well, you fucking heard the man let's go!"

Izuku quickly scurries after Bakugou as he watches him slide his arm around the redhead who he assumes to be Eijirou's waist and walk towards room off to the side. Uraraka is quick to fall in step next to him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Bakugou leads them into what seemed to be a common room devoid of people and he orders him and Uraraka to take a seat on the couch as he and Eijirou take a seat on the coffee table in front of the couch.

For a few seconds, the four of them stare at each other until Izuku inevitably decides to break the silence. "You knew me?"

"Yeah, I fucking knew you." Bakugou unconsciously places a hand on Eijirou's thigh and leans forward slightly. "Our moms were friends so we hung out a lot as kids. You'd always follow me around with a few other kids from the village."

Something sparks in Izuku and he's suddenly transported sixteen years in the past where he sees a little boy with spikey ash blonde hair and wide red eyes staring up at him from the river. He outstretches a hand to the boy but he doesn't take it, instead deciding to stand up and brush past Izuku who doesn't dwell on the fact but follow after him without a word.

Izuku's eyebrows knit together as he whispers, "Kacchan?"

Bakugou's eyes widen in recognition of the nickname that falls from Izuku's lips.

Then Izuku is standing from his seat and tackling Bakugou into a hug that he refuses to accept effectively pushing the smaller boy back onto the couch with an angry shout.

"I never said you could hug me!" Bakugou roughly straightens out his rumpled shirt.

"Ignore him, he's a really big softy." Eijirou smiles at Izuku and Uraraka in a calming manner.

"Fuck off, Shitty Hair." Bakugou looks at Eijirou with an almost betrayed expression.

"Love you too, Blasty." Eijirou leans in and places a chaste kiss on Bakugou's lips before leaning back with a giggle.

Izuku can't but adore how cute the couple in front of him is and realize how distracted they are by each other.

Uraraka nudges Izuku's shoulder and sees her nod her head at the door and then they're sneaking out of the room where Todoroki and Asui are waiting for them. Asui has an almost concerned expression while Todoroki looks as indifferent as always.

"Yaomomo told us Bakugou went a little crazy when he saw Izuku so we decided to make sure you guys were all right." Asui and Uraraka seem so gravitate to each other the longer they stand apart.

"Apparently, he knew Izuku before he came to live with me and my family." Now the two women are standing practically shoulder to shoulder.

As they begin to chat Izuku looks to Todoroki who seems to be fighting a losing battle the longer he stands apart from Izuku. Finally, he seems to give in and take a few steps closer to Izuku so they're a little less than a foot apart.

"You wanna go somewhere else?" Izuku smiles warmly at Todoroki and he watches as a flush rises to the Dragon's cheeks.

"Only if you'll let me take your bag." Todoroki looks almost surprised at himself for saying that.

"Sure, uh, thanks." Izuku hands his back over to Todoroki who slings it over his shoulder and they begin walking to where Izuku assumes he'll be staying.

They walk is silent save for a few feeble attempts to get to know Todoroki who doesn't seem present but inside his head.

Todoroki leads him down an extravagant hallway where the ceilings become lower the farther you walk down it until he stops at a wooden door. He opens it and it looks barely lived in besides a few rumpled bedsheets and clothes hanging in the doorless closet.

"I know this is kind of awkward but since your my . . . mate, you'll be staying with me." Todoroki sits down on the double bed. "There's room in the closet and a few open drawers in the dresser for you."

"Thanks." Izuku puts his bag down in front of the closet and starts hanging some of his shirts on wire hangers. "And I kinda figured about the first thing."

Todoroki is quiet for a moment before announcing, "I'm gonna take a nap, don't worry, you won't wake me up."

Izuku hums in acknowledgment as he continues hanging up his clothes before putting the extras in the dresser.

When he finishes he looks to Todoroki who is snuggled under the covers and he can't help but think he looks cute unguarded and vulnerable. In a split-second decision, he throws off his boots and climbs into bed beside Todoroki getting close but still leaving a little space between them for boundaries.

He likes the warmth radiating off of Todoroki and thinks he could get used to this.

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The next morning Izuku finds himself wrapped loosely in the arms of Todoroki and he can't help but smile and relish in the warmth before slipping out of bed and padding over to the closet.

With blurry eyes, he reaches forward and grabs a black turtleneck sweater he doesn't remember buying but doesn't question it any further. He switches out his current shirt for the sweater and keeps on his shorts and socks that usually ended at his mid-shin but were pooling at his ankles.

He yawned as he walked out of the room leaving Todoroki to wake up with his own devices but Izuku is surprised to find the taller boy finds him not long after he leaves the room.

The two of the sleepily make their way to the kitchen where Uraraka, Asui, and a person Izuku doesn't recognize with obnoxiously pink hair and skin to match chatting over cups of coffee.

"Mornin'," Izuku mumbles with sleep heavy in his voice and he gets a few laughs in response when he reaches forward to grab a cup from the cabinet but finds he never opened it.

Todoroki comes up behind him, centimeters away from his back, and opens the cabinet handing Izuku a cup and grabbing one for himself.

Izuku feels his cheeks warm and hopes no one notices especially Todoroki but the taller boy seems even more out of him than he is.

Izuku grabs the coffee pot and pours a cup for himself and Todoroki before grabbing milk from the fridge. He makes their coffee the same before handing Todoroki his and taking a seat at the coffee table across from Uraraka.

"I'm glad you're awake, Deku because I remembered we have to tell mom and dad about this." Uraraka's mouth forms a thin line.

"You'll have to talk to Aizawa so he can send someone to send the message." The pink girl interjects. "I'm Ashido Mina by the way, but you can just call me Mina."

"Hi." Izuku offers a small smile and she smiles brightly back at him. "And let's find Aizawa after breakfast, maybe?"

"Definitely." Uraraka takes a sip of her coffee and focuses her attention back on Asui.

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Eijirou can't find it in himself to be annoyed rather than relieved when his fiance who tends to disappear sometimes finally decides to come back to their room a little after lunchtime.

The redhead stands up from the bed and looks at Bakugou with his arms crossed and his hip jutted to the side. "Where have you been all day?"

"Out." Bakugou throws off his jacket and pulls his shirt over his head throwing them into the couple's shared hamper.

"Okay, let's try being less vague this time." Eijirou uncrosses his arms and looks at his fiance expectantly.

"I was up on the mountain thinking about Deku." Bakugou sits down on the bed and puts his head in his hands.

Eijirou frowns knowingly and sits down next to Bakugou who puts his face in the crook of his fiance's neck. "I know it's hard seeing him after so many years."

Bakugou straightened and looked Eijirou in the eye. "I thought he was fucking dead, Eijirou, and then seeing him standing there and not remember who I was. I just, I couldn't."

It's hard seeing Bakugou at such a loss for words and he's about to respond when he hears, "Daddy! Papa!"

He turns to the door where Jirou, his pregnant friend, and mate of Yaoyorozu, is standing alongside his and Bakugou's daughter Sora. She comes running into Eijirou's arms and he gives her a hug.

Jirou's been watching her since this morning because she wants to get in some experience before her own kid arrives.

"Hey, baby." Eijirou hugs his daughter back and pets her soft blonde hair before she goes and hugs Bakugou.

"She wanted to come back early because she missed you." Jirou subconsciously places a hand on her rounded stomach.

"Oh, that's totally fine." Eijirou waves his hands dismissively before standing up and giving Jirou a small hug. "Thanks for watching her anyway."

"It was fun, and I should probably go find Momo before she crashes for her afternoon nap." Jirou waves bye leaving the small family alone in the room.

Eijirou walks back over to the bed where Bakugou is ruffling Sora's hair. He takes a seat on the floor in front of them and asks how her day with Jirou was.

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 Izuku slowly and shakily cuts the cucumber laid out on the counter in front of him while Eijirou skillfully cuts the cherry tomatoes next to him. He wasn't really used to cooking in the kitchen because anything he'd make would somehow become chared or frosted over at the very end.

He moves onto the second cucumber when he hears a small child's excited squeal of, "Papa!"

Izuku sees Bakugou standing in the doorway fondly watching a young girl who looks strikingly similar to him run up to Kirishima encasing his leg. Kirishima puts down his knife a big smile forming on his face as he crouches down talking to her softly.

Izuku puts down his own knife and walks over to Bakugou inquisitively asking, "You have a daughter?"

Bakugou's expression only grows fonder as he watches Kirishima hug their child. "Yeah her name's Sora. She was an accident, but the best damn accident that's ever happened to me in my entire life."

Izuku's gaze moves back to Kirishima watching as he picks up Sora showing her how to cut the tomatoes. A deeper part of his locked away self knows Bakugou needed a future like this and that makes him happy.

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Shouto is still trying to catch his breath from a long training session with Yaoyorozu when he walks past the kitchen catching a glimpse of Izuku hugging Bakugou and Kirishima's whelp (baby dragon). He pauses in his spot as an intrusive thought filters into his head.

'I want that with you.'

He immediately pushes that down into the deepest part of him and locks it away trying to scurry away when he hears Izuku call his name.

Shouto looks up and hates himself at how easily he gives in to the urge to be close to such a pretty boy.