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“Oi, Deku”, “Mama”, they both said at the same time. Izuku struck out of his reverie to look at big green doe eyes filled to the brim with tears. He could feel pats on his back and looked up to see the screen flashing his name in big pixels.
“PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS, MOST HEROIC HERO: IZUKU BAKUGOU”
The claps of joy were deafening. Someone whistled from behind and he turned left to see red eyes looking at him with fondness. “Nerd, I’m gonna win the next one and then you can start the shitty waterfall but now-”
“Mama come up, come up”, Minko tugged at his hand.
“I love you both so much”, Izuku says.
“Damn right you do, now go up there and show off your pretty smile”
The tears slid down his smiling cheeks and he sniffled as Minko led him towards the stairs through the maze of chairs. With a slight kiss on his cheeks and a whispered “good luck”, she gracefully walked back to her table.
The sniffles turned loud when he held the certificate, and smiled over to his family.
“Deku has gotten this award for 4 years straight and is still a cry-baby”, Katsuki says
“Mama deserved it all 4 years”, Minko smiles. As Izuku’s child, she was quick to give praises. She gave her full undivided attention to Izuku as he started. Hands clasped with yumio’s - child of Shouto and Momo.
They watch with anticipation as Izuku walks towards the podium, “Thank you.” He says and the entire audience erupts into cheers and claps. When the noise dies down, he continues, “Thank you to everyone here. Especially my dearest family who has helped me and pushed me to do well enough for this award”. His voice is still snotty but he sniffs and starts again. “I am thankful to all people who have put their trust in me and voted me to be on this stage receiving this award today.”
“Here it comes”, Bakugou says under his breath.
“What do you mean bakugou?”, Momo asks
Minko was all the best attributes of her parents mixed and more. Cool and calm headed to know when to back off -none of which her parents were-, sweet and gentle, able of a few superhuman skills she had to adopt to live with the interchanging No.1 and No.2 of Japan, single-minded, her eyes fixed on the goal and fettering and finally, knowing her own limits and what to do to feel better again.
It so happens that one day, Minko gets in fight with her boyfriend. It was a small fight, one that Minko would get her head off of after a night’s sleep. So as soon as she finished dinner, she rushed up to her bedroom and tucked herself into bed. The abrupt shift in her daily routine had Izuku worried. This was new to him. He figured maybe she had to study, after all being the first in class was not an easy task. He looked up to Katsuki and while he looked bothered too, he chalked it up to being a teenager. Izuku was not convinced, but he let it go knowing it wouldn’t help by just talking about it.
They did the dishes together and sat on the sofa with izuku’s hands on the head on his lap. Katsuki could feel his mate fidgeting and he nudged him until he saw the emeralds looking into his with worry.
“Let’s go check on the brat, kay?”. Izuku nodded violently seeing that Katsuki noticed her behaviour too.
“I think we should take some snacks for her incase she’s studying, Kacchan.”
“Whatever nerd”, he said as he reached up to the cabinet containing some gummies and a jar of almonds. “This, okay?”
“Harobos this late at night? She’ll get cavities Kacchan”, he lightly scolded but giggled.
“Once won’t hurt. let’s go” Katsuki said, noticing the hurriedness in izuku’s voice.
They climbed up the stairs and as they reached up the stairs, they see no light coming from under the room.
“Oh is she already sleeping Kacchan? She must’ve been so tired”
“Bet the brat sneaked out”
“Oh hush now, she wouldn’t do such a thing”
“Auntie Inko probably thought that too back then but you were in my room bouncing on my-”
“Kacchan!”, izuku clasps a hand on his mouth. “What if she hears us? You’re impossible” His ears are red. “And don’t be so loud, she might wake up”, he adds.
“How will she hear us if she’s sleeping nerd” he flicks at his husband’s forehead and turns to the stairs. He looks back at Izuku, “Now if you’ve quelled your worrying-mama curiosity, can we head back? We’ll miss the rerun of all might: apocalypse of the villain legacy.”
“You were worrying too” he huffs. “Taking the full name of the movie and I’m the nerd”, he adds under his breath.
A sound of bed creaking echoes. They turn to look at each other, eyes wide.
“Did she hear us?”/ “That damn brat Yumio’s here?”, they say at the same time.
“What?” Izuku is now flustered. “Why would he be here?”
“Like I said deku, they’re /teenagers/”, he hissed. Izuku looks shocked.
The bed stops making noises and instead there is a shuffling of sheets. Izuku is out of his trance.
“Maybe we should leave them alone”, Izuku tugs at his arms.
“Hell, if I’m letting that happen under our roof, corrupting our brat like that.” Kacchan pulls his hands out and moves to the door. He raps the door and loudly announces he’s coming in in 10 seconds. As he starts counting, “10, 9-”