#and Dabi’s aggressive big brother instincts when caring for others

[the-kinning-hour]

Kurogiri doesn’t remember what it’s like to be human. He didn’t even really know that he was human, at any point in his life.

For this reason, caring for Tomura was often hard. Despite being hardwired as a protector and a guardian, he was much less naturally proficient at the delicate empathetic touch that parenting needed. He didn’t know the smallest of things. That was very obvious the first time Tomura fell ill under his care. While the boy himself didn’t seem super concerned despite his abject misery, Kurogiri panicked. He couldn’t possibly ask All For One for assistance—the man clearly wanted to leave the nuances of raising a child to Kurogiri, and bothering the Master would prove no good for anyone.

Thus, Kurogiri taught himself how to use the internet. He scoured every forum he could understand how to open, searching for just what Tomura could be afflicted with (the amount of results were extremely worrying, just how fickle were humans?) and how to treat it.

Eventually, he settled for simply gathering as many of the offered treatments as he could. Over the counter medicines, antibiotics, vitamins, a humidifier, what are these patches even for again?, heated blanket, but also plenty of ice packs, is there a difference between chicken stock and chicken broth?, vapo-rub, hydrating lotion and oils, so much honeyed tea that Tomura became repulsed by the scent of it, and more cough drops than any sane person should have in one building.

These things quickly became Kurogiri’s fallback for any illness. Tomura would sometimes hide his sickness, when it came about, to avoid the intensive remedies, but Kurogiri insisted. It always worked before, hadn’t it? The misty nomu was proud of his ingenuity and his medical abilities.

At least, until the League came in.

When Kurogiri had broken the news that Tomura would not be present—sick, with what could probably range from influenza to appendicitis to a moderate cold as far as Kurogiri was aware—it garnered a myriad of reactions. Spinner, Magne and Compress at least had the mild manner to look a bit concerned, to varying degrees. Dabi just laughed.

All of them responded with bewilderment when Kurogiri began rounding up his usual treatment measures, however. Dabi asked rather bluntly, “Hold up, the fuck is all of that?”

Kurogiri looked at them all blanky and responded simply, “I must look after Tomura Shigaraki while he is ill.”

The League exchanged some looks then. A silent conversation he wasn’t privy to seemed to play out before his very eyes. Twice got too bored to bother involving himself, Toga soon to follow when she supposedly caught the drift that Kurogiri was missing. Spinner shuffled his feet and looked away. Compress, Magne, and a very disgruntled Dabi broke what remained of the staring competition all at the same time. Compress in particular put a hand on Kurogiri’s arm and insisted, “Actually, why don’t we assist you? You can put all of that down, dear. We don’t need it. …Any of it. Really, put it down.”

Kurogiri watched anxiously as the eldest of the League shuffled around his own kitchen. Compress pulled a bottle of water from the fridge, letting it sit on the counter for seemingly no reason at all. He then dug around the extensively filled medicine basket for a particular bottle, plucking two pills from it. Dabi set about making the angriest miso soup Kurogiri has ever witnessed. Magne busied herself with tea, because apparently the water wouldn’t be enough.

When the three of them were ready, they all ventured to Tomura’s room. Kurogiri tried not to worry too much. Some food and water? That’s all? Compress did grab some medicine—but not much at all! He trusted his colleagues, but he wouldn’t leave Tomura’s health to anyone else so confidently. Tomura has always had a poor constitution. Kurogiri resolved to check on the boy later discreetly, when the others’ feelings couldn’t be hurt.

When he went up to Tomura’s room that night, he was stunned to see the boy peacefully tapping away on his “switch” that he normally avoided in sickness because of eye aches and nausea. When Kurogiri asked after his health, Tomura had no response beyond a grunt of affirmation. He had healed… within a day? That had never happened before, not once! What sort of sorcery was this?

When he expressed his bafflement to Compress from the other side of the bar counter, the magician only laughed and patted his arm again. “You worry too much,” he said with what sounded like a grin. “Heaven only knows what quack doctor told you to get all of that other stuff! Some water and medicine every few hours can kick even the worst of sickness.” When Kurogiri was still confused, Compress tilted his head. “Haven’t you ever fallen ill? Toughed out a cold with some cough syrup?”

When Kurogiri still did not answer, the magician sighed. “You are a mystery, my dear,” he said ruefully.

Kurogiri felt the silliest he had in a while.

[thedevilsfamiliar]

I love your posts about dabi and izuku. Ok but imagine a de-aged quirk that hits tododekubaku. And Dabi and Shigaraki are stuck with them. Or what if it's the other way around and tododekubaku has to take care of a de-aged dabi and shigaraki. Imagine them before the trauma and everything. Izuku has a chance to save them now.

Oh man you coming in for the angst huh

If we’re talking about full de-aged (as in retaining no memories of their current selves) then oh boy will that break Shoto and Izuku.

Can you imagine how clingy Touya is? Riding on his brothers shoulders and babbling about how he will be the number one hero? Him calling Shoto his prettiest sibling (don’t tell Fuyumi that!)

Izuku with Tenko, the two squabbling over who is a better hero. Tenko’s flinches when someone moves too fast. That overprotectiveness in Izuku stirring when Tenko clutches his hand tightly. Tenko and Eri meeting and Izuku sitting there in silence and realizing that... that these two share such a similar story. The only difference is that Eri was saved. 

Tenko and Touya squabbling over who will be the next number one, both arguing that THEIR little brother is going to be the best

(Cue in an angry Bakugo asking why isn’t he included in this)

Tenko flinching whenever Katsuki yells or is too aggressive

Touya looking at the other in awe and trying to mimic Katsuki

Katsuki realizing it by himself that he doesn’t want to be the type of hero to scare victims

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On the other hand, a de-aged todobakudeku is absolutely hilarious if you take into account Dabi’s big brother instincts and Shigaraki’s pure confusion on anything having to do with children

Just Dabi yelling at Tomura because he’s holding Izuku up by his ankle (and baby Izuku laughing and clapping his hands because nii-chan is so strong)

Dabi’s resolve crumbling when little Shoto looks up at him and begins to cry and hold on to him “Touya! You’re okay!”

Little Bakugo causing explosions because crusty is touching Deku and he’s lowkey getting mini heart attacks because he saw that crusty’s quirk revolves around turning things into dust