#white raven tokoyami

[ask-dark-kouda]

I wonder... who gives the best cuddles, Fumi?

Koji cuddles like he’s broken.

His holds Fumicage like he’s made of glass and Shoji like he’ll disappear. He doesn’t trust the world and that reflects on how he loves. The world doesn’t look kindly on their physicality, and they know they’re freaks. He holds them like precious artifacts.

Fumikage cuddles with ferocity.

He is shy outwardly, but to his lovers he is fierce and feral. He holds them with a strength he shouldn’t have and Light Flare often ends up wrapped around them like a weighted blanket. He’s soft and fluffy, but he hugs like a vice.

Shoji is the best cuddler.

Shoji holds them with a mix of gentleness from wariness of his strength and a sure, unfailing tightness that would never let anyone take them away. He’s the sentinel, he watches over them when they sleep and holds them when they dream. He loves them like he lives, quite and sure, and they know it.

#boku no hero academia #my hero acadamia ask blog #my hero academia #dark koda koji #koda koji #fumikage tokoyami #shoji mezo #white raven tokoyami #bnha shoji #bnha tokoyami #bnha ask blog #bnha villian au

[italeean]

Hello! Could you do lee!Tokoyami from MHA, with ler!Shoji (platonic)? For the sentences, maybe 17 and 4. Love your writing!

A/N: Hi anon!! How are you? I sincerely hope you're doing great ^_^ Thanks for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoy my works!! Here's your drabble, I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think about it if you want to 😸 Buon fine settimana 💚🤍❤️ (Have a nice weekend)

Drabble Event Day 7

"Ummm... was that a giggle?" The tallest student of class 1A asked perplexed and amused. Tokoyami, on the other hand, didn't find the situation funny at all... or at least that's what he kept telling himself.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Shoji..." he replied, averting his gaze to not let his expression betray him. All his classmates adored how much of an open book he was, despite his dark and mysterious aura.

However, the white-haired guy wasn't buying it at all. "Hmmm... I think you know, though... are you perhaps ticklish?" He inquired directly, cornering his friend with no chance of avoiding the question or changing subject.

"Hah?! Please, I'm pretty sure I'm above something so childish." He stated while crossing his arms and glaring intensely at his friend to get his point across. Much to his dismay, said friend wasn't convinced, on the contrary, he was starting to seriously believe that his hypothesis was true.

"Okay first, tickling isn't childish in a bad way, it can help you relax and distract yourself for a while. Secondly, you're not even making eye contact with me, which makes me assume that your expression might give away something you don't want me to know." He declared as if he was a detective, smirking under his mask. "But I might be wrong, so I wanna try it out. Surely you won't mind since you're not ticklish, right?"

The shorter guy backed away, only to realize that he wouldn't stand a chance if he decided to run. "That- that's absolutely ridiculous..! Just d-drop it already!" He tried to convince his classmate, and when he saw that it wasn't working, he summoned Dark Shadow to have at least a little advantage.

What he didn't know was that his own creature had decided that he needed a good laugh and was actually on Shoji's side. The Shadow wrapped itself around Tokoyami's body and lifted up his arms, making the taller guy laugh wholeheartedly at the scene.

"Well... I guess Lady Luck isn't on your side today, and neither is Dark Shadow" Shoji chuckled as he approached to the raven-like guy. He wasted no time and latched his hands on his waist, squeezing quickly and alternating between harder squeezes and more delicate ones, but his friend was a tough one to crack. He kept his beak shut, not letting even a peep come out.

"Ohoho I gotta admit you're strong, but I haven't brought out the big guns yet." The white-haired guy made extra hands with all his limbs and made all of them join the fun. Tokoyami's struggling intensified and his eyes widened at such a gentle-yet-maddening sensation. Sides, ribs, neck, underarms, stomach, knees and thighs... no spot was left untickled.

He didn't even last ten seconds with all those sensitive areas being targeted at once. "Ack! Wohohould youhuhu quihihit ihihit ahalreheheheahady??" He squawked as giggles finally started pouring out of his mouth. "But why? I'm not done with my test yet..." His friend whined teasingly, not even thinking about stopping since Dark Shadow was nodding in approval.

"Ahagahahahain wihihith thihis excuhuseheHEHEHEEE NAHAHAHAHAT THEHEHEREEE" Suddenly his laughter became more high-pitched and louder, just when the hand that was targeting his neck had brushed the spot where his beak began. Another noise could be heard, Dark Shadow was chirping in satisfaction.

"But your friend seems to like it, just listen to him!" The taller guy glanced at the Shadow, which was having the time of its life thanks to the playful attention and scritches in that specific spot. Even Tokoyami didn't know about that!

"IHIHI GIHIHIVEHEEE THIHIHIS IHIHIS TOOHOHOHOHO MUHUHUCH..!" He yielded after less than two minutes. Being not so used to that type of sensation and with all those hands, it was understandable that he'd run out of stamina pretty quickly. Shoji stopped immediately, but not before shifting one of his hands into a mouth to blow a raspberry on that sweet spot he'd found, eliciting the final outburst from his friend.

Dark Shadow let him go as well, and the shorter guy sank to the floor, taking deep breaths and welcoming the oxygen in his lungs. His friend brought him a glass of water, which he drank rapidly, regaining his composure.

After a minute, he got up and headed to the elevators to go to his room, but before the doors closed, he heard Shoji say "By the way, this wasn't childish at all. Your laughter was genuinely endearing, and Dark Shadow's chirps, too."

Tokoyami was stunned and speechless, but he glared at Dark Shadow, who was looking way too smug for his own liking.

#drabble event #milestone event #mha tickle #bnha tickle #my hero academia tickle #boku no hero academia tickle #lee!tokoyami #ticklish!tokoyami #ler!shoji

[tanjirou-no-au]

RWBY/BNHA AU: Class 1A

MLIT

Izuku Midoriya-Deku

Weapon: Rubrum Orthos - Gun gauntlets and shotgun boots

Semblance: N/A (For the moment)

Emblem: Angular light green rabbit head, similar to his first costume’s hood.

Lujayne Astilbe-Ochako

Weapon: Event Horizon - A fusion of a Brute Shot and a Gravity Hammer from Halo

Semblance: Orbit - Alter the gravitational pull of objects she touches

Emblem: Black dots orbiting a planet

Injigo Kohara-Shinso

Weapon: Ivory Ribbons-Twin Whip swords

Semblance: Overmind-Compelling Voice, the more effective the more it’s responded to.

Emblem: Indigo hypnotic spiral

Tsuyu Aquamarine-Tsuyu

Weapon: Hopper-Harpoon shotgun/spear

Semblance: Disruptive Colouration-Can shift to blend into surroundings

Emblem: Aquamarine Lilypad

Trivia

Izuku’s a Hare Faunus, while Tsuyu is a Bullfrog Faunus

Lujayne is a SEW. And if we’re playing this something like RWBY Canon, Izuku’s the new wizard.

Injigo replaced their original fourth (The Mineta equivalent) after he dropped out.

In this reality, Izuku is black, Miruko’s cousin, and Lady Nagant is his other mother.

ASPN

Orion Aetherfield-Iida

Weapon: Recripro-Flamethrower boots

Semblance: Overclock-A period of brief superspeed and nigh invulnerability in exchange for a high aura cost and a slow recharge rate.

Emblem: Blue winged helmet

Tariq Searing-Shoji

Weapon: Panopticon-Sniper Rifle/longsword

Semblance: Sensorium-Manifest astral sensory organs

Emblem: Eight spiked star with an eye in the middle.

Solstice Phosphor-Shoto

Weapon: Heatwave & Flashfreeze-Revolver shotgun kama

Semblance: Thermoberic-Manipulate extreme variances in temperature (ie: fire & ice)

Emblem: Flame and ice split in half

Nyxia Darkholme-Tokoyami

Weapon: Umbral Revelry-Twin hand cannons/scythe

Semblance: Dark Shadow-Same as canon, a sentient aura construct that’s stronger in the dark.

Emblem: A yellow eyed raven’s head.

Trivia

Shoji is a Mimic Octopus faunus, while Nyxia is of course a Raven Faunus.

‘Nyx’ is transfem and nonbinary.

RUST

Tiger Radcliffe-Kirishima

Weapon: Red Riot-Chainsword

Semblance: Unbreakable-Creation of a forcefield that’s stronger the slower he moves, allowing him to shiekd allies.

Emblem: Red megalodon jaws.

Nitro Urquhart-Bakugo

Weapon: Explodikills-Twin Grenade launcher gauntlets.

Semblance: Dynamight-Detach pieces of his Aura and detonate them.

Emblem: An orange grenade surrounded by a burst pattern

Mina Silkwing-Mina

Weapon: Alma-Dust Whip/Baton, and skates

Semblance: Corrosive-Generation and limited manipulation of an acid she can wield as in canon.

Emblem: Pink moth in a hexagon.

Scotford Taupe-Sero

Weapon: Quick Retort-Twin pistols that combine into a sniper rifle

Semblance: Tape-Dust ribbons he can use to move & tangle.

Emblem: Twin golden pistols wrapped in bandages.

Trivia

Tama’s a Great White Shark (teeth), while Mina is a Rosy Maple Moth (antennae).

Mina is Blasian.

MYZU

Momo Kashikiku-Momo

Weapon: Summoned weaponry, supplemented by a dust containers woven into her bodysuit.

Semblance: Fabricate-summon copies of objects whose construction she knows about.

Emblem: Spear materializing from a portal.

Yarrow Hadad-Kaminari

Weapon: Thunderbolt-Dart launcher Crossbow/Bat hybrid

Semblance: Stormchain-Direct lightning through designated targets (like darts or discuses)

Emblem: Three lightning bolts arranged in a triangle.

Zelda Eminence-Jirou

Weapon: Lucy-A Guitar/Greataxe, combined with Dust picks.

Semblance: Sonar-Sound detection through surfaces

Emblem: An earjack with sound waves coming out.

Kodiak Urbane-Koji

Weapon: Hitchcock-Hammer/Flail

Semblance: Nature’s Call-Command and communicate with animals.

Emblem: Pan Pipes

Trivia

Kodi is a Brown Bear Faunus (ears)

Yarrow is the little brother of this AU’s Yuyu Haya.

Zelda is the daughter of two rock stars, and is kind of embarrassed that they legally changed their names to ‘Eminence’.

Sato is a civilian here, while Aoyama, Ojiro & Toru have their...own roles to play.

#BNHA #BNHA AU #RWBY #Class 1A

[usagirln120]

Tsuyu Asui: Hogwarts AU

Tsuyu Asui was a Pureblood witch born on the 12th of February 1980. She started attending Hogwarts on the 1st of September 1991 and was sorted into Hufflepuff house.

Before starting at Hogwarts, Tsuyu's mother and father had to work long hours at the ministry often, which gave them little time to raise their young children. Tsuyu was left with the responsibilities of raising her younger siblings Samidare and Satsuki, such as making dinner for them. Although it was tough raising her younger siblings, Tsuyu still found her life to be wonderful.

She was friends with a half-blood witch named Habuko Mongoose in her childhood, with the two of them playing together often. Unfortunately though, Habuko moved which caused Tsuyu a lot of pain.

The two of them didn't reunite until they were 14 years old when Habuko's school Durmstrang visited Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament.

After starting at Hogwarts, she became quick friends with a Gryffindor named Ochaco, who later introduced her to her two best friends Tenya and Izuku. Izuku later introduced Shoto into the group.

After that, she, Izuku (Gryffindor and one of the 15th chosen ones), Ochaco, Tenya (Ravenclaw) & Shoto (Ravenclaw) ended up becoming best friends with the five of them always hanging out with eachother.

In her 5th year, she ended up joining Makarov's Army to prepare herself for Fighting against the dark wizard All For One (one of the 15th dark wizards who ruled Britain from behind the scenes and the one that Izuku was destined to defeat.

She has a pet frog name Froppy, who is very good at calming down scared and home-sick first years.

In her 7th year she, along with the rest of the Dekusquad, went on the run to find All For One's horcruxes which the other 14th chosen ones were doing with their friends.

She participated in the Battle of Hogwarts and was the one who, alongside Ochaco, defeated the young vampire Himiko. After that, she and the other 4 returned to finish their last year.

After graduating Hogwarts, she worked as an auror for awhile before she quit to take over her uncle's pet shop after his death.

She then got married to her former classmate Fumikage Tokoyami, with the two of them having a daughter and then a son together.

She and Fumikage are both animaguses (frog and raven respectively), and often visits Hogwarts to teach the students there about it.

She is also an expect at Occlumency.

She has a Hazel wand with a unicorn core.

Her patronus is a black and white cat.

Her favorite subjects are Care of Magical Creatures & Charms and her least favorite is Divination.

#crossover hogwarts au #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #tsuyu asui

[fandomfrenzy625]

Christmas special

Hi 

this story and others can be found on my books “the tokoyamiverse” on wattpad but I was so proud of this chapter I wanted to share it :) 

(yes the main star is tokoyami) 

Tokoyami gazed outside where white flakes fell from the sky and down onto where green grass was now smothered with the reflective and fluffy pieces of the cold sky

although the Christmas break was meant to be a festive time he never was one to get into the mood

don't get him wrong he enjoyed spending time with his classmates and little Eri celebrating the joyful time

eating gingerbread cookies, dressing up the tree, throwing snowballs (which Darkshadow may or may not have gotten too into with the bakusquads hair still being filled with snow)

yes he has had a fun time, even with the cold getting worse and worse, he and asui making themselves home in shoji's hammock of hands when it got too cold

unfortunately, everything good had come to an end when they were told to leave to spend time with family

Tokoyami had asked if they were allowed to stay on the behalf of Dark shadows curiosity but Aizawa said since all teachers and staff were going home they wouldn't due to security

so it was back to...

Tokoyami waved everyone off as they made their way home, allowing each hug as it came his way, once being swung around in a bone-crushing hug by both Denki and Mina, they enjoyed embarrassing him, yet he couldn't help but laugh at their antics

once he bid his farewells he picked up his bags and began walking

slowly making his way into the forest where a desolate little cabin laid

it was his and his grandfathers, "away from all the ruckus" he used to say when he was brought to live with him

he had so many fond memories of his grandfather, he had taught him discipline and kindness, showing him as they took care of all the animals and taught him how to read and write

but now, his criminal parents were his only family

his grandfather was 97 when he passed, he was 10

his grandfather said not to bother with a funeral, to only be burned and his ashes to be planted in the soil of their favourite tree where they spent many hours reading stories

it was a lot for a 10-year-old, but an old friend of theirs before he died agreed to help the raven with that final wish

he also told him to never tell anyone of his passing, except for the old friend who also had promised to never tell fumikage of anyone, as he knew had only had a few last days left in the world

as cruel as it sounded the grandfather did it with good intentions, not wanting the little raven to be taken back to his parents or anyone else, having a horrible experience with orphanages and "fake families" as he called him exploring him simply for money,

he wouldn't have that for his grandson he used to declare

and so with the knowledge, he had gained and with darkshadow, they learned to live independently

gathering only essentials but heating and electricity was never to be used, fearing he would be caught without parental supervision and taken back

water being caught from the wells but the food he needed to go to the supermarket

and that's where he saw it

the advert for U.A highschool

he knew there were heroes, every kid knew, but to become one he never really knew the details of

but in his mind heroes didn't get taken away, they save people and were free!

darkshadow wouldn't stop pestering me since

and then, well, you know the rest

and yet after all of that

he found himself back in this cabin where the only thing that remained was dead memories

"Well, merry Christmas" Darkshadow grumbled jealously

"oh hush, we need to get food and hang the blankets before it gets too dark" Tokoyami grumbled as he dumped his bags

they would collect their money from the bank the only parental love he was given by his parents

he remembered one night in weakness he went to try and see them, and they wanted absolutely nothing to do with them, not out of protectiveness to keep tokoyami away from prison life, but just because they never wanted him

he never did try again

so he grabbed the money and went on his way without a second thought

2 weeks, and then they could leave once more, if they were lucky the snow wouldn't fall too heavy and the extra blankets he brought would keep him warmer-

the door was open

Tokoyami halted and the dark shadow growled

they never left the door unlocked, and they knew wildlife could never make the door gap that wide

"Intruders" Darkshadow continued to growl

"be on the guard" Tokoyami ordered, could just be a homeless person who found the cabin when they left, he had to fend off back before going to U.A, but that had been only a couple

so with a shakey breath with darkshadow covering his body he stepped in to see what had gotten in

but what he saw was something he never saw coming

there standing in the living room was his homeroom teacher and mentor

"Mr Aizawa, Hawks" Tokoyami greeted hesitantly, the shock still leaving his body

"Tokoyami" Aizawa greeted with his usual tone

the silence between the two parties was deafening

"What are you two doing here?" Tokoyami continued with unease, wondering if it was too late to run

"I'd ask the same but I fear I already know the answer" Aizawa stated as he looked around the cabin

"kid, be honest with us when I ask this" Hawks said softly as he began walking to the raven, placing his hands on the raven's shoulders as he saw him try to back away

"Are you homeless?" Hawks asked

Tokoyami couldn't help but roll his eyes, he knew what it looked like, but it was more complicated like that, his situation just being pushed into a simple and single category didn't sit well in his stomach

"no this is my home" Tokoyami answered as he swatted the hero's hands of

"ok, but where are your parents" Aizawa interjected

Now that was what caused tokoyami's heart to jolt, knowing any answer was going to lead to more questions about his "home life"

so he decided to simply tell the truth

"they're in prison, I used to live with my grandfather before he died, I was 10 and I've been living here since" Tokoyami announced, unable to keep his emotions from building, dark shadow would have been growing if Aizawa wasn't keeping an eye on him

he spouted all this information because he just wanted this investigation to be over with, he hated being reminded of his past, but what was the point in keeping it secret anymore, he was officially caught

and now it was up to the heroes he both admired and at this very moment, feared

"all right, grab your stuff, we're leaving" Aizawa announced before seeing the fearful look in his student's eyes

"you're not in trouble and you're not going to be expelled, but we want to find you a more suitable place for you to live, we don't want you freezing in this weather, no matter how long you've been living as this" Aizawa finished with a calmer and reassuring tone, hoping that they wanted what was best for the raven

Tokoyami merely nodded as Hawks lead him out with a kind hand on his shoulder and Aizawa was the one to take his bags

"Please, we don't want to go into a home, our grandfather-" Darkshadow began to cry before being patted by his host and telling him to be quiet, even if the two heroes defiantly heard it

"Can I ask, how did you find me?" the raven asked to try and distract them from his quirks outburst

"I've been suspicious of your homelife for a while now, why they never came to parents' evenings and the signature to be living at the dorms looked a bit too familiar, I alerted hawks who after talking with you was also suspicious" Aizawa answered as they were being lead to a little black car

Tokoyami nodded as he entered the car, they said he wasn't in trouble but he felt like a fugitive being taken in

"where are we going?" Tokoyami asked as he continued to pet his host's head to calm both of them down

"We're going to Aizawa's, the guy has a spare room, which is more than me sleeping on my company sofa" Hawks answered, using humour to cover his real worries, it was much too close to his home situation and for his little chick to go through anything like that just broke his heart

he wanted to ask the raven a question but he needed to get things ready first

Tokoyami merely nodded once more

"kid, you're not in trouble ok, we just want to keep you safe" Hawks tried to persuade, he knew tokoyami tended to get in his head

"you two are mad with me" Tokoyami mumbled, feeling like he was a little kid who had just smashed a window of their home and their mum ready to scold them for a lifetime

"we're not mad tokoyami, we are upset you didn't say anything sooner but we understand in cases we understand it can be difficult to trust others with personal life" Aizawa assured with understanding

"But we do trust you" Darkshadow whispered with a whimper

Hawks merely pulled the kid into a side hug, deciding they didn't want to push the raven anymore

the ride continued in silence until they finished at their destination

Tokoyami hesitantly grabbed his bags as he was led inside, hawks still at his side, continuing to provide comfort which dark shadow doted on as she left their head on hawks

when they entered they were greeted by the warmth of an indoor fireplace and the smell of gingerbread, along with a familiar and positive figure

"Hey guys, don't mind I just need to finish these off" President Mic commented happily as he continued to string something in a bowel before quickly going back into the kitchen

when tokoyami looked at his homeroom teacher, Aizawa was giving him a nod meaning that the loud cockatoo already knew what they were planning

so instead they went into the living room until he was ready which luckily wasn't for long

"all right, ready now" President Mic agreed as he sat down

"Right, so first tokoyami, we've talked and if you're ok with it we wish for you to spend the Christmas break with us until we find you a proper home that you will be comfortable with"

Tokoyami didn't know how to respond

"that's too generous of you I can't-" Tokoyami began to panic with emotion before the voice of a little girl from the corridor

"Tokoyami's staying for Christmas?" Eri whispered with excitement

the little head of a silver-haired girl was seen looking in with curiosity

"sweetie, I asked you to give us a second" Mic sighed

"I'm sorry" Eri apologised

regardless Aizawa still allowed her to walk in, allowing her to sit on his lap

"but are you?" Eri asked Tokoyami with a look of hopefulness

the raven was still unsure, hating to be a burden, especially with it being so close to Christmas, Eri's first proper Christmas

but observing the encouraging smiles from the heroes and Eri and even the voice of dark shadow he sighed

"I would be honoured to be allowed to spend Christmas with you" Tokoyami bowed as he gave his answer

"glad to hear it, now Eri can you help Mic with those cookies while we help Tokoyami get his stuff sorted," Aizawa asked Eri who nodded just as excitedly

the three figures watched the two leave with a fond smile before making their way to the spare room giving him a quick tour of the house before telling him to make himself comfortable

the best that he could at least with what he brought

all he did bring was blankets and clothes and the food he had recently bought, not that any could be heated

(no wonder he was so skinny when he first came) Aizawa couldn't help as he put the food to the side, the raven agreed he was ok with them putting it in the cupboards

hawks promised to bring the pictures around the home from the cabin, everything else that was in the cabin had already been brought to the room in the dorms, and hawks agreed to bring some important stuff like his laptop

"Hawks" Tokoyami announced as he finished hanging up his clothes

"yeah, little chick?" Hawks answered, tokoyami had given up on the winged hero in calling him that, he just wouldn't

"When you go to the cabin, would you just take picture of a tree, it's the third one behind, it's just important" tokoyami requested bashfully, to which the winged hero nodded

"course kid, oh speaking of I gotta get going, or else Rudolph's nose starts glowing bright red" Hawks laughed as it was clear he was commenting about endeavour who was banned from the Christmas festivities

"bye," Aizawa said with no emotion

"don't sound too sad, I'll be back soon," Hawks said sarcastically

"cya kid, keep talking k" Hawks finished saying bye, making sure to get a yes from the raven before exiting from the window

Tokoyami stared out of the window before a voice from downstairs alerted them

"tea time!" Mic shouted

Tokoyami and Aizawa subconsciously looked at one another before making themselves downstairs

tokoyami did his best to make himself useful by asking if they wished him to put the cutlery down and plates but was quickly ushered to the table and for them to handle the rest, keeping Eri company as she drew

"what are you drawing eri?" Tokoyami asked, not wanting to feel awkward

"a Christmas tree" Eri announced as she showed off her drawing

"pretty" Darkshadow complimented

"thank you, would you like to draw?" Eri offered

Tokoyami shook his head but Darkshadow happily agreed as they grabbed a sheet of paper and a crayon

"maybe wait until after tea, it's being dished up"

"aww, fine" Darkshadow groaned

Eri laughed as she patted the quirk's head, quickly getting rid of their bad mood as the teachers came back with food on plates

gathering the scattered paper and colours away the group sat down to eat

it was ramen with chicken broth, dumplings, green onions, an egg and chicken

Tokoyami took a moment to stare, it looked breathtakingly delicious, but he always had problems eating ramen due to his beak

Aizawa must have seen his unease as he quickly put two and two together

"would you like a spoon, we also have straws" Aizawa offered

"I would appreciate that, yes please" Tokoyami agreed gratefully

"oh shoot, sorry, forgot about the whole beak thing" Mic stated with an awkward laugh as he rushed to the cupboards, finding a spoon for his ramen and even bringing a straw for his water, it may have been a curly straw but tokoyami would much rather that then dribble in front of his hosts

"thank you, sir" Tokoyami thanked as he received the offerings

the rest of the dinner was surrounded by a comfortable aura

Mic and Eri talked about what she had been up to today and told Aizawa and tokoyami who decided to simply listen, they were not really in a talkative mood, and darkshadow sometimes commented on the conversation

leaving tokoyami to also get lost in his head, unable to believe what he was in the middle of, as a little kid he's wished for a normal family life like this, and yet he couldn't let himself enjoy it

he knew it was temporary, everything always was, after these two weeks they won't have to be as compassionate as they were taking him in and he'll find himself alone once again, at least he had darkshadow, perhaps it was the universe's small mercy for all that he experienced

"tokoyami?" a voice called his name

Tokoyami was brought back to reality once more by the sound of his teacher

"you doing all right there kiddo, you haven't touched much of your food," Mic asked with concern

"worry not sir, lost in thought, I apologise" Tokoyami whispered meekly as he stared at the ramen, it looked tasty but thinking about eating was making him stressed

"you don't have to finish it all if you're full" Eri assured, remembering what Aizawa and Mic told her when she first came to their home

Tokoyami nodded, he had gotten better at eating since he got to U.A, Shoji sato, koda and Asui made sure of that, but he still had a way to go

"we'll save it for when you're hungry tomorrow, but tonight if you do get hungry we have plenty of snacks in the cupboard" Mic assured as he and Aizawa began to put the plates to the side to wash

Tokoyami once more offered to help and this time Mic agreed, sensing that the raven wanted to "earn" his stay, not that the teacher would do such a thing, but he believed that it might make him feel better

tokoyami was just given the role to wash the plates and Aizawa dried and put them in the right area, so tokoyami could also see where everything went

afterwards, they needed to get Eri to bed and themselves but told tokoyami that he could watch some tv quietly downstairs if he wasn't tired

Tokoyami appreciated the thought but after a day like he said he'd just go to bed

he got his usual plain black pj's on and till everyone had finished with the bathroom, he didn't like brushing his teeth publicly with how his beak and teeth made it harder than needed

after all of that, the lights were turned off ready for bed

all except for the ravens

one because he didn't wish darkshadow to go rampant in his teacher's home, he'd hate himself to make any damage with how hospitable they were being to him, in the cabin he didn't mind if darkshadow became rampant, at least he'd know he wasn't alone, that's why he intentionally forgot his nightlight to calm the beast

but also because despite everything today threw at him, he wasn't tired

he was anxious and nervous and scared

he was so lost, they had no idea of what his teachers were planning and where he would end up

he hated feeling out of control

so in a hazy mind, he decided to bring that control back

looking to the window and outside he began to think

(no one would know, no one was awake and no one would see us leave)

Darkshadow gave out a whine of displeasure but he couldn't think straight, he just didn't want to end up somewhere, where they would be-

Tokoyami didn't finish the thought as he decided

going to the window he opened it fully, telling darkshadow to use a black fallen angel to give flight in the night

only for a little voice to stop them in their tracks

"Tokoyami"

looking behind them was little Eri, once more peaking in with a worried look

"oh, Eri, what are you doing awake?" Tokoyami questioned as darkshadow instantly unwrapped around his host and pay attention to the little horned girl

"I was thirsty and I thought you'd be cus, you like the dark and the night is dark"Eri mumbled as she looked down to the two glasses filled with water, one once more with a curly straw

tokoyami couldn't help but chuckle at that logic as he rested back on the bed

"you've got a very impressive deducible and kind mind" Tokoyami complimented, earning Eri to laugh as he took the glass carefully, she always said Tokoyami had a funny way of talking, like midoriya but slower and the words were even longer

"are you going to fly?" Eri asked as she remember seeing what the raven was doing as she entered

"That was the plan" Tokoyami sighed as he was about to close the window, the anxiety filling his body had begun to lower, but the feeling of fear still lingered, perhaps on the second time he wouldn't be caught so easily he thought only for Eri to climb on his bed

"Could you please take me with you?" Eri asked with an excited smile and gleaming eyes

"you wish to be one with the wind," Tokoyami asked with confusion

luckily Eri was slowly understanding what tokoyami was saying

"yes please, it looks like fun and Deku always says how cool it is to see you fly and always mumbles when he sees you fly" Eri confirmed with an explanation

Tokoyami smiled, Eri was slowly getting out of her shell and being more expressive and interested, but he was confused with the midoriya part, why would someone as great as he is in awe as someone like him

Tokoyami shook his head, he wasn't going to go down that path with little eri in the room

"very well, but get your coat and gloves and warmest shoes, don't wish you to catch a cold so close to Christmas" Tokoyami agreed to earn a giggle as she nodded and walked out to grab her outfit

leaving tokoyami to think once more

perhaps he was foolish to think like that, he had just instructed Eri to be better prepared when he was ready to fly off in simply his nightwear, and thinking further he'd have to go back to U.A to fulfil his dream, his teacher would pick him out, and even if he did decide to run away from U.A, there would be an army of heroes on his tail, he just saw how easy it was for Aizawa and hawks to track him to his home, what was going to stop them from doing it again

they did care if they went to see him in the meer assumption that his homelife wasn't to their standard

it made tokoyami want to cry, why did he have to be such a nuisance to everyone around him, why did they care for someone that not even their parents wanted, he wasn't special he was

"tokoyami can you please help zip my coat," Eri's voice asked as she re-entered the room

he was so distracted he didn't even notice, not the best choice for a hero

regardless he still smiled at the ray of sunshine and did as she asked

"Where are your warm winter things?" Eri asked with concern for the raven

warm things were expensive, even in U.A he had to be careful of what to buy, especially after spending huge amounts to even go to U.A, everything "expensive" in his room like the sword was a family heirloom, and even if he could make some money of it he wouldn't, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself

"ah yes one-moment" tokoyami excused himself as he found the only fluffy thing he had, his coat

"what about your gloves and scarf?" Eri questioned almost like a scolding mother

"my feathers keep my head warm and with gloves I need to make sure I can hold you properly when we're flying" Tokoyami answered honestly, thanking his bird genetics for again that one small mercy

Eri nodded but jogged off to another room

Tokoyami was a little worried, with all the noise being made he was sure Aizawa or Mic would pick up on it

was this even a good idea, bringing their daughter out in the middle of the night for a random midnight flight

oh god he didn't get their permission

he was going to be thrown to the nearest home as soon as possible

darkshadow watched his host with deep concern, the anxiety levels kept rising and falling and he was sure this rate he was going to go into a panic attack

the quirk was doing its best to stop exploiting fumikages vulnerability for power but the rise in emotion was making it more difficult, she tried getting the raven's attention each time and telling him it was going to be ok, but it seemed like he couldn't hear them

Eri came back in with a scarf in hand

and either to complete obliviousness or strategic thinking put the scarf in the raven's hands to bring him back to reality

which once more to dark shadows relief had worked

"dad says it's too dangerous to leave without a scarf, and I don't want you to get sick so close to Christmas" Eri explained as she used the raven's words against him

"well said" tokoyami laughed lowly as he patted the girl's head affectionately before tying the scarf around him

"ok, we'll start low and work ourselves higher, but anytime you feel like you want to go down or a little lower just tell me ok" Tokoyami instructed as he wanted to ensure Eri's safety and wellbeing

Eri nodded affirmatively as she allowed herself to be picked up by the raven and dark shadow, hands and claws holding her closely and supportively

stepping out the window tokoyami gained their position keeping a sturdy ground until it was time to take off

...

Eri gazed in wonderment as the wind licked her face and they became airborne

"woooooahhh" Eri gasped as tokoyami gained a steady speed and into the streets and very soon the town

the lights twinkling past, sparkling golds, emerald greens, ruby reds, icy whites and electric blues all dazzling in her eyes

"Are you ok Eri?" Tokoyami asked with concern

"this is amazing" Eri exclaimed with joy

"wish to go higher?" he asked

"yes please" Eri agreed

thank god for hawks flying permit to go as high as he wished when joining the agency

and so they went higher and higher, each time Eri getting more and more excited as she could make out what the lights were trying to make a pattern

tokoyami loved hearing Eri's gasps of excitement, with how many years without making a noise of such joy made it more worthwhile when she did

but she wouldn't be so joyful if she got too tired to enjoy it as he saw the clock become midnight

"all right Eri, I believe it's time to get back" Tokoyami stated as he began to swirl back to where they came from

when no answer came tokoyami became worried

"Eri?" tokoyami questioned as quickly flew back down to the surface

"is she ok?" Darkshadow asked with concern

tokoyami observed, only to see a little smile followed by tiny snores

"she's good, must have fallen asleep" Tokoyami whispered as relief filled his body

"We should be too" Darkshadow murmured as he felt feel tired and thus themselves

"agreed, luckily I remember there's a shop todoroki took us to once that was close

"yeah the 6th in the culdesac, number 25" Darkshadow reminded

thanks to their hero training and bird genetics he'd grown to have a well-developed memory

and so tokoyami with Eri's hand was brought back to the sky and back to the house, flying low so as not to disturb Eri's blissful sleep

Memory had proven right as they entered the window once more, stepping carefully and quietly since it was 1 in the morning, walking into Eri's room which was filled with whites and reds, a table of drawings and hairclips covering the surface and a plush little bed where tokoyami placed the sleeping one, quickly removing the shoes and winter wear so she didn't get uncomfortable or overheated in the night, covering the kitty styled PJ's with kitty covered bedding

"good night little goddess" Tokoyami whispered fondly as he left the child to rest and closed the door slightly so she still had some comforting light

satisfied tokoyami crept back to the spare room and kicked off his shoes and coat, covering his bedding with his favourite blanket and did his best to block out the light, a reminder to himself to ask if he could get his nightlight from school, perhaps text hawks, he didn't know when he was going so it would be best to remind him

he allowed these notes to fill his mind as he fell into a deep sleep, darkshadow wrapping around him like a cat upon his chest

...

"breakfast!" the loud Mic screamed as he woke the raven to a startle

he had to take a moment to remember where he was before remembering the events of yesterday

"you ok fumi?" Darkshadow asked as his worry continued to increase for her host

"I'm all right" Tokoyami sighed as he rubbed his feathers

only to remember he forgot something very important

"dammit!" tokoyami groaned, placing his head back into his pillow

"we forgot feather gel, didn't we" darkshadow chuckled, his form not being affected by the loss of hair glue

"must still be in my bathroom in the dorms" Tokoyami groaned again as looked to his flip phone to see his reflection

he looked like he had just been dragged through a bush and back his feathers were that dishevelled, it usually didn't get this bad but for some apparent reason it decided it didn't want to play ball today

"bbbbreakfast!" Mic began to remix louder

"so loud" Tokoyami grumbled but got out of bed, deciding on his cargo pants and a hoodie, pulling up his hood, deciding he'd ask Aizawa if he could get some from the shops

walking down he was greeted by the odd stares of the family, looking at him curiously

"so much black it puts you to shame babe" Mic laughed before being elbowed by his husband

"you feeling ok" Eri asked as he sat at the table

"yes I'm fine, sorry, my feathers are being unruly is all" Tokoyami assured

"ah hair trouble, don't worry I got ya" Mic stated as he reached into his jacket and pulled out a jar of hell jell

"Always keep a spare" Mic announced proudly as he finished his bowel, scooping eris so they could do hers

leaving Aizawa and tokoyami to eat theirs, they had given the raven some of Eri's coco puffs, a good choice as they had never met a person who didn't like the cereal

leaving them in silence before Aizawa informed the raven of some key information

"Eri enjoyed the midnight flight" Aizawa stated before taking a bite of his cereal

leading to tokoyami almost chocking on his food

he knew

of course, he bloody well knew, he was Aizawa afterall

"she did?" Tokoyami asked as he did his best to stop shaking in his seat

"yes, said she saw many snow-filled hills with snowmen and angels, she especially loved the lights and the snow," Aizawa told as he continued eating his shreddies

Tokoyami was expecting to be scolded to heaven high, to pack his bags right there and now

he didn't however expect what happened next

"she's been having trouble with getting asleep, Mic says because she's excited about Christmas, which is one reason" Aizawa began to explain as he dropped his spoon to look at tokoyami directly

"but the other reason is that she still experiences nightmares from her time with the Shie Hassaikai...when I heard her last night I knew that she had another, I expected her to come to our room, but she went to you"

Tokoyami blinked with confusion but allowed Aizawa to continue

"you worked hard to get her to trust you, especially with the...resemblance...and it clearly shows with how she went to you for protection, even if you didn't know why she truly went to you, it's clear she sees you of someone that can provide comfort and did so by taking the mind of her past, and for that, I have to thank you on that" Aizawa said as he was glad Eri was able to find more and more people to let in who were trustworthy and kind, he knew his student and was glad his judgement wasn't wrong

"but next time write a note" Aizawa finished with a tired groan

"shall do sir" Tokoyami nodded sheepishly, yeah he kinda forgot about that, his mind wasn't with it

but saying that, something didn't add up

"but what about the glasses, the water? she said she was up because she thought I was awake and thirsty" Tokoyami questioned

"Eri likes to make excuses as to why she wishes to come to someone, she doesn't like to be reminded of her past" Aizawa explained

Tokoyami nodded, understanding that reasoning

"Now, hawks will be here shortly with the rest of your stuff, he also wants to take you out" Aizawa stated as he finished his bowel

tokoyami wasn't too far behind just a few more scoops

"where to?" tokoyami questioned

"Not sure, he didn't leave a note" Aizawa finished as he walked out with a playful smirk

Tokoyami chuckled, he guess he had that coming, at least he knew Aizawa wasn't mad at him, it was slightly odd seeing his teacher not being so tired and cold as he usually is but all his class knew he had a secret soft side for them, tokoyami did have to admit he saw it a little more, mainly cus he wasn't too much of a "problem child"

regardless he finished his bowel, cleaned it and hurried off to his room to get ready for the hawk's arrival and to fix his feathers

...

a knock on his window alerted the raven of the familiar face that was his mentor

"There's a door you know" tokoyami murmured as he lifted the window and allowed the hero to enter

"eh, can't be bothered with smiles downstairs, sides, it's faster this way" hawks reasoned with a shrug

tokoyami didn't get a chance to argue as a bag was brought into the room

and tokoyami was pleased with what was given, and even more so

all the pictures, including the one of his favourite tree, we're here, his laptop and charger and pleased to see hawks had gotten his feather gel, his nightlight and even dark Shadow's favourite plushy, he had almost forgotten that

"thank you hawks" Tokoyami thanked with relief as he held the picture close, darkshadow squeaking his plushy happily

"no prob fledgling, now let's get going, you're well with flying through the window I assume" Hawks quickly said as he gave the raven a knowing look

"you heard" tokoyami groaned sheepishly

"I saw, need to work on your observation, not just down bellow kiddo" Hawks continued to tease before jumping out of the window

Tokoyami shook his head as he followed him, knowing hawks wasn't going to let him forget that soon

the two flew to where hawks were leading them

"what are we doing here," tokoyami asked as the Christmas markets came into view

"Well, I thought we'd celebrate some Christmas stuff together" Hawks answered with his signature smile

"why?" Tokoyami questioned, wondering why his mentor was suddenly being so...he wasn't sure what hawks were being

"thought it be fun, all the sidekicks are gone for the Christmas and it was only little crimes that happened around this time, think the villains agree to give it a break at Christmas" Hawks couldn't help but laugh

tokoyami didn't think it funny but decided to go along with it anyway

"fine, where to then," Tokoyami asked as they landed, just before hawks ruffled his feathers

"First we sort that attitude out, it's good being a serious hero but as a mentor, my goal is to get you to let loose, especially around the season apparently" hawks chuckled as he watched the little chick grumble and fix his feathers for the second time today

"and on that note, we're getting chocolate covered-" Hawks began to declare

"apples" darkshadow and tokoyami interjected excitedly

"...well I was gonna say marshmallows and strawberries but we can get those too" hawks agreed with a grin, happy seeing it was already working

their first stop was the chocolate-covered goodies which hawks happily paid for

tokoyami was told let to simply leave it all to "mama bird"

another nickname which tokoyami had failed to stop hawks from using

so instead they carried on with their day

going into the grottos and looking at the trinkets, something the two birds had to agree was always a spectacle to see

getting hotdogs and fried chicken as they watched a pantomime take place "Aladdin" the two taking a deep interest

tokoyami pulled hawks aside as he decided to embarrass him as he tried to get them to get a gift with the cue of toddlers

and to tap it all off was when they had finished their cotton candy

"oh I went on these once" tokoyami stated as he pointed to the teacup ride and put the sticks in the bin

"you wanna get on," Hawks asked, surprised by the raven's reaction to the teacup ride

"Maybe not, Iida wasn't too pleased after going on with me, too fast he said" tokoyami murmured, quick to deny himself of fun

not that hawks would have any of that

"Really? jet engines for legs said you were too fast? oh, now we gotta go on!" Hawks stated excitedly as he grabbed the raven's wrist, gently pulling him into the cue

but when they saw it was hawks they allowed him to go straight on with fan girls trying to get some pictures in

but hawks was too focused on his little fledgling having a fun time to bother, his wings blocking out those who tried to get in with them

after all, Christmas time was for fam-

the bells rang saying the ride was ready

"ok little bird, show me what you got" Hawks encouraged as they began to move

and hawks was once more impressed

the raven was so focused and the speed was top-tier good stuff, to others he guessed it would be nauseating, but for him it was perfect

but he didn't want his protege taking up all the fun

"Great work little chick, but how's about we both give it a shot and see if we catch flight

"What?" Tokoyami questioned with susceptibility

"hell yeah!" darkshadow yelled as they also placed her claws on the wheel

and so the three spun the wheel around

and much to tokoyami's horror and hawks and dark shadows' delight they did end up going so fast it flew off their hinges

sending them to the other side of the ride

"you....idiot!" tokoyami was the first to break the silence

at first, hawks was worried he took it too far before the sound of growing laughter turned to ones of mirth, causing the winged hero to burst out chuckles of his own

of course, hawks paid for the damage but it was all worth it to hear tokoyami's laugh, it made him even prouder to know he caused it

"Now that is what I call Christmas fun" hawks exclaimed as the two left the ride, right after hawks signed it for the ride worker so he didn't have to pay full price

"agreed" tokoyami nodded as he finally got his laughter under control

"Now I promised Aizawa we'd be back before tea, anything you wanna do before we head out?" Hawks asked

"Can I go into that shop?" tokoyami asked

"yeah sure kiddo," hawks said as he was about to step in before a claw stopped him

"Without you" tokoyami ordered

"ohhh, wanna get me a Christmas gift?" Hawks smirked leaning his weight against the raven before being shoved off

"Eri actually, I don't want you spoiling it for her" tokoyami concluded

"tokoyami, I'm the second hero, you think I would know how to keep a surprise," Hawks said with a fake hurt

"you'd think so" tokoyami smirked as he walked inside and closed the door

(little jerk) hawks laughed to himself as he did as asked

tokoyami quickly came back out with a black bag protected by a little dark shadow

"all right ready to fly," hawks asked

"yes" tokoyami assured

"race-" hawks began but a flash of darkness set of

tokoyami knew what the hawks were going to say, he did tend to do it

hawks were quick to catch flight and in the race

tokoyami knew he wasn't going to win, but he would have fun trying he had so much fun today,

he loved spending time with hawks, since their relationship strengthened after the rocky start he had come to respect and look up to the winged hero, trusting him with his entire soul, and would do all he could to help him

this was very evident when it came to their encounter with Dabi

Hawks admitted he was very worried about the raven's self-sacrificing and kept a close eye on his little intern, perhaps creating more of a stronger relationship than hawks had ever imagined having or even thought possible to having

he didn't deserve tokoyami in all honesty, he was too good, too loyal, too pure, no one deserved him, but he didn't mean that literally

the rage he felt for tokoyami's parents was unbarable, he hated how he was dealt with a bad hand

and yet he stayed such a good kid, after everything, he wasn't cruel or bitter

hawks in honesty were in awe of the little raven and wanted to see him grow to become a strong and justice-filled man

and hawks wanted to do all he could to help

tokoyami was so close, although he was confused as to why hawks hadn't caught him yet

was he taking it easy on him because of Christmas or something

if so then he wouldn't allow it

tokoyami turned around to see hawks staring into nothingness

getting distracted? not wise

hawks were quickly brought out of his thoughts as he felt an impact crash onto the back of his wings pulling him down

a pair of arms he saw had wrapped around his neck gently

"and you're caught, better luck next time hero" the voice of darkshadow crackled as it was a reminder of the first time hawks found tokoyami distracted

hawks chuckled as he learnt his lesson

tokoyami had thought he won only for his body to feel like it was tipping upside down

hawks had turned around midair and unhooked the raven's arms

before the raven could catch his fall with darkshadow something else caught him, keeping him upside down as hawks turned back upright

"need to go harder if you think that's gonna catch a villian little chick" Hawks laughed as he watched the raven squirm in his grip

"I'll keep that in mind" tokoyami laughed as he was turned right back around but still held against the winged hero's chest, just like how their first flight went, but perhaps with a bit more care than how he simply carried him like a sack of potatoes back then

they got to the house where hawks wasted no time in plopping the teenager onto the bed

"you jerk" tokoyami laughed as he got up, doing his best to calm himself

"Nah, I'm the best" Hawks chuffed earning a roll of the eyes

"anyways, I've got to get back to patrol, and no I don't need your help" Hawks began before cutting himself off, knowing what the raven was going to say, evident by the sheepish look he was granted

"I've got some paperwork to do but I'll be here on Christmas" Hawks assured although he wasn't very much looking forward to that paperwork

"When is that again?" tokoyami asked

"Christmas eves today so tomorrow" Hawks answered, slightly disappointed to see that hadn't caused some excitement in the bird, but more confusion, he looked like he didn't realise how fast it had come, but back on track, with what he'd been told, Christmas would be just another day to survive, if not a painful memory

"Hawks, I enjoyed today, but I don't want you worrying about me, you should be spending Christmas with family and friends" Tokoyami urged with concern

this earnt hawks to ruffle tokoyami's feathers, but this time more softly and slowly

"Trust me, kid, spending time with you is the closest family I'm gonna get" Hawks reassured with a low laugh

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about" Hawks began only for the voice of Eri call from downstairs

"Tokoyami! are you there?"

"be down in a sec" Tokoyami yelled back

but as he turned he was shocked to discover the winged hero was gone

"That was weird, even for him," Darkshadow said with confusion

tokoyami nodded in agreement

unknown to them hawks was flying back to his agency

(I'll tell him later) hawks repeated with certainty, he just needed to find the right words

...

tokoyami walked down to where Eri was decorating the rest of the house, the tree may be done but they didn't want Eri to run out of Christmas activities

"oh Eri had the ramen for her lunch since you were out, hope that's all right" Mic was quick to say when he saw him

"That's fine, sorry I didn't have the rest of it when it was first made" Tokoyami apologised but Mic didn't mind

"Think nothing of it, if you can't eat, don't force yourself" Mic assured as he was given his bowl of soba to quickly have for tea, a small portion which tokoyami was grateful for as he was able to finish it

"tokoyami, want to help with the decorating" Eri offered happily as she saw he was finally finished with his tea

"I'm good Eri" Tokoyami stated as he placed the bowel in the dishwasher, after all, it wasn't his house, he couldn't think he could take such a privilege

"Please," Eri asked once more, flashing those adorable red puppy dog eyes, making tokoyami sweat under the pressure

"yeah, you're staying for Christmas, meaning you're part of helping out now" Mic joked as he placed a Santa hat upon the ravens head

(my feathers can't take a break) Tokoyami laughed to himself as shoved the hat just above his eyes

he was surprised by how big the hat was, they usually couldn't hide his head due to his pointed feathers

he was also surprised to see it had the same design that Aizawa had given him back when U.A was celebrating

speaking of his teacher he was currently sleeping in his signature yellow sleeping bag, but also wearing a Christmas hat to complete the look

but his eyes drifted away when a golden snowflake sticker was placed in his hand and told to put it anywhere in the hallway, darkshadow got herself some stickers so she could place them higher

Eri laughed as tokoyami and Mic scolded the quirk for putting them on the ceiling who simply laughed

"Are you excited for Santa eri?" Darkshadow asked as they finished decorating

it looked amazing with the baubles, and twinkling fairy lights dazzling the corridor

Eri nodded excitedly

"daddy and dad said we need to put down a cookie and milk to appease the big red demon" Eri announced

Tokoyami held in a snort, if that wasn't his influence then he was unsure of what was

"Eri, we told you he isn't a demon" Aizawa sighed as he announced he was awake, but still resting his eyes

"Indeed, you are believing in Krampus" tokoyami subconsciously told,

"who's Krampus?" Eri pondered innocently

"I'll tell you when you're older," Tokoyami said as he felt the disapproving stares of his teachers

"yeah, but for now we need to get ready for him" Mic stated as he beckoned the kids into the kitchen

"We need to decorate these cookies and pick one out for Santa" Mic explained as he gave them multiple colours of icing

Tokoyami felt like a kid in primary again, decorating the cookies that he would bring back to his grandfather where they would sit by the fireplace and he would tell stories as he happily ate in wonderment

"you ok tokoyami?" Mic asked as he saw the raven's eyes begin to water

"yes, sorry, just remembering fond memories," tokoyami said as he wiped the tears away

"no need to be sorry kid, would you like to share those memories," Mic asked kindly

tokoyami was a very well-reserved person, right now, he just wanted to remember the man who helped him and loved him till his dying breath

telling them of the tradition he had with cookies, cutting down the trees, building snowmen and the stories, so many stories he was told

and mic, eri and Aizawa listened attentively, giving the raven their full attention, which may or may not have encouraged the bitter-sweet tears rolling down his face

Aizawa placed a reassuring hand on the raven as he finished his retelling

"well your grandfather sounds like a good honest man and raised one himself" Aizawa declared proudly, eri and Mic nodding in agreement

"thank you, sir" Tokoyami cried as Aizawa brought the raven into a hug, knowing that he needed it, Eri joined in as she hugged the raven's leg and was acknowledged by a caring hand resting on her head

when the teenager regained his breath they went to finish the cookies, Eri picking a star-designed one as the rest were ready to be eaten, 1 tonight and the rest for tomorrow as too much sugar meant they would be too tired for the big day

"oh and a carrot for the reindeer!" dark shadow exclaimed as he got it from the fridge, which no one objected too

"all right, everything's all ready for Santa which means you need to get into bed" Aizawa stated as he tiredly got back up from the couch

"can't I see him, dad," Eri asked sadly

"that's unfortunately not the rule kiddo," Mic said as he watch Aizawa hold the girl's hand

"wait, can tokoyami tell me a story before I go to bed," Eri asked Aizawa who proceeded to look at the raven waiting for an answer

"of course, if that is what you wish" Tokoyami smiled affirmatively

"I'll call him in when it's time" Aizawa assured as they walked out of the living room

"psst" the voice of mic whispered to bring the raven's attention to him

"hey kid" mic continued to whisper, pulling him into a side hug and crouching down to his level

"yes?" Tokoyami asked with confusion

"you need wrapping paper?" Mic asked with the strange tone

"you sound like your about to sell us drugs in a dark alley" Darkshadow commented with an annoyed glace

"doesn't answer the question, ya dig," Mic asked as he wasn't stopping this little tangent

"fine yes please" Tokoyami huffed

"coolio, but, you're not from the-" Mic was about to continue before tokoyami gave him the most dead-eyed look he'd seen and he was married to Eraserhead of all people

"Sir" Tokoyami glared dangerously, finding this charade weird and annoying

"all right all right, jeez, if looks could kill" Mic laughed as he threw a tube of gold and red paper a box of labels and sellotape at the raven which darkshadow caught with ease

"the scissors are in the top draws on the left" Mic finished as ran excitedly off, most likely to get the presents

so with a shrug tokoyami grabbed his supplies and got to work

...

after a good few minutes of cutting and sticking he had 5 ready to go presents that he placed under the tree

he didn't care that he wasn't going to get anything, they had been so nice to him that he would have felt guilty if he hadn't

"Tokoyami" Aizawa called as it was clear Eri was waiting on her story

not wanting to keep her waiting he grabbed his water and walked upstairs where Aizawa said to have a good sleep before walking downstairs, clearly to do the act of Santa

tokoyami placed his water quickly in the bedroom and into eris's room where she was hugging a kitten plushy

tokoyami sat at the edge of the bed and thought of a story

then he remembered one he was told a lot as a kid and one he could rehearse word for word

"ok eri, ready" tokoyami asked

"yes, but don't you need a book?" Eri asked with confusion

"fear not, the brain holds more stories than any book" Tokoyami concluded as eri giggled once more at his wording

"Once upon a time, there were two poor brothers who did not get along

but one day something changed their lives forever

a god with golden rings surrounding their head and a flowing white robe came into the world and met with the two

the two were astonished but bowed in greetings

when looking up they saw the god was offering two gifts

one hand held a flower

the other is a crown

the older brother chose the crown which lead to an unfathomable amount of wealth, it's only condition was to use this wealth to help the poor and needy

the younger brother chose the flower leading to a life of unconditional love and healing, the only condition was to share it unconditionally and to spread the kindness

both brothers agreed to which the god began to leave, saying one day they would come back to see if they kept to their word

50 years passed and the god returned

only to be disappointed to see the older brother used his money for selfish gain, giving his fortune to only those who could give him something in return and keeping it to himself

the god came to the older brother who looked with no fear

he paid an army to protect him if the god were ever to return

but as many darts, arrows, cannons and swords tried to piece the god figure it merely phased through

the army shook in their boots, but the god phased by them, they were under the influence of greed and the god took patience in understanding it was not their fault but the provider, the brother

"you fight, because of guilt, consequences are to be met" the god stated to the fearful brother

the brother begged and pleaded for the god to show mercy

to which the god tapped the brother's chest

the god said that unless his younger brother's gift of unconditional love would forgive him he would become charcoal, to convey the darkness of his soul

and so the older brother left his palace hurriedly to where his brother was to be

only to be met with the villagers saying the younger brother had used his gift well until his dying breath

the power of healing took a lot from the brother in effort but he did not mind

when on his death bed he asked for his blood to be drained and to be sprinkled into a field of flowers, providing healing abilities to all that ate them

the older brother was brought to tears, how he could have been so selfish as his younger brother had been so selfless

crying as his charcoal covered his chest

this was his reward for his actions

only to be interrupted by a little girl

he wished for you to have this" the child said as she handed the older brother a heart-shaped flower

eating the flower the darkness surrounding his heart disappeared

looking to the sky in gratitude declared he would use this second chance for good

using his wealth as truly intended

and when he died his only request was to die next to his brother within the cavern they once shared as children, hoping that in the next life he could make amends and be a better older brother

the last this the brother saw was the god as they placed the crown upon his head and a bunch of his younger brother's flowers in his statued hands

after years the cavern was left and protected by the villagers and the descendants in remembrance of this story

the flowers however did not last, but legends say that the only place they grew was within the younger brothers' palms"

Eri looked in sleepy awe at what she was told

Tokoyami's grandfather did always link stories to morals, to always choose love over wealth but to be kind and forgiving

traits he'd hope to pass on to his grandson

and what tokoyami could hope eri would continue

"That was sad but happy" Eri admitted

"I guess the ending was bittersweet, sorry, perhaps it was not the best one to sleep to" Tokoyami apologised as he thought perhaps for Christmas eve it wasn't the most cheery and she was still quite young

"no I liked it, that heroes can help make people better people and the god sounds very patient" Eri explained

"indeed little one, sleep tight," Tokoyami said as he was glad eri got what he had hoped to tell, and so he began to leave so she could sleep

"tokoyami" Eri called before the raven left

"yes?" Tokoyami asked

"Can you sing something, I like your singing voice?" Eri asked as she snuggled into her bedding

"you've heard me sing?" Tokoyami asked curiously as he walked back to the bed

"you were outside reading a book and singing a song, um, two birds on a wire?" Eri explained

tokoyami's feathers poofed in embarrassment, he mustn't have realised

"well ok, but you'll need to sleep soon" Tokoyami said as he began to lie down on the bed next to Eri who happily hugged him, he was tired and honestly sang better when lying down

"what do you want me to sing?" Tokoyami asked

"I don't mind" Eri admitted as she began to close his eyes

so tokoyami thought about what songs he could remember

he wasn't going to start screaming heavy death music at a 6-year-old so other than apple-bottom jeans which Mina made him rehearse to tears there was one more he remembered at this very moment

and so he began to sing silent night

his deep voice, smooth as caramel helped to keep the melody calm and light

singing themselves to sleep as darkshadow returned to his respected sleeping spot

the three being found in blissful sleep and a picture taken by two proud-looking parents

...

"Tokoyami!" the screaming excited voice of Eri awoke the raven with a start

jumping on the bed and moving the raven himself as he blinked awake in a haze, wondering what on earth was happening

"Santa's been!" Eri quickly explained as she began pulling both tokoyami's and dark shadows wrists downstairs

Tokoyami merely allowed this as they hurried down the stairs in which Santa had truly had been

carrot and cookie eaten with crumbs as proof and a half-drank glass of milk, footprints of snow covering the floor and of course

the presents

Aizawa was there holding a cup of coffee in hand as Mic readied Christmas breakfast

"morning and merry Christmas kids" Mic announced happily which Aizawa nodded as enthusiastically as he could

"good morning" Tokoyami and Eri bowed

"After we eat breakfast we can open presents" Aizawa stated as he saw the excited gleam in his daughter's eyes

"which is ready to be eaten so dig in" Mic stated as he finished putting the food on golden plates, a Christmas privilege, along with glasses that had candy cane-designed straws with them

5 of them are to be told

tokoyami was about to question before a figure came flying in

"Merry Christmas all" the voice of hawks welcomed

"hawks" eri, tokoyami and darkshadow in unison questioned with surprise

"I said I'd be here for Christmas" hawks reminded as he sat himself down

that was true, but tokoyami didn't believe he would this early, not that tokoyami was complaining, he was happy to know he wasn't just coming and leaving

so without complaint, there was a new addition to this widely happened Christmas family

finishing breakfast and like a cat, with a laser pointer Eri ran to the living room

the rest are not too far behind

the first gifts were of course from "Santa" as eri received plushies, drawing and writing books as well as some puzzle games and playsets which also held the name of her dads, which made eri give plenty of hugs

then came the more personal presents

"the ones in red and gold are from fumi" Darkshadow called as Eri found a different the coloured present with her name on it

with a nod from Aizawa, she opened the present carefully

revealing a big thick book with pictures of ancient and mystical beasts covering the front

"I believed you'd have some interest and this book will explain what the ancient beasts are along with their tales" Tokoyami explained as eri held the book close

"I love it, thank you tokoyami" Eri thanked as she rushed to hug the raven

"you can call me fumikage if you wish" tokoyami offered as he believed they had grown close enough to be on first names by now

"thank you fumikage!" Eri repeated as she was happy to be so close

the adults smiled as they moved from the couch and towards the tree where it was revealed to have a second sack of presents

only this time, it was for tokoyami

"Sirs I-" Tokoyami began to refuse before they cut him off

"These are from Eri, eraser and me, we want you to have them" Mic stated as they knew what the raven was going to say

"thank you but I couldn't possibly, you've already done so much" Tokoyami tried humbly only for hawks to squeeze his shoulder, providing comfort and allowing Aizawa to say his words

"kid, for once just relax and let yourself be treated, no strings attached, we want to do this just because we want you to have a nice Christmas" Aizawa confirmed

Tokoyami looked around as he watched the encouraging faces awaiting him to enjoy the gifts in front of him

maybe for once, he could let himself be spoilt

so tokoyami reached in for one present and began to open

all the gifts were fully appreciated and beautiful

a new fluffy coat with matching gloves and scarf, a purple sword that glowed purple, courtesy of a gift Eri picked out along with a silver necklace with a ruby designed like an apple, purple and black coloured skull candles, a black notebook and fluffy black snake plushie for darkshadow

"thank you, I'll cherish them all" Tokoyami declared tearfully before quickly running to get the last of the gifts and handing them out to the rest of the teachers

The mic was given a small crystal orb that when someone singed electricity bounced against the walls

Aizawa was given lavender-scented candles that didn't stain clothes or in aizawas yellow sleeping bag

and finally for hawks

he was given a picture frame that had a raven on the left side engraved, a hawk engraved on the right and a fire engraved on the bottom middle

combining all of hawks' favourite things together

hawks looked at this gift in awe

"I'm sorry it isn't much but I hope you like them" tokoyami bowed in the hopes

"it's perfect" hawks whispered as he held the frame like the most delicate feather in existence

"agreed, thank you tokoyami" Aizawa added as he planned to use the candles as much as he could in class

"I'm glad you like them," tokoyami said as he watched hawks place the frame carefully on the table, glad he didn't have to worry about being so worried about money for once and was able to spend it to provide joy to others

"but don't think I forgot kid, it's just my gifts back at my flat" hawks began

"you have a flat?" darkshadow questioned sceptically as they were being patted by Eri, who was very much stuck in her book

"yeah, decided to get one, thought it be better to separate work and my job life" Hawks chuckled

"that's fair, are we going today?" Tokoyami shrugged before asking

"yeah, when you're ready to take off," Hawks said, although he did seem to be getting nervous

"We don't have any plans left till dinner for Christmas lunch so you two get going" Aizawa advised, giving hawks a stare that only the two knew meant

and so the two were off once more

...

tokoyami was glad that Hawks was finally taking care of himself

how many times he'd get back from patrol and see his mentor practically asleep as he wrote on the computer

tokoyami hoped this would help him to separate home from work if all his stuff was the food was in a different place

but it would be still as lonely

tokoyami hadn't forgotten how his mentor said he was the closest thing he had to family

they were two birds of a feather in that sense, tokoyami couldn't help but chuckle bitterly

to be dealt with such familiarly bad cards

these two weeks had been the best, but he couldn't expect Aizawa or Mic to do anymore, they already had Eri who was dealt with even worse cards to provide for, it would be selfish to expect them to take him in, even awkward as eraser was his teacher, after all, so no, even if they did offer he wasn't sure he could accept or would accept

but if-

the raven's thoughts were interrupted when two sets of hands covered his eyes

which in the air made the raven panic

"relax chic, just don't wanna ruin the surprise" hawks reassured as he lead the raven to land

tokoyami trusted his mentor

had grown to care for him like a weird older brother or uncle figure, maybe a father? he wasn't sure, after all, he never had any

but even with one of his senses covered, he couldn't help but trust him

"ok kid, open your eyes" hawks whispered as he lifted his hands

it took the ravens eyes to adjust but when they did he still couldn't believe what he was seeing

they were on the top of an apartment, where twinkling golden lights covered the railings, pronouncing the arrival of a strong and very familiar tree, no leaves and covered in glistening white snow

"what is this?" Tokoyami questioned as he looked in disbelief

"you said the trees are important to you and I don't want to say but there was word of a construction crew going to try and make more houses, I didn't-" Hawks began to explain shakily

only to feel a sudden impact at his side

the raven hugging him tightly as he began to cry

"oh buddy" hawks muttered as he held the raven close

"I'm sorry buddy, I didn't mean" hawks began to apologise, he honestly didn't want this to upset the raven

"no, I just, I love it, thank you, it means a lot" Tokoyami interrupted as he expressed that they were not tears of sadness but of joy

"Anything for you kid" Hawks promised

then gathering his courage he did what he wanted to do after all these days of sticking his head in the sand, he was ready

"speaking of" Hawks began

"yes?" Tokoyami asked

"I've been kinda nervous asking you this but I was just wondering" Hawks continued shakily, trying to stay calm

"yes?" darkshadow asked this time

"Well, um, the truth is I meant what I said when I said you're the closest thing to a family, one I've never had and, well, I see you as my chick, I've always said this, but, I do mean it kid...so...um, if you want to, would like to live with me? here and be a sort of family, together" Hawks offered, shaking with sobs

a moment of silence filled the void before a big smile came upon the raven's beak

"yes! yes, I would love that!" Tokoyami exclaimed as tears of happiness

and so the two hugged each other, crashing to the floor on the knees, too weak to stand anymore

"oh thank god" Hawks cried as he held the raven closer

snow swirling the two as they cried and laughed with the promise of a better life for the two

as a newfound family

...

(1 year later)

"Eri, your cousin and uncle are here" the voice of Aizawa called as he saw two familiar faces appear in the window

"fumi!" Eri yelled as she ran to where the door opened revealing the two birds all bundled up in their winter gear, the raven refusing to wear any other coat than the one before

"hello Eri, how are you this merry eve?" tokoyami asked as he picked the little girl up as she began to tell him all the gifts she had gotten, leading him to her pile

"Hi hawks, how ya doing" Mic greeted as he watched the kids walk into the living room

"we're doing good, just got back from the todoroki's, endeavours been allowed back but as long as we came so I could annoy him, but nice to see toko talk with that shoto kid, two sides of the same coin" hawks joked as he put his coat on the bannister

just thinking about their family situation made him shudder, at least with tokoyami there wasn't too much

he went into a courtroom, asking to adopt the raven and by the end of 2 weeks last year he was officially his kid, the money from his family was cut off so tokoyami never had to have any contact with them ever again, and they were over the moon

"well I hope you didn't stock up on food while you were there" Aizawa grumbled as he began to place the plates and Christmas crackers

"he had a bucket of chicken" dark shadows voice peaked concerning the conversation

"I'm not raising a grass!" Hawks said with a sing-song tone

"Well I hope you're wearing your loose pants cus tea is finished" Mic stated as dinner was set

filled to the brim with pigs in blankets, mash, gravy, carrots, parsnips, stuffing and all the goodies, although no sprouts as everyone refused to eat them much to Aizawa's annoyance, even at Christmas he couldn't escape being a dad to problematic children, and that included the number 2 hero and his husband

regardless everyone sat down and began to dig in

"Can I have some more parsnips please?" Tokoyami asked as it was clear his appetite was much better

even hawks who were now in the mindset of a parent realised living on KFC wasn't the healthiest decision and also asked for extra carrots

in between the meal they began to pull their crackers, filled with horribly punny jokes, little toys like bouncy balls and hopping frogs and of course the Christmas hats

"Merry Christmas fumikage" Hawks with a red crown whispered as he placed a purple coloured crown on his child's head

"Merry Christmas Keigo" tokoyami whispered back as he pushed the hat up properly

"who's ready for CAKE!" Mic screamed as he pulled out a triple chocolate cheesecake

"Mic let their food rest first" Aizawa scolded as the rest laughed at the blond's antics

the laughter filled the room as the two birds matched the very picture that was placed in the bronze picture frame given the very first Christmas they had together, hands around shoulders and hugging each other close, eyes closed and mouths opened echoing the laughter of mirth for many more years to come

#tokoyami #fumikage tokoyami #hawks #hawks mha #bnha dark shadow #bnha tokoyami #mha tokoyami #my hero academia #president mic #mha eri #bnha eri #my hero acadamia christmas #christmas special #wattpad #mha fanfiction

[jointhearumanati]

MHA PETS HEADCANNON

Aizawa, Mic, Shinso, Eri: Cloud-a long-haired white tom cat with blue eyes/ Bastard-a short-haired ginger tabby tom cat with white paws and green eyes/ Coffee-a long-haired black she-cat with amber eyes/ Hypnos-a short-haired blue-grey tom kitten with blue eyes/ Unicorn-a long-haired albino she-kitten with red eyes.

All Might: Peace-a male golden retriever that is his service dog now that he's retired/ Harmony-a golden rabbit

Midoriya: Mighty-a male golden retriever puppy/ Tsuki-a black rabbit/ Mochi-a white rabbit

Ochako: Rescue-a male Bourke's parrot without an eye

Iida: Inuginium-a male white Shiba Inu puppy/ Tenko-a female black German Shepherd/ Tenji-a male white German Shepherd.

Tsuyu: Lotus-a female Japanese bullfrog, and Lily Pad-a male Japanese bullfrog.

Todoroki: Yuki-a short-haired silver tabby and white she-cat with green eyes

Bakugo: Princess Murder Kill-a short-haired cream colored she-cat with white paws and tip of tail/ and Grenade-a orange and black male betta fish

Kirishima: Riot-a male Red Golden Retriever with a scar above right eye.

Kaminari: Bolt-a male white German Shepherd./ And Mittens-a black she-cat with white paws and chest.

Sero: Peter-a male golden knee tarantula/ and Parker-a male golden knee tarantula.

Mina: Queen-a female pink toed tarantula/ Empress-a female king scorpion/ King-a male Tiger keelback snake/ and Emperor-a Pink and black poison dart frog

Jirou: DJ-a male grey parrot.

Momo: Peaches-a long-haired calico and white she-cat with amber eyes/ Prince-a male peacock🦚/ Princess-a white female peacock/ Emperor -a half albino male peacock/ Rainbow-a male rainbow Macaw/ Monochrome-a black masked female lovebird/ Pastel-a male lovebird/ 20 unamed parakeets/ 20 unanamed Koi Fish/ 200 unamed butterflies/ Waltz-a Male White Swan🦢/ Ballet-a Female Black Swan/ and 10 unamed bunnies.

Aoyama: Twinkle-a male Purple Parakeet

Tokoyami: Nevermore-a female black raven/ and Darkness-a short-haired black tom cat with amber eyes/ and Revelry-a male king scorpion.

Shouji: Camo-a male octopus 🐙

Hagakure: Cherry-a short-haired calico and white she-cat with green eyes

Ojiro: Luke-a male Tamarin Monkey

Sato: Candy-a long-haired ginger tabby and white she-cat with amber eyes.

(I've excluded Midnight and Koda who already have pets Midnight has a cat named Sushi and Koda has a bunny)

#my hero academia #erasermic family

[wolfasketch]

BNHA Shapeshifter AU

Since I'm in more of a writing mood than a digital drawing mood, I decided to do some work on my BNHA Shapeshifter AU. Now, I haven't watched the most recent season or movie so some characters will be missing depending on who reads this. If you have any animal suggestions for those missing characters, then I'd be happy to see them!

An X in front of a name means deceased or no longer in the clan depending on the description.

Baku Squad:

Bakugo Katsuki: turns into ash/blonde wolf/alpha/leader

Kirishima Eijirou: turns into reddish grizzly bear/alpha

Ashido Mina: turns into cougar/beta

Sero Hanta: turns into ring tailed lemur/beta

Kaminari Denki: turns in jackal/beta

Jiro Kyoka: turns into snake/beta

Deku Squad:

Midoriya Izuku: turns into hare/omega/leader

Iida Tenya: turns into jaguar/beta

Uraraka Ochako: turns into owl/beta

Tsuyu Asui: turns into bull frog/omega

Toshinori Yagi: turns in scrawny gold lion/alpha/ex leader

Hero Clan:

Todoroki Enji (Endeavor): turns into caracal/alpha/leader

X. Toshinori Yagi (All Might): turns into scrawny gold lion/alpha/ex leader

Aizawa Shota (Easerhead): turns into black coyote/beta

Nezu: stays a mouse because he’s bad at shapeshifting/alpha

Kayama Nemuri (Midnight): turns into badger/beta

Nishiya Shinji (Kamui Woods): turns into woodpecker/beta

Hazashi Yamada (Present Mic): turns into mockingbird/beta

Umeshima Higari (Power Loader): turns into beaver/beta

Kan Sekijiro (Vlad King): turns into bat/alpha

Ishiyama Ken (Cementoss): turns into moose/beta

Takeyama Yu (Mount Lady): turns into meerkat/omega

X. Sorahiko (Gran Torino): turns into peregrine falcon/alpha

Fashion Duo:

Aoyama Yuga: turns into cheetah/omega

Yaoyorozu Momo: turns into panther/beta

Monkey Duo:

Shoji Mezu: turns into spider monkey/alpha

Sato Rikido: turns into gorilla/alpha

The Bois Clan:

Shinso Hitoshi: turns into pine marton/beta/leader

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu: turns into polar bear/alpha

Kendo Itsuka: turns into ferret/beta

Monoma Neito: turns into blonde raccoon/omega

Nature Clan:

Shiozaki Ibara: turns into swan with green head feathers/omega

Shishida Jurota: turns into a brown bear/beta

Tsunotori Pony: turns into a mountain goat/omega

Komori Kinoko: turns into a mink/alpha

Awase Yosetsu: turns into a beaver/beta

Scaley Clan:

Tokage Setsuna: turns into a blue-tailed skink/beta

Yanagi Reiko: turns into a white monitor/beta

Rin Hiryu: turns into an iguana/beta

Honenuki Juzo: turns into a basilisk/alpha

Black ‘n White Clan:

Kodai Yui: turns into a skunk/alpha

Shoda Nirengeki: turns into a bader/beta

Kuroiro Shihai: turns into a black sable/omega

Fukidashi Manga: turns into a black chinchilla/beta

Air Flock:

Kaibara Sen: turns into a black skimmer/alpha

Tsuburaba Kosei: turns into a secretary bird/beta

Bondo Kojiro: turns into an ostrich/alpha

Kamakiri Togaru: turns into a golden eagle/alpha

Todo Fam:

Todoroki Enji: turns into tiger/alpha/leader

Todoroki Rei: turns into lioness/omega

Todoroki Fuyumi: turns into lioness/omega

Todoroki Natsou: turns into lion/beta

X. Todoroki Shoto: turns into liger/alpha

X. Todoroki Touya: turns into a tiger/alpha/deceased

Loners:

Minoru Mineta: turns into skank/omega

Fumikage Tokoyami: turns into raven/alpha

Ojiro Mashirao: turns into kangaroo/alpha

Hagukure Toru: turns into camilion/beta

Koda Koji: turns into elephant/alpha

Sorahiko Torino: turns into peregrine falcon/alpha/ex. Hero Clan

Todoroki Shoto: turns into liger/alpha/ex. Todo Fam

L.O.V’s:

X. All For One: turns into gray lion/alpha/ex. leader

Shigaraki: turns into hyena with mange/omega/leader

Kurogiri: turns into deer/beta

Himiko: turns into serval/beta

Dabi: turns into tiger/alpha/possible ex Todo Fam.

#BNHA AU #Shapeshifter AU #Too many names to tag #Original AU #Boku no Hero Acadamia #My Hero Acadamia

[petboymart]

Ok but bnha hybrids is my current brainrot and I’m actually writing an AU on Wattpad (shameless plug hehehe) and I have list of every 1A character plus the pros and villains as hybrids.

First off, Denki is a fox hybrid. Agile, cunning (and flirtatiously sly), Denks was rescued from a fox trap by a kind human and lives at with them on a lil farm where he keeps an eye out for pests who try to hurt his human’s prized chickens. He’s not the best at speech tho so you’ll have to learn his different lil yips and squeaks <3

Mina is an extremely rare gazelle hybrid who was rescued from an illegal hybrid trafficking ring along with rhino Eri, pangolin Kota and bat Shoji where she was going to be de-horned and killed for her meat :((((. Uses lil honks when she’s excited about something but fairly well spoken.

Tokoyami is a raven hybrid who got separated from his flock as he was travelling south for the winter and suffered from a broken wing until reader finds him and fixed it up 🥹🥹. Very well spoken, one of the best to have a conversation with.

Mineta is a flea. That’s all.

Twice is a fennec fox who is convinced he is a Siberian husky (but don’t disagree or else he’ll sob). Will speak but not as developed, mainly relies on lil barks but they’re kinda like tics I suppose? “Master, cool stick! (Woof!)”

Shiggy is a hyena but you originally thought he was a dog hybrid until you bathed him. (He’s mute out of choice. Poor baby was already laughed at bc of his skin and mangy ears 😭)

Bakugou is either a dog/wolf hybrid but I love the idea of him being a bear 😭😭😭 soft lil ears, huge yawns that show off his pearly white fangs, and the cutest little pompom tail. Imagine him scratching his back like a real bear tho 😭😭

there’s so much to unpack here but i’m so grateful you took the time to type all this out! it gave me some really good ideas!

i absoloutly love all of this, but i’m so focused on the gazelle meat thing. do people actually eat gazelle meat??? is it like eating deer meat??? i’m scared to look it up

ANYWAY

my fav is bakugo as a bear. i just love bearboys they’re so precious

i also wonder though, do y’all think i’d like rhino boys giraffe boys and such as like centaurs or with two legs? i think rhino kiri (rhino eri made me think if it lol) as a centaur kinda thing would be cool but i also don’t know how ✨sexy time✨ would work and i’m not sure if i want to

moving on, tokoyami as a raven hybrid is so adorable. it totally fits him. and i fuckin LOVE bat shoji that’s a 10/10 big brain idea my dear

-eden<3

#eden !! #petboy mart !! #customer service !! #my hero petboys !!

[ao3feed-kiribaku]

'Cause it's your life it's your time go forward or rewind

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/KvAbait by Ultimatetornshipper Inko Midoriya Queen was the kindest woman Izuku had ever met. Even when everyone kept insisting that she was evil just because she’d followed her destiny and all she’d do was smile and change the topic at hand. Izuku didn’t know if he was strong enough to follow in his mom’s footsteps- so he doesn't. Shouto had been groomed his whole life to be the perfect prince- since all his older siblings had inherited their father’s lineage- it was only logical he’d be the next snow white. So what’s he supposed to do when the only life he’s ever known comes crashing down around him? Words: 286, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 1 of My Ever After Academia Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Ever After High, Ever After High Series - Shannon Hale Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Todoroki Shouto, Hagakure Tooru, Tokoyami Fumikage, Monoma Neito, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu Relationships: Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Kaminari Denki/Shinsou Hitoshi, Jirou Kyouka/Yaoyorozu Momo, Midoriya Izuku & Monoma Neito, Midoriya Izuku & Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, Todoroki Shouto & Uraraka Ochako, Todoroki Shouto & Yaoyorozu Momo, Iida Tenya & Todoroki Shouto Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Ever After High Fusion, Inspired by Ever After High, Izuku Midoriya as Raven Queen, Todoroki Shouto as Apple White, Bakugou Katsuki as Hunter Huntsman, Suicidal Thoughts, but not like intense more like, implied suicidal ideation, Bakugou Katsuki Redemption, But also, Bakugou Katsuki Being an Asshole, might change the rating later but for now its fine, Hagakure Tooru is a Good Friend, Hagakure Tooru as the magic mirror, Rebel Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Inko Needs a Hug, Midoriya Izuku Needs A Hug, Midoriya Izuku Gets A Hug, eventually, Todoroki Shouto Needs Therapy, Todoroki Shouto is a Dork, Mutual Pining, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, and also, Fluff and Humor, I wrote this for me and like the 6 people that might read it, will add more tags as the story continues, the end is just the beginning read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/KvAbait

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #bnha #mha #kiribaku #krbk #kirishima eijirou #bakugou katsuki

[jade-eclipse-li]

In this au Eri is the little sister of the Tokoyami Siblings

Reasons:

White Raven are cousins with Eri’s mom (cuz the white hair i have this hc)

Jade is a friend of Overhaul (Spoiler: Overhaul is a good guy in here)

Overhaul figures out Eri is related to the Tokoyami Siblings by DNA check

Jade took her in legally and they grow up as siblings

The Tokoyami Siblings includes

From oldest to youngest (at the start at bnha)

Jade Eclipse Tokoyami 19 yo (spells Jet)

Fumikage Black Tokoyami 15 yo (The word black suits as his middle name)

Dark Shadow Tokoyami 15 yo (He is technically a living)

Eri Rewind Tokoyami 6 yo (or just Eri-chan)

#bnha #bnha au #bnha oc #Fumikage Tokoyami #dark shadow #eri #jade

[ask-dark-kouda]

So what if Koji or Shoji OR Fumi were genderswapped? How would the two react to the third?

Koji is startled! He doesn’t quite know how to feel, but his boyfriends think he looks amazing.

Mezo is mostly confused, but they don’t care much. Boyfriends very much approve.

Fumi is happy because he’s finally in the right body, and boyfriends are happy for him.

#boku no hero academia #my hero acadamia ask blog #my hero academia #dark koda koji #koda koji #white raven tokoyami #bnha tokoyami #fumikage tokoyami #bnha shoji #shoji mezo #genderbend #bnha genderbend #bnha villian au #class 1 a #trans Tokoyami

[ask-dark-koda]

Photo Booth

#koda koji #boku no hero academia #dark koda koji #bnha #mha #my hero acadamia ask blog #my hero academia #fumikage tokoyami #my hero acadamy #tokoyami #dark shoji mezo #shoji mezo #white raven tokoyami #bnha villian au #kinda

[seerofmike]

*15 *Adorkable *Has a power they can’t quite control yet *Leadership skills *Befriends an icy classmate with a scar over their eye *Are at the schools they’ve always wanted to go to, mainly through luck and having what it takes *Has someone they’ve looked up to their whole life, even adopting their fighting style from them *Absent parent in life *Popular shipped with aforementioned icy classmate *Is someone others look to as a leader (Jaune, WBY, Midoriya’s classmates)

*Associated with ice *Color scheme white with some red *Scar over left eye *Has an older sister and other siblings *Father is an asshole *Came to school while intending to defy said asshole father *Said father is trying to push a legacy onto them *Shipped with the adorkable *Gets Major Character Development ™

*Animal-like in some ways *Associated with shadows *In fact, uses said shadows in battle *Has respect for the adorkable one *Kinda brooding *Good at long-distance attacks

*Blonde haired, red eyed (sometimes) * 1.73 meters tall *Mainly uses hands/fists in battle *Can cause things to explode *Possibly suffering from PTSD *Participated in tournament and got to the final rounds *Had to be restrained at said tournament *Can get quite angry *Looks like carbon copies of their moms *Literally *You think I’m joking????

LOOK.

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this is entirely a joke please don’t take this seriously

#midoriya izuku #bakugou katsuki #todoroki shouto #fumikage tokoyami #ruby rose #yang xiao long #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #raven branwen #bnha #rwby #boku no hero academia #mha #my hero academia #shut up mike #white rose #tododeku #mike's stupid ass posts

[sethmacenzie]

So I don’t know if you will see this @eva-white-11, because I can’t tag you, but you inspired me to do this entire post about Tokoyami, so this is for you and everybody else who loves him. Also this ended up with me noticing some wonderful writing parallels with Tokoyami and Hawks that I had to put in here. This is neither pro nor anti Hawks, this is simply an analysis of what is given.

I talked about quirk discrimination in regards of Spinner plenty and I have called Tokoyami “non-threatening”, to which I got asked how I can think that he’d be seen like that, seeing as ravens and crows are generally regarded as a bad thing and Dark Shadow is very demonic.

While both birds are associated with a lot of positive traits, such as intelligence, adaptability, partnership, foresight and transformation they are also often regarded as something sinister in the western world. Especially in the association with the famous plague masks they tend to be seen as a sign of death.

This is in stark contrast to Japanese culture, where crows are seen as something positive. Aside from the fact that the crows are playing a huge part in keeping cities rodent free, which is notable mentioned in Tokyo the mythological creature of the Yatagarasu (eight-span-crow) has a very positive background.

The three-legged crow is a creature that appears in multiple mythologies through East Asia, the Japanese Yatagarasu is a sign of rebirth, heaven, rejuvenation and divine intervention. Seeing as they clean up after death, especially being seen on battlefields eating the dead, which not only is a sign of the battle ending and something new beginning, it has also the practical effect that the bodies of the dead are being broken down preventing potential health threats to the living.

Tokoyami’s name comes from Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto a deity with similar heavenly background, to be precise: the moon. The name Tsukuyomi having meanings as “moon bow” or “moonlit night” “looking, watching” even “reading”. Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto is the brother of Amaterasu, the sun goddess of Shinto, and to cut a long story short: he killed another goddess, his sister got angry so she moved to another part of the sky, splitting night and day. And looking at Tokoyami’s actual spelling we get “everlasting darkness”, which fits rather well with the deity and his quirk.

His first name Fumikage’s spelling also litereally means “step, to walk through shadow”, being a direct recall to both darkness and his quirk Dark Shadow.

So Tokoyami’s name is based on the darkness, the night and the moon, but in natural manner, rather than a threatening one.

If we’re looking at Dark Shadow he’s often associated with the Enerna, a monster made of smoke and darkness that can take human form that was most likely born from the imagination of Toriyama Sekien, but that generally fits Dark Shadow rather well. And Toriyama Sekien works are known to have great influence of the public view on mythological creatures, even though his works were mostly parodic.

And because HK is a huge Marvel & DC fan, I’m going to mention Raven from DC and Venom from Marvel real quick.

Raven is a young heroine from DC Comics, usually part of the Teen Titans, which has to keep control over her powers because they otherwise can get very dangerous if unleashed. Aside from the power similarity she also has a very dark, Goth appearance, can have her body taken over while she sleeps and obviously has a direct bird relation through her name.

Venom an Anti-Hero from Marvel on the other hand is a symbiont mostly partnered with Eddie Brook, although he’s had quite a few other hosts including Peter Parker and notably Flash Thompson. In both cases there is a deep emotional connection between Venom/Eddie and Dark Shadow/Tokoyami and both can be a direct life threat to other, especially if their host is attacked.

All in all I think in bnha Japan Tokoyami has a far more positive view through his appearance as if he lived in the bnha western world, seeing as in our real world crows are seen as something darker in contrast to Japan.

Tokoyami seems more like a “night crow”, something new, something from above, something better, but instead of the sun, the light he is in the dark, the night, the shadows, but that doesn’t make him bad at all.

This would be a direct contrast to Hawks, who stands for light and the Icarus tale of flying to close to the sun.

Hawks is out in daylight with his sunny demeanor, flying like a bird wanting to be free like one. But behind this is a very dark history of abuse from his parents, of the hero commission using him and of the very controlled murder of Twice.

This is a direct contrast to Tokoyami. He is more grounded because of Dark Shadow, because he has to be careful, he needs to keep control over his powers because he could accidentally hurt someone if Dark Shadow went rouge, as seen in the forest. He is the one who saves Hawks; he kept the PLF at bay and fought Re-Destro all because he kept control over Dark Shadow.

Hawks did not lose control over himself when he killed Twice, which was on purpose, he used control something that is essential to his student and savior Tokoyami to take a life, and this is just a wonderful contrast between the two of them.

Hawks took Tokoyami in as a student because “they are both birds”, but Tokoyami is the next generation of Hakws, a better version, all while being in the dark shadows in contrast to flying into the sun.

Oh and apparently he got called a Myna in the light novels, which depending on who it came from might be a huge insult or a great meta joke, because some mynas are considered talking birds, aka they can reproduce sounds, including human speech (so far only seen in captivity).

#bnha #analysis #tokoyami fumigake #keigo takami #dark shadow #hakws #this was fun

[afterhourswjay]

MHA characters, but their typical pet breeds. This time I'll go based off of how they act

The dogs: - All Might: Mastiff of some kind - AFO: Wolf with tiniest dash of dog - Shigaraki: Rottweiler - Izuku: Black lab - Iida: Black Russian Terrier - Mina: pink Akita - Sato: Cane Corso - Shoji: Bloodhound - Hagakure: Chinook - Shishida: Wolf dog

The Cats: - Eraser Head: large feral black maine coon (prob missing an ear) - Midnight: Bombay cat - Dabi: probably a panther - Toga: Serval - Shinsou: Prob a scottish fold (violet in colour uwu) - Bakugou: relatively aggressive Savannah cat (on the larger side of the scale) - Shoto: probably an American Polydactyl - Kendo: Bangel cat

The Birds: - Hawks: Hawk Scarlet Macaw - Present Mic: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - Tokoyami: Raven African Grey Parrot - Monoma: Indian Ringneck Parakeet

Rodents: - Ochako: Belgian Hare - Momo: Capybara - Denki: Ferret - Jiro: Gerbil - Hatsume: Hamster

Reptiles: - Cementoss: Giant tortoise - Snipe: Panther Chameleon - Vlad King: Asian Water Monitor - Spinner: Nile Monitor - Sero: Ball python - Kirishima: Mississippi Map Turtle - Tetsutetsu: Eastern Box Turtle

Amphibian: - Tsuyu: White-Lipped Tree Frog - Tsuburaba: Yellow-bellied Toad

Invertebrate: - Ectoplasm: Jelly Fish

#jays thoughts #mha headcanons #mha characters as pets #not sorry

[teaplease1717]

Story: Ashes of Love and War

Chapter: 17 / ?

Couple: Todoroki Shouto / Yaoyorozu Momo (TodoMomo)

Rating: M (for language and violence)

Betas: @flourchildwrites​ (Link)  & C’s Melody (Link)

Ao3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21638800/chapters/83711191

Thank you everyone who follows and supports!

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Momo opened her eyes to the roar of a raging inferno. Suffocating heat surrounded her, stinging her nose and throat.

Coughing, she covered her mouth and stepped back. Smoke filled the air. Ash and cinders swirled around her like scarlet fireflies, flickering brightly.

Momo squinted through the fumes. The houses lining the street were ablaze. Crackling, bright red flames licked off of their wooden roofs, painting the moonless night sky a deep crimson.

Despite the searing heat, Momo felt a cold shiver pass through her.

Where was she?

She straightened and looked around, but the street was deserted. There were no signs of any of the inhabitants.

She was alone.

Her chest tightened. Momo swallowed thickly and wracked her mind, but she couldn’t recall what had happened or how she had come to be there. It was as though she had drunk from the river Lethe and lost all her memories.

Behind her, there was a sudden groan. It began as a creek caught in the wind which crescendoed into a roaring cavalcade of wooden embers as the roof of the nearest building collapsed.

Momo shrunk back as searing heat and sparks sprayed out, stinging her skin. Her heart stuttered. She couldn’t stay there. It wasn’t safe. She needed to get away.

Turning, Momo fled down the street, hoping the path she followed would lead her to safety.

The thick cloud of smoke grew denser as fumes billowed out of the doors and windows of the houses she passed. Her chest rattled as smoke tainted her lungs and stung her eyes.

There was something about the burning city that felt horribly familiar. Momo felt she should know why — but she couldn’t remember that either. Every time she reached for the memory, it was as if haze shrouded her mind.

Unease curled in Momo’s chest. She pushed herself harder, willing her legs to move faster in search of shelter from the suffocating heat. She needed to find a safe place to rest, collect her thoughts, and figure out what was happening.

Momo continued down the empty streets and back alleys. The city was eerily quiet; aside from the crackle of burning wood and flames, there were no voices of panic. No sounds of frightened animals or crying children. It was as if Momo was the last person in the city.

“Hello...Is anyone there?” Momo called out, her voice rough from the smoke.

There was no answer.

Anxiety crawled through Momo as though tiny spiders were scurrying across her skin. It was as though the citizens had simply vanished, whisked away by the gods, leaving Momo behind.

Alone.

Her heartbeat quickened. Why had she been left behind? Had she done something wrong?

She didn’t want to be alone.

Momo stopped in the middle of the street. Biting her lip, she swallowed back a choked whimper and dropped her head. Covering her face, Momo squeezed her eyes shut and tried to block out the dark thoughts of worry seeping through her consciousness.

She needed to get control of herself. Now wasn’t the time to be panicking.  

Momo took a steadying breath. The sting of the smoke burned her lungs, lessening the anxiety coursing through her, somewhat.

If she calmed down and thought about the situation logically, nothing made sense. No god — even Zeus — was powerful enough to whisk an entire population away. Which meant that there must be a reasonable explanation as to why no one was around. And, even if everyone had decided to leave of their own will, she wouldn't have been left behind. Tokoyami wouldn't have left her behind...

Tokoyami!

Momo jerked her head up, throat tightening. Where was Tokoyami? What if he'd been hurt and needed –

Her thoughts broke off.

She was no longer standing in the middle of a deserted street.

The world had morphed.

A grand plaza lay before her. At the other end, a large limestone temple burned brightly. Even as flames danced off of the roof, the structure was impressive. Its scorched pillars, once white, stood as tall as eight grown men standing on top of one another’s shoulders. At the top pediment, gods and heroes had been sculpted into great scenes of battle.

The hair on the back of Momo’s neck stood on end as it dawned on her where she was. This was the temple of Apollo.

She was back in Troy.

Momo curled her hands into fists at her side. She must be going insane. How was it that she was back here? The city had been destroyed by the Greeks. Momo had seen it burned and plundered herself, so what was she doing back?

Her breath caught in her throat. Momo clamped a hand over her mouth as suddenly the memories spilled back through her mind like a ferocious wave.

Overhaul.

Phobias.

The God of Nightmares.

Momo swayed on her feet as realization struck her. This must be a dream. The God of Nightmares had cast some sort of magic to trap her and keep her docile so that she couldn’t cause trouble as he lured Todoroki into battle.

Todoroki...

Momo swallowed thickly and dropped her hand to curl over her chest at the last memory she had of the Spartan. His startling heterochromatic gray and blue eyes had been wide and terrified, promising he’d come for her.

‘This is all your fault.’ A sickly sweet voice hissed.

Momo whipped around, raising her hand to strike.

But no one was behind her.

Her heartbeat pounded in her ears. Momo dropped her hand and stepped back, scanning her surroundings.

The voice had been horribly familiar, like one of her sister priestesses who had subjected Momo to abuse back in Troy. But that couldn’t be possible; everyone was either dead or captured. There was no way any of the priestesses could be here, in this dream.

Momo licked her lips, and she forced herself to straighten. The voice must be a side effect of Overhaul’s power, something to distract and control her from interfering with his objective.

She drew in a steadying breath. In truth, even though Todoroki had promised to come for her, Momo knew it would be difficult for him. The large stymphalian who had attacked earlier were the Teppodama Hassaishu, the alphas of the stymphalian. And with the orphanage under attack and in need of assistance, they didn’t have time to wait.

It was up to her to find a way out by herself.

‘Conceited girl. What can someone like you do against a god?’ A rough voice sneered behind her.

Momo’s eyes widened, and she spun around.

But once again, there was no one there.

‘It’s because of you that everyone is in danger now. If you hadn’t let your guard down...’

Her body trembled. Momo grit her teeth to stop herself from quivering. She couldn't let these voices affect her. They weren't real. What she needed to focus on was breaking Overhaul's spell.

All magic, even the kind that was cast by a god, had certain conditions. If she could figure out the God of Nightmare’s weakness, she could escape.

Something moved near the entrance of the temple, drawing Momo’s attention from her thoughts and back across the square. She squinted through the smoke. And her insides chilled.

In front of the building, four darkened figures had appeared from the smoke. It was too dark to see their faces, but Momo knew them: her mother and father’s tall, delicate frames, Tokoyami’s raven head, and Kyouka Jirou’s cropped hair.

A sickening horror wrapped around her heart, squeezing until Momo could barely breathe. She knew what this illusion was now. This was her dream, the nightmare that had been haunting her since their arrival on the island.

Momo’s heartbeat raced loudly in her ears as she stared dizzily across the plaza at all the people she had considered important in her life. She had known Overhaul’s powers could draw from her memories, but this was too much.

Momo clenched her hands into fists until she could feel her nails sinking into the skin as Momo tried to control herself. This wasn’t real. Her parents were dead, and Jirou had been taken away. This was only a nightmare. She needed to ignore this scene and figure out how to break Overhaul’s spell. But she couldn’t tear her gaze from the dark shadows.

As Momo starred transfixed, the figures moved. Momo’s parents stepped forward towards the burning temple.

“No! Don’t go!” Momo shouted. Unconsciously she moved forward, and her foot caught on something. She fell, her knees scraping against the stone road.

Momo looked down at what she had tripped over, and her eyes widened in panic. A disjointed hand lay underneath her sandal.

Momo drew in a sharp breath. She jerked back. But the hand was alive. It reached out, and its bony fingers caught Momo’s chiton.

She screamed and kicked out.

The arm let go and dissolved back into the ground.

Momo scrambled to her feet. But there was nowhere to go; the plaza was suddenly filled with the dead. They had risen out of the shadows and lay sprawled in distorted poses; their faces were frozen in horror and pain as if they were victims of Medusa’s curse.

For a moment, the corpses lay where they had appeared. Then their bodies twitched, and they lunged across the ground towards her.

Momo gasped in terror. She stumbled back. A decomposing corpse reached for her, and she kicked it away.

"I'm dreaming. I'm dreaming. I'm dreaming!"

Momo pushed another dead body away. Her heart was beating so hard; it felt as though it were being bruised inside her chest. This was all a distraction. She needed to wake up. There had to be a way to break Overhaul's spell.

Around her, the temperature dropped rapidly. Momo's body grew heavy as she fought to keep the dead from pulling at her, but it got harder and harder. There were too many. She couldn’t keep going on like this; she needed help.

Momo’s gaze darted up. Tokoyami and Jirou were standing in front of the temple, watching her struggle.

"Help! Please!"

She knew they weren’t real, but still a part of her desperately hoped they would respond. But Tokoyami and Jirou didn't answer, only continued to watch dispassionately as the dead closed in on her.

Fright beat in Momo’s chest. She was trapped. All alone.

‘No one is going to come for you.’ A voice like grinding stones hissed.

Momo looked down, and she choked. Her heart stalling as she met the lifeless eyes of the head priestess of Apollo’s temple.

Unbidden, Momo's mind was suddenly filled with memories of her life in Troy — beatings, loneliness, and cruelty. This woman had allowed that, even encouraged it.

The priestess smiled menacingly. Its lifeless face twisted in glee as if it knew what Momo was remembering. ‘Thinking yourself special? That you're better than everyone?’ the corpse asked, condescension heavy in its sickly tone.

Its hand shot out. Momo tried to move away. But the shock of seeing the head priestess made her slow. The priestess laced its fingers around Momo’s wrist.

Momo gasped. Its touch was ice cold. The priestess’ fingers tightened around Momo’s skin and pulled her forward. The world tipped, and suddenly a sharp pain ran up Momo’s arm.

For a moment, the dead disappeared, and Momo could breathe. She was on a hard, cold surface. She shivered, blinking dizzily. Bright light broke through the darkness clinging to Momo’s consciousness.

Through blurry vision, Momo could make out an endless white before she was swallowed back in intense blackness; hands of the dead clawed at her.

‘Where are you going?’ The stagnant breath of the head priestess brushed against her ear.

Momo’s stomach dropped, and she choked as the cold breath ghosted against her ear. She twisted and shoved the dead away, stumbling backwards. Water splashed around her sandals. Momo's eyes widened in surprise. Her gaze shot down, and her insides twisted.

The plaza was filling up with dark murky liquid. It seemed to be seeping up from the ground at a rapid pace. If it filled up any more, Momo would find it difficult to keep fighting. She drew short, rapid breaths as she tried to keep the panic from overwhelming her.

This couldn’t be the end. She had to keep fighting. Todoroki. Tokoyami. Someone would come for her! Right?

‘Who'd come for a failed priestess like you? No one wants you. That's why you have no family or friends.’

Icy fingers slid through Momo's hair and yanked her backwards. Momo fell.

As she hit the lake, a wave of intense sorrow engulfed her, flooding into every corner of her mind. It reminded Momo of every painful action, every hurtful word from her past. She fought to stand, but the water and the dead were heavy. They weighed on her, pulling her down. The darkness urged her to give up, to cease resisting.

“No!” Momo broke free of the hands and scrambled to her feet. The dead clawed at her, trying to pull her back down.

The water had risen up to Momo's knees. In a few moments, it would be at her waist. She had to get out before then.

‘What are you even trying to do? All you do is cause others problems. Even now, all you are doing is weighing Todoroki down and preventing him from defending the orphanage.’

“That’s not true. It’s not my fault,” Momo denied, slapping a pair of withering hands away.

‘How arrogant. Why do you think Asui sent you away?’ — Momo’s breath caught — ‘She realized how useless you are. You couldn’t even save those pirates from drinking the poison.’

Guilt struck Momo, twisting sharply in her stomach.

The voices laughed.

Momo’s heart pounded. Her throat was tight as she forced out her next words. “It was an accident! Overhaul had the stymphalian poison the wine.”

‘Blaming others again?’ the voice crooned with sing-song intonation. ‘You’re so conceited. Always denying that it's your fault. That’s why no one likes you. That's why they all leave.’

“That’s not true…” Momo gasped.

She tried to ignore the bodiless voices, tried to focus on how to break the spell, but she couldn't. Their words tore at her. And no matter how many times Momo told herself not to listen — that this wasn't real — part of her couldn't help but acknowledge that they were right.

She was a failure. She was arrogant to think anyone would ever want to stay with her. Everyone eventually left her. Her parents had abandoned her at the temple. Kyouka had promised to always be with her but had vanished.

‘You should have run when I told you to,’ Momo’s breath froze in her lungs at the deep, familiar voice. ‘You never listen, Yaoyorozu. You always think you’re in the right. That’s why I can’t stand you. That’s why I wanted to get rid of you. Now that I have Asui and Aizawa, I don’t need you anymore.’

It felt like a knife had pierced Momo’s chest. A strangled sob tore from her throat, and her knees buckled underneath her.

‘Do you really think anyone cares about you enough to come for you? What about that Spartan you kept clinging to against my advice? Do you think he cares enough about his slave to save her?’ Tokoyami asked angrily.

Momo gasped as Tokoyami’s words echoed painfully in her chest. He was right. Oh, why hadn’t she listened? No one wanted her. In the end, whether it was Tokoyami or Todoroki, everyone was the same. She was just a burden. Why was she even trying to resist?

She couldn’t remember. She was so, so very tired.

‘See - ‘ The voices whispered around her, ‘You know it yourself. No one is coming for you. You’re a bitch that has no friends.’

A chorus of women’s voices started up, laughing and giggling in the darkness. ‘Bitch has no friends. Bitch has no friends. Bitch has no friends.’

Momo felt her face grow wet as the voices grew louder. That's right. No one needed her. Momo would always be alone. Why even wish for a different life? She’d only be disappointed.

She closed her eyes. Momo’s body grew heavy. Her chest felt hollow. All she wanted was to let go and sink into the darkness.

Momo lost her footing and fell onto her knees. The darkness lapped at her waist. The fingers of the dead turned to tender caresses as she stopped fighting, welcoming her into the inky depths of the lake.

No guilt or fear of failure could touch her now. There was only frigid numbness that beckoned, wanting to silence the struggle within her. She was so cold. So very cold.

Momo wrapped her arms around her stomach and -

A sharp pain pulsed across her hand; the world shifted.

The black lake Momo knelt in abruptly vanished, and she found herself laying on a frigid surface.

She gasped, shivering. And for a moment, it was as if all the horrible thoughts of despair and agony brought on by Overhaul’s magic dissolved. Momo could breathe again. Then her vision fluctuated. The light around her elongated, and darkness began to spread across her gaze again.

Momo drew in a ragged, desperate breath, fighting to stay conscious. It felt as if she were struggling in an intense rip current. The waves of Overhaul’s spell tugged at her, trying to pull her back into the deep depths of despair.

Momo choked back a sob. She couldn't give in. Not now. Not again. Momo didn't know if she'd be able to break the magic a second time.

She tightened her hands around her stomach, and the stinging pain from earlier cut back through the spell.

Momo inhaled a sharp breath as her head cleared. That was it. Whatever it was in her hand was the trigger to defeating the spell.

Gritting her teeth, Momo slowly angled her head. The boat had tipped over, and she was lying on ice. Around her, the ocean had become a frozen tundra, stretching out and disappearing into dense fog that sat low on the horizon. In the back of Momo’s mind, she noted the peculiarity of ice in the middle of the ocean but didn’t have time to analyze it.

Breathing through clenched teeth, Momo looked down and found that her right hand was bleeding. Red rivulets trailed down her wrist from her palm, staining the ice and her chiton crimson.

In her hand was the medical knife she had taken from Eri’s bedside. It had lodged free from her chiton during her dream, and she had grabbed the sharp edge.

It was what had saved her.

‘Save you from what? There’s no escape.’

Momo’s vision began to dim again. A fresh wave of sorrow and despair washed over her. She clenched her jaw as emotions — suffering and sadness — caught at her, trying to drag Momo back into the murky depths of Overhaul’s spell.

No!

Momo pushed her hand harder against the edge of the blade. A burning pain scorched her palm. Momo inhaled sharply through her nose.

Think. Think! There had to be a way to break Overhaul’s spell without harming herself.

In front of her, there was a flickering of red and white ghosting in and out of the luminescent tundra, and Momo thought she heard the sound of swords clashing. She angled her head and gazed into the mist.

For a moment, she couldn’t see anything. Then there was movement through the steam, and Momo could make out a black bird mask before it disappeared back into the fog.

Overhaul.

Momo trembled. He was fighting against someone, but it was too much for her mind to focus on who it was. All she knew was that she was running out of time. If she wanted to break his spell and not be a burden anymore, then defeating Overhaul was the surest way.

‘What do you think someone like you can even do?' A voice whispered in her mind. 'A pathetic creature like you can't hope to defeat a god.'

Momo swallowed and clenched her eyes shut. She had to ignore the doubt and trust herself. It was Overhaul's power making her feel weak and pathetic. She was stronger than this.

Slowly, Momo opened her eyes and pulled herself onto her hands and knees, keeping the dagger in hand. Her left shoulder twinged painfully at the movement. She hissed through clenched teeth but forced herself to stand. The motion caused Momo’s stomach to roil, and her vision turned splotchy.

‘Yaoyorozu, do you really think you'll get away with attacking a god?’ Tokoyami’s voice warned dangerously low and urgent. ‘There are always consequences. You'll be cursed to forever be alone.’

A metallic taste filled her mouth. The voice faded and Momo realized she had bitten the inside of her cheek as her vision came back into focus.

She swallowed slowly. She couldn’t lose focus. She couldn’t let Overhaul win. There was no point in fearing abandonment if there was no one left.

For a few breaths, Momo focused on steadying herself. When she felt in control, she looked up into the mist. Overhaul danced within the fog; his lithe, shadowed figure blurred in and out of focus as he beat back someone else. At some points, it even appeared they were clashing in the sky.

Momo breathed slowly. The mist didn’t appear to be her imagination. Neither figure had acknowledged her, which meant she may be as blurred to them as they were to her.

Her legs shook under her, but she forced herself forward. It was like swimming through mud. Every movement was exhausting. Ghosts and visions of her past flickered before her gaze, grabbing at her, trying to pull her back into darkness. At moments, Momo couldn't distinguish reality from Overhaul's magic. But Momo pushed herself forward regardless, hoping she was discreet enough for the figures fighting in the mist to not notice her.

‘If you go that way, you’ll be all alone, forever...is that what you want?’ the head priestess’ voice whispered.

Momo gulped. It felt like a stone had been lodged in her throat. Her hands trembled. Blood dripped down her palms, making the dagger slippery. She tightened her grip around the hilt and focused on the feel of the wood in her hands to tether herself to reality as a wave of suffocating loneliness washed over.

Momo stumbled. She ground her teeth, bracing herself. She had to do this.  Even if she lost Tokoyami's friendship or Todoroki's favor, they needed to defeat Overhaul. She couldn't allow herself to be a burden anymore. She had to do whatever it took to win.

She breathed slow, shallow breaths trying to ignore the voices echoing around her as they persuaded her to turn back.

The figures were locked in battle in front of her. Overhaul’s back to her.

Momo steadied her hands and pushed herself forward. The world spun, and for a moment, Momo was staring not at Overhaul but at Tokoyami.

His yellow eyes were wide, and his expression was pained. It twisted with a sense of betrayal. ‘Yaoyorozu, are you really going to try and kill me?'

Momo’s lips thinned into a harsh line as she concentrated, inching closer.

‘You’ll be all alone, Yaoyorozu. You hate being alone. You won’t be able to handle it.’

Momo clenched her hands tighter around the hilt of the knife until her knuckles were white and met Tokoyami’s yellow eyes. 'I'll be the one to decide that. Not you.'

Suddenly, the care and worry faded from Tokoyami’s face, and his expression twisted in abject fury.

'Curse you, mortal.'

Momo gritted her teeth. "Then so be it. I won’t let you decide my fate.”

She raised her knife and lunged forward.

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