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The week of the 14th visit is Izuku’s favorite in all honesty. He gets to spend a week with his future self who at this point he views as the older brother he never had. He's having the time of his life.
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Deku is having a great time . He gets to spend a week with the little baby versions of all his friends as well as his old teachers. He finds that messing with everyone about things that happen in the future is the best part for him. He's just not sure what to do about the questions everyone has about his future norm. He figures that his life was different enough from Izuku that telling them about his life won’t change much though.
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Shota Aizawa is struggling. He's not sure why he agreed to let this stranger stay on campus for a week. He's not sure why he let this stranger stay for longer than an hour. Maybe it was the exhaustion and eye bags the guy had that he felt in his bones. It made him… sympathetic… susceptible… to puppy eyes. Deku taking what was clearly way more than half his workload (“What the fuck Deku, I don’t know who the fuck you are stop seducing me like this” “What was that?” “Nothing”) was a major plus though so he folded after way less prodding than anyone expected. Probably had something to do with the shoulder he woke up on the first day but no one saw anything. It's fine. No one needs to know.
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Day one had Shota stepping back to let Deku take over his teaching duties. He spent the whole time against the wall, half asleep in his cocoon. If anyone questioned why he wasn’t fully passed out, no they didn’t. Besides, it was fun to watch his students try to learn from a different teacher's style. 1A seemed to be having a blast with Deku who was able to help them all easily. Then heroics class started and things started to get so crazy that Shota was having a hard time staying asleep.
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“What the fuck is this?!”
“Where the HELL did he come from!”
“ARE THOSE TENTACLES??”
“SINCE WHEN COULD HE TURN INVISIBLE??”
Deku was a singularity. That's the only way Shota could describe him in the least amount of words possible. To try to explain it, though, Deku was a man whose fighting style was needlessly complex and frustratingly vague. He seemed to have multiple separate quirks that could easily be explained away as one energy manipulation quirk. And how he used it in fights varied immensely. Against the class he stuck to fighting completely quirkless, which was impressive on its own not because he was fighting quirkless but how, but sometimes he would throw in a random quirk and confuse everyone who had finally gotten into the grove of things. It was like watching a man who learned every fighting style in the world and decided that instinct was still a better way to fight.
Shota was enamored.
It seemed that the rest of 1A was as well though, which was good since it meant that he wouldn’t have to take back his job so soon. He’d still keep overseeing the classes though. Out of principle.
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Since Deku couldn’t be more than rooms away from Izuku at any given time he stayed in the student dorms. It seemed that since Deku and Izuku had done this dance before that neither were really bothered by it. However, this meant that the students got to have Deku to themselves for a lot of down time which, when surrounded by a bunch of teenagers, meant prying questions. If anyone asked Shota why he was in the common room with the rest of the rabble, he’d lie and say he needed to keep an eye on them since they were… y'know… teenagers. It was not because he was curious.
“So Deku, do you really know all of us back in your world?” Ashido steps up to the plate first, deciding that she should have the honor of starting the first round of questioning. Deku is sitting on the couch in the center of the common room, surrounded by students who would do anything to hear about his life. Obviously he answers all their questions, it won’t affect his future and they could use some extra info to help them grow given the future they are in for.
“I know most of you, yeah.” He says, smiling innocently like he didn’t just give half of them panic attacks. A chorus of questions about who isn’t in his future arrive that he placates with a single answer, “Your lovely homeroom teacher wasn’t mine, but all of you students are still there.”
Well shit, now Shotas sitting up in his seat. “What do you mean by that? Did he not get hired or something?” Kaminari pipes up, saving their teacher from having to ask about it himself. He’ll have to cut him some slack in the next heroics class he teaches. “No actually, he was there for a little bit but some… extenuating circumstances occurred and after our USJ we didn’t see him again for a few years.” Something is off about that statement but the topic is dropped in favor of info prying about future relationships and careers. Shota will have to ask Deku about that later.
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Day 2 comes and Shota is stalling on talking to Deku about his suspect answer yesterday, completely forgetting about when Deku called him lovely, really. “Well actually, most of you are married to each other in my future.” Deku states randomly when one of the boys brings up romantic relationships. Shota seems to have missed the icebreaker question today. Most of the students respond to this question by asking about who's with who, which is unsurprising. “Well I can tell you after we get 1B’s consent and you all understand that some of your sexualities will be outed. Moving on from that though, we still have a quiz to get started on so I hope this break time was beneficial to easing your nerves.” Some of the students groan while Deku just gives them all a smile. That damn smile betrays no weakness so Shota puts his question off for later.
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Day 3 brings the rest of the staff to his classroom during what are clearly school hours. If Shouta wasn’t so content with his current position lazing in his chair wearing the bomber jacket Deku brought when he got thrown back he might have fought their intrustion. But alas, he was lethargic. What a grave sin.
“So some of the students mentioned how forthcoming you are with info about your dimension, have any details on us in the future?” Hizashi asks because of course he did. For all his social awareness he does still like knowing things. “Well, for the most part none of you changed much. The most notable differences I can think of is Mic being a lot more cynical and Thirteen being retired after the USJ. Most of you have also retired as teachers and heros after the war and are living your lives happily-” Deku pauses when he sees the varying looks of concern he's getting.
“Deku… wha- War? What war?” If shota wasn’t just as speechless as the rest of the staff he’d be questioning whether Snipe was okay with how breathless he sounded. “Oh that right, you’re all still babies I almost forgot I hadn’t really told y'all much about future events. Other than Nedzu actually.” Of course the rat knew. “The short of it is basically, in my second year of U.A. the dude you all know as All For One broke out of tartarus and a lot of other crazy stuff happened but it resulted in Shigaraki Tomura becoming All for Dust, an on the nose name, I know, and the collapse of society as we know it for a while. It took some work but eventually I- We took him down.” There was clearly a lot of information left out and the worrying use of “I” that Deku tried to cover up (He thinks. Deku is too deliberate in what he says for him to believe that was actually an honest mistake.) but the info was too… much. Too much to process given the nonchalant way it was delivered.
It was Midnight who spoke first this time, inquiring about the state of his world now, “Oh, everything is actually much better than it was before. The societal collapse had people finally rethinking the ways they did things. After some time and a couple of years Japan was entirely rebuilt and restructured to a better state then it has ever been. I don’t think I’ll be telling you about the casualties though, that might be info better left unsaid. If you want to know, ask Nedzu. I told him everything so he could plan for your future.” Deku smiled. That smile was starting to become unsettling. And the eerie air of calm Deku always has.
Thankfully, the other teachers figured they should quit while they were ahead.
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Day 4 was infinitely better than Day 3.
Mostly because the staff decides that this time they are gonna ask questions that have no chance to lead to unknown future events. Shota wonders why Nedzu indulges them so much, but he still has Deku’s jacket and no responsibilities so he can’t really complain.
The day starts with funny stories from Deku’s time as a hero being shared with all the staff. It's a fun time all around filled with laughs and memories being shared. Shota has spent the last few days just watching Deku interact with everyone and can say with confidence that this is probably the most he's laughed so far. Deku, that is. Shota never laughs. Too tired for that. “There's also this one time my mic got scared of a prank and burst the office building’s eardrums. We weren’t allowed to have plastic bugs after that.” Deku chuckles to himself. He's practically swarmed by staff and students alike in the cafeteria, all of which taking turns sharing stories and just having a nice time. Its sweet and it's peaceful and Shota finds he doesn’t mind the noise right now.
Shota realizes some things in that moment, including how relaxed he really is, and he thanks Nedzu for leaving them be for a week. No one really minds the lul in schooling after all.
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Day 5 marks the start of Shota noticing some… things in his students. Deku decided to teach in a tight tshirt and sweatpants today for… some reason… and the effects of which are not lost on him, but his students are having much more diverse reactions.
They were having joint training between 1A and 1B today so Deku took over the classes expertly. Since Deku was frustratingly good at everything he did, Kan and Shota had time to sit and gossip. Though it was mostly Kan talking about the teachers' opinions on Deku. “You know, no one has seen you directly speak to Deku, Erasure. Half of us are wondering how you got his jacket when all you do is stare at him from across the room while half asleep.” Shota pointedly does not answer that question, blocking his first interaction with Deku from his mind and hoping his embarrassment doesn’t show on his face (He stood facing that wall for a second too long before glaring at his class. They didn’t stifle their giggles in time so he left Deku in charge and left the fuckers to fend for themselves.)
Kan watched Shota stand there in silence before correctly assuming he wouldn’t get an answer and deciding to continue his ramblings about staff gossip. They both ignored the smirk Deku sent back to them, he was too far away to hear anything, they were safe, for now.
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Day 6 brings a notable change in the student’s demeanors. 1B enjoyed their time with class 1A so much that they decided to move into the 1A dorms for the rest of Deku’s stay. No one warned Shota about this but thankfully they took Deku’s word as law and behaved respectfully. Though if Shota caught Monoma and Aoyama leering at Deku’s abs one more time he might just snap.
It had become a habit for the students to gather around Deku in the common room after they had their dinner, and tonight was no exception. But one noticeable change is that the students have been slowly migrating Shota closer and closer to Deku’s seat on the couch. They thought they were being subtle but they were all there when Deku got thrown into class, they all saw Shota stare at that wall for a concerning amount of time, he knows what their plan is and he has many feelings about it.
He lets them be. He is now able to hear everything Deku says so he has no problems with his position.
“Wait, so now that 1B is here, can you tell us about who we end up with in the future?” Someone shouts, probably Mina, that sounded like her signature squeal. “Are you all okay with being outed and- “ Deku is interrupted by a few shouts of yes and some cheers. “Well okay then. Yaomomo and Kyouka have been together the longest in my time, but the sappiest couple is surprisingly Kirishima, Uraraka, and Bakugou. Sero and Todoroki was a surprising one and Monoma and Aoyama are widely known as the one couple that started because they both were fighting for someone else and I think they were working on dragging Shinso into their relationship since he was after the same person. Tokoyami and Shouji are both single and having a great time as roommates. Tsuyu was seeing Shishida last I heard. Kendo had a civilian girlfriend -”
Deku goes on, trying to name who ended up with who in his future. There's lots of conversations sprouting due to these relationships and eventually Deku gets through everyone. “While that's how it happened in my time I would not be surprised if most of those relationships don’t end up happening here. A lot of different circumstances brought those relationships together that I’m pretty sure won’t happen here anymore.” Izuku is the first one to notably have any questions as the rest are chatting with each other about these relationships. “You didn’t have anyone?” Deku seems noticeably surprised by this question, but he stays forthcoming with info as usual, “Ah… due to some circumstances I’ve remained single throughout my entire life. Though I’ve been trying to change that due to some recent events.” Deku smiles while Izuku nods solemnly, he seems to know what these circumstances were.
Shota finds himself wondering how recent these events were. He decides to stay ignorant, pulling the jacket tighter around himself, it's really comfortable. Deku seems to try to say something before he's interrupted by Kendo, “If it's cool for me to ask, who are you trying to date?” She is pointedly avoiding looking away from Deku but it's clear she has something, or someone, in mind. “Someone you know well.” Deku grins mischievously, causing a wave of theorizing to break out. Just under the noise Deku pulls Izuku close to him and whispers to him, “Since you won’t be following in my footsteps, try to date someone sometime. Or multiple people, We both know that's something you could make work.” Izuku sputters and Deku winks and laughs at him.
Shouta ignores the glances in his direction in favor of wondering what the fuck happened that Deku is clearly not telling the students. Maybe he could ask the rat.
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Day 7 brings Shota finally getting off his ass longer than it takes to move to another seat. But unfortunately, it brings no answers, for as inhuman as the rat can act sometimes, Nedzu is just as human in how he tells Shouta he should ask Deku his questions Directly.
Shouta wants to strangle him.
He walks into his classroom to see Deku just finishing up the lessons before lunch and when Deku meets his eyes as the class nearly empties no words are needed. “I figured you’d come to me around now but I don’t know you well enough to assume. We can talk tonight in the dorms.” He then gives that damn smile and starts walking to the cafeteria, followed by Izuku and his group of friends.
Shota follows, mostly because he figures he shouldn’t stop his ominous staring now of all times. Some parts of him do enjoy just staring at Deku for hours though, not that he would admit that.
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Day 8 brings a bone deep exhaustion Shota hoped he had traded for Deku’s Jacket 5 days ago. Its probably back because he left the jacket on his bed that morning.
After a long talk last night with Deku carrying his passed out brother (because that's what they are now, no one can really argue otherwise) Shota has learned some concerning things about what could have been him if Izuku didn’t have a guardian angel shaped like adonis. Really, it shouldn’t surprise him that he didn’t actually come back from the USJ Freshman Tour in Deku’s timeline, but the fact that he reappeared during the war as one of AFO’s Nomu? That's what's got him catatonic. He had spent so long thinking about it that he didn’t end up sleeping last night. The fact that Deku beat AFO alone by sacrificing his life while in his 2nd year of highschool only made things worse.
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He ended up being the first one in the classroom, grading some actually well done papers as a distraction.
Deku walked in with half the class trailing behind him in various states of awareness and immediately zeroed in on Shota. Then he does something Shota didn’t even think he could do and pulls his bomber jacket out of thin air, draping it over Shota’s shoulders. If the mere fact that the Jacket was back over his shoulders didn’t calm him a worrying amount he’d be in just as much shock as what was present of his class was currently. “I-is.. is that how Aizawa-sensei got your jacket?” Kaminari tentatively asks, visibly vibrating in his seat. Deku just smirks, a dangerous glint in his eye.
“Well yes, it's a cute look for him, don’t ya think?”
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Shota did not make that sound paired with that face.
Shota is a grown man. He cannot physically make sounds like that. And his facial muscles go so underused that he is stuck with a permanent frown. It is physically impossible that he could have done any of that. Unfortunately, Nedzu has cameras and a penchant for torturing his favorite teacher and within minutes shared a clip into the staff groupchat. And Izuku, who was added to the group chat for Deku related reasons, shared the video with his class group chat. Within minutes all attempts at denial were shot down with physical proof in everyone's hands.
Shota is quiting his fucking job and going undercover somewhere in New Zealand.
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Day 9, being a very lethargic Saturday, brings chaos in the form of Nedzu’s fun.
Sometimes, the staff falls into a blissful peace that brings with it selective amnesia, that's when Nedzu likes to strike. “Mandatory school event! Get to your classes completely dry!” The announcement system crackles from the locked front doors of the school. The moment Shota walked towards the gathered crowd he knew what was going to happen and resigned himself to being soaked (Nedzu targets him out of spite). He tries his best but, ultimately, fails to dodge a water gun aimed at him as he turns a corner.
That's not what happens to Deku and Izuku, though. In fact, most of his class succeeds in staying un-soaked. But the spectacle that was Deku walking through a fully flooded hallway and emerging without a drop on him will not leave his mind for the next few hours. Unfortunately for Izuku, though, he was being dragged round by Deku for the duration of their trek, so he got a front row seat to the insanity that was Nedzu’s strike on Deku. Deku should never underestimate Nedzu though, because as soon as they reached the classroom and he was left alone by anyone within a certain radius, a couple gallons of water were dumped on his head, soaking him to the bone.
“Haha! I should have expected that one.” Deku chuckles to himself, trying to wring out his soaked dress shirt. Whoever keeps giving Deku skin tight clothing needs to stop gunning for Shota’s life. Most of the class was in hysterics, though there were a few of the students who were just staring in awe. “Hey Midoriya, do you think you’ll grow up to look like that?” Kirishima Stage whispers, “I don’t know, maybe?” Izuku responds, not even looking up from rummaging through his bag. “Manly…” Kirishima whispers.
Shota listened to the class in the back of his mind, too busy resolutely facing away from Deku in favor of looking at the desk in front of him. Deku clearly knew this which is why Shota knows his next words were said at his expense. “Oh well, It’ll dry. I don’t feel like going back to change.” The smirk could be heard in his voice and Izuku snorted from his seat, figuring he’d suffer through his classmates ogling his brother if it meant he could watch what Deku was planning to do to his homeroom teacher.
Shota fucking hates his student.
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Not even halfway through the class Deku somehow found an excuse to lean over a shivering Shota, who was trying very hard to meld with the puddle forming under him. “You look a bit cold there Eraserhead, I’ll just dry you off if you don’t mind.” Deku then proceeds to do… something, resulting in all the water covering Shota to drain away to somewhere. Shota knows he looks as red as he feels but he can barely hold himself back from strangling the man leaning over him (Most of that restraint is the fear of what touching Deku’s wet skin might do to him).
Someone snaps a photo and Shota signs his life away, putting into practice the age old “T-Rexes can’t see things that are standing still.” Not that it will work on the smirking bastard, but he has nothing else he can do. Eventually, thankfully, Deku steps away to go back to teaching the class. Shota takes his chance to escape then and there, retreating to the Break Room to the chorus of Deku holding back laughter while talking about indoor battle safety.
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The break room ends up being a mistake because the first person he runs into is Hound Dog, resident therapist. “Oh hello Eraser, what brings you here.”
That wasn't a question, it's never a question with Inui, he's too intimidating and too caring. “I… needed to get away from Deku.” Shota gives in easily, he is the resident therapist for a reason and no one fights when they can get some mental relief talking to him. Inui Spins his chair around, assuming the Therapist Pose, “Go on.”
Shota sits.
“Well, at first I was watching Deku purely because I had to make sure he wasn’t secretly ruining my students, and it seemed like Deku was fine with that for the first 2 days. But then he put his jacket on me and now I have no idea what's going on.” Inui sat in silence for a few moments before bursting into laughter. Nemuri, who Shota didn’t even notice (And isn’t that alarming) started howling. “What? What is it, what am I missing here?”
Nemuir, taking pity on the bitch boy, answers him, “Oh sweetheart, Deku gave you his jacket because he was staking a claim.” She says this like it explains everything. It helps no one. Shota stares at her, hoping she’ll give him a little context to what that meant, but she and Inui just start laughing and leave the room to his orchestra of anguished confusion. Shota hates his coworkers.
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Day 10, Deku’s last day apparently, resolves none of Shota’s confusion about what the fuck Nemuri meant by ‘Staking a claim’. At first.
In the true fashion of the Midoriya family, Deku’s leaving is an affair filled with tears. But surprisingly, Deku and Izuku are the only ones not crying. Half the combined class of 1A and 1B are bawling their eyes out after being told that there's no predicting when Deku will come back. At least, that's what Deku says, but considering how composed and not broken up Izuku is, he’ll probably be back sooner rather than later. Or maybe Izuku and Deku have fully committed to the sibling relationship and Izuku is happy to be rid of a sibling who needs to carry him around in order to exist for a little bit.
After many goodbyes to students and staff alike, Deku turns to Shota who, following tradition, is standing off to the side just staring at him. The crowd isn’t paying much attention to the two as they are now talking amongst themselves and crowding Izuku with questions, so basically, Shota could probably do anything and there wouldn’t be any witnesses. Unfortunately, Shota has both restraint and a lack of knowledge on what he would actually like to do, so he does nothing.
Deku on the other hand, Grins at Shota, leans down, and gently kisses his cheek, caressing the other with a hand. And then he immediately shoots off into the distance, disappearing into nothing. Shota, still wearing Deku’s jacket, is frozen in place. And when he finally has the sense to look around him to see if anyone noticed he locks eyes with a smug Izuku.
If he wasn’t so confused about his feelings he’d strangle the boy.
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Shota ends up dwelling on this moment for about 2 weeks before Deku appears again, and he finds nothing but confusion and an aversion to taking off Deku's jacket. And Izuku decides to take it upon himself to get to know his new ‘Brother-in-law’, as if it’d been confirmed that Deku basically proposed with a simple kiss on the cheek after a week of knowing each other.
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Thankfully, the 15th visit ends up being the one that makes Deku stay, to the detriment of Shota’s ass.
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