[He was watching Kouda's rabbit while he was visiting his family over the weekend. He could have taken the rabbit with him, but usually one of his classmates wanted to watch the small animal, so it usually got a babysitter for the weekend.]
[Incidentally, he was also given the rights to babysit Eri for the weekend. It was a masterful plan. Eri didn't know about the bunny currently residing in Izuku's dorm as he kept her hand in a gentle but firm grip walking up the stairs.]
Ready for the greatest sleepover weekend ever, Eri-chan?
[Eri loves to visit UA, but the Heights specifically because that means she gets to see class 1-A. Deku, most importantly. It was hard not to have favorites when the guy had saved her life, after all...
So Eri walks at Izuku's side with her hand held in his, her other swinging loose at her side with a hand-made bracelet with flower and apple shaped beads sliding across the strings.]
Uh-huh! Mr. Aizawa said I get to stay with Mr. Deku all weekend!
this is deku's i cannot handle adorable child face
[He is way too young to have a daughter but holy shit he loves one child. Basically every time she talks he has to resist the urge to scoop her up and squeeze her. It's worse when she smiles or laughs, but he's learning. He beams at her, smiling so hard it almost hurts, and sinks into a crouch in front of his door.]
It's gonna be great. I have a surprise for you, okay, Eri-chan? So you have to close your eyes.
[A surprise, for her? She has no idea what it could be...but she does as Izuku asks of her, taking her hand from his so she can actually cover both eyes with her palms.
[He turns the knob of his dorm room and nudges it open, carefully shuffling behind her to guide her by her shoulders.]
I'm gonna pick you up a second, okay? To set you on my bed. [And he does just that-- she weighs nothing, he could throw her into the air and catch her for hours, and has considered asking if she'd like that, but she's still a little skittish and he's still pretty new at babysitting, so he's taking baby steps with her, so far. Once she's set on the bed, he moves away and there are a few strange sounds-- a metal enclosure being opened and closed, and the shuffling of something that sounds very soft.]
[Eri nods with her hands still held firmly over her eyes- maybe a little too firmly, but she doesn't want to accidentally peek- waiting patiently as Izuku picks her up and puts her on the edge of his bed. Then he tells her to hold out her arms, which would drastically heighten her chances of being able to look...
But curiosity is slowly getting the better of her, especially with that strange sound she'd heard. So she moves her hands down, holding her arms out in front of her with her eyes still shut.]
[He transfers the rabbit carefully-- Kouda had done really well socializing it, so it was pretty mellow, but he still didn't want it to spook and hurt Eri or get hurt. He repositions her arms around the creature and then smiles, sitting back.]
[It's soft. That's the first thing she notes as Izuku puts her arms more securely around the rabbit before she opens her eyes, looking down at the rabbit with a twitching nose and long, fuzzy ears sitting in a cotton-like loaf on her lap.
She gasps, the sound impossibly deep for such a little girl, but she also whispers when she speaks.]
[He's pretty sure if he smiled any harder his face would actually split in two.]
Yep! This is Kouda-kun's-- he's visiting his parents for the weekend, so we get to look after his rabbit! [He'd made sure to clear it with Kouda and Aizawa first-- Aizawa agreed it would probably be a good exercise for Eri, in the long run. Help her learn to take care of small things, help her regulate excitement and care. It might help with her use of her quirk, too, for that matter. But that was the farthest thing from Izuku's mind, right then, he was far too interested in Eri enjoying getting to look after something small and fluffy.]
[The thing is, with Eri's extremely rocky upbringing, she's never really had a chance to have contact with an animal like this one. No expenses were spared to "try" to keep her happy when she was with Overhaul and his people, but even so...something like this would have naturally been beyond them, for practicality purposes. Eri's actually a little afraid to move too much, lest she disturb the rabbit which is for all intents and purposes not really planning on going anywhere, content to sit where it is.]
[Eri is too good for this world, too pure. Izuku's expression wobbles just a little-- he can't handle how sweet she is, honestly. He nods, scooting closer to her and letting his hand hover over the rabbit's back.]
He is! You know they call them cottontail rabbits, right? Maybe that's why.
[The rabbit is pretty used to pettings and generally being the passed-around school pet of a bunch of rambunctious hero types, so Eri's gentle stroking is quite pleasant. He just kind of chills and does the cute little nose-twitch, nibbling at the front of her shirt.]
[Eri giggles again at the rabbit's antics, every action gentle like she's afraid she might scare the rabbit away if she moves too quickly. Fortunately for her this rabbit is battle hardened, so she probably couldn't startle it even if she tried.
Her legs swing idly over the edge of Izuku's bed, her fingers carding through the bunny's soft coat.]
Animals are...okay to be in here?
[That's a bizarre notion, to her. Given the sort of germ-free environment she had to have perpetually lived in, the thought of an animal being anywhere near where people live is hard to grasp.]
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[Incidentally, he was also given the rights to babysit Eri for the weekend. It was a masterful plan. Eri didn't know about the bunny currently residing in Izuku's dorm as he kept her hand in a gentle but firm grip walking up the stairs.]
Ready for the greatest sleepover weekend ever, Eri-chan?
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So Eri walks at Izuku's side with her hand held in his, her other swinging loose at her side with a hand-made bracelet with flower and apple shaped beads sliding across the strings.]
Uh-huh! Mr. Aizawa said I get to stay with Mr. Deku all weekend!
this is deku's i cannot handle adorable child face
It's gonna be great. I have a surprise for you, okay, Eri-chan? So you have to close your eyes.
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[A surprise, for her? She has no idea what it could be...but she does as Izuku asks of her, taking her hand from his so she can actually cover both eyes with her palms.
So she's not tempted to look, of course.]
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I'm gonna pick you up a second, okay? To set you on my bed. [And he does just that-- she weighs nothing, he could throw her into the air and catch her for hours, and has considered asking if she'd like that, but she's still a little skittish and he's still pretty new at babysitting, so he's taking baby steps with her, so far. Once she's set on the bed, he moves away and there are a few strange sounds-- a metal enclosure being opened and closed, and the shuffling of something that sounds very soft.]
Keep your eyes closed, but hold out your arms?
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But curiosity is slowly getting the better of her, especially with that strange sound she'd heard. So she moves her hands down, holding her arms out in front of her with her eyes still shut.]
Like this?
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[He transfers the rabbit carefully-- Kouda had done really well socializing it, so it was pretty mellow, but he still didn't want it to spook and hurt Eri or get hurt. He repositions her arms around the creature and then smiles, sitting back.]
You can open them now.
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She gasps, the sound impossibly deep for such a little girl, but she also whispers when she speaks.]
It's a bunny!!
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Yep! This is Kouda-kun's-- he's visiting his parents for the weekend, so we get to look after his rabbit! [He'd made sure to clear it with Kouda and Aizawa first-- Aizawa agreed it would probably be a good exercise for Eri, in the long run. Help her learn to take care of small things, help her regulate excitement and care. It might help with her use of her quirk, too, for that matter. But that was the farthest thing from Izuku's mind, right then, he was far too interested in Eri enjoying getting to look after something small and fluffy.]
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Can I pet him?
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Of course! Just be real gentle, yeah?
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Heehee...he's so soft. Like a cotton ball.
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[The rabbit is pretty used to pettings and generally being the passed-around school pet of a bunch of rambunctious hero types, so Eri's gentle stroking is quite pleasant. He just kind of chills and does the cute little nose-twitch, nibbling at the front of her shirt.]
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Her legs swing idly over the edge of Izuku's bed, her fingers carding through the bunny's soft coat.]
Animals are...okay to be in here?
[That's a bizarre notion, to her. Given the sort of germ-free environment she had to have perpetually lived in, the thought of an animal being anywhere near where people live is hard to grasp.]