Chapter 11!

Here's another one that came out of the ideas fic that I wanted to do something with but couldn't really make its own fic. Aged up Izumi and Nemuri from a bit before U.A starts in canon. It's nice writing for this fic cause I can just take a small writing I did for whatever, clean it up and post it right away.

Disclaimer: I don't own BNHA

Enjoy, more notes at the end!

2:23 am

*Nemuri POV*

"You can just fall asleep you know," Izumi's slightly husky voice spoke quietly to Nemuri as she clung to the younger woman.

"I can stay up," the heroine tiredly managed to say, her eyes drooping closed over and over despite trying to force them to stay open.

"I don't leave for another few hours," the greenette coolly reminded her, "don't you at least want to be in bed?"

"I'm gonna finish this show," the older woman insisted, not actually into the program at all, and her partner leaned over to lie down.

"I got it," Izumi soothed with a touch of amusement, "make some room," she nudged, lying on her back while Nemuri crawled on top of her, and now the greenette was pinned to the couch by the sleepy woman.

"What if I fall asleep?" Nemuri managed to slur out through her tiredness and she felt the rise and fall of Izumi's chest as she took a breath.

"It's fine," the younger woman assured, unbothered by their position, "I've got the time," Izumi reminded in regards to her quirk and its sleeplessness.

"Mm," Nemuri grunted with a yawn, comforted by the warmth of her lover, and before she knew it she was out.

-break-

Nemuri slowly stirred, grumbling as she woke in the dark of the night, and realized that she was now in bed despite falling asleep on the couch.

She wasn't sure how long it had been but her throat felt dry so the purple haired woman pried herself out of her bed and fumbled around in the dark apartment. Tracing her hand along the walls, Nemuri managed to make it to the fridge and used the light from it to get a glass for water before looking about for the time.

2:23 am, Izumi must have just left.

The green haired woman always departed at that time if she went out, which was almost always, and the older woman sighed at the thought of her partner not being here. However, as the heroine was attempting to find her way back to bed she managed to spy the younger woman out on the balcony, drinks and smokes on hand, as she stared out at the lights of the city with mild disinterest.

Nemuri was a bit surprised admittedly, Izumi tended to go out every night. Even though she wanted to check up on the greenette, the older woman knew that the look on her partner's face meant she had a lot on her mind currently. Understanding that, the purple haired woman silently slipped back into bed, sleep already slowly creeping back up on her, but her thoughts still managed to wander about. What had Izumi been wondering about so pensively? Was it a personal problem or about their relationship?

Truthfully, in the back of her mind Nemuri was worried that Izumi would get bored of her.

Maybe it was an unfounded fear but Izumi had admitted to getting bored of most things for various reasons. Thanks to her quirk giving her so much time, Izumi would try to fill that space with new hobbies before she eventually became quite good at them and dropped them since they were activities that she picked up to pass time rather than ones she actually enjoyed. Even the ones she did start to grow to like she lost interest in due to people around her always telling her that she should make a profession out of them. Could some of those things be applied to their relationship?

There was a full 6-8 hours that Nemuri was with Izumi but not actually spending time with her because she needed to sleep and the greenette didn't. In addition, Nemuri was already 30 and Izumi was only 24 and even more so the older woman was a hero on top of all things. She didn't exactly offer stability and Nemuri also wasn't sure how seriously the greenette viewed their relationship. They had only been together for a little over half a year but the purple haired woman was able to envision a long term relationship between them and had also considered the possibility and found that she would be pleased with it.

Nemuri had dated plenty before of course but they never turned into anything more due to her busy lifestyle and just not finding someone that she clicked with. Izumi seemed to accept Nemuri's way of life and also provided a sense of comfort for her and something to look forward to in the future. Then again, did the greenette think the same way as Nemuri about them? Did she, or would she grow to, find issues with their age gap and Nemuri's profession in the future?

On the other hand, her green haired lover had her own personal problems that she was trying to deal with and Nemuri was only partially aware of them. She knew that Izumi was a bit lost at her current point in life, just making her way through without finding a place for herself, and the older woman was a bit unsure how to make an approach to assist her in a way that she needed and wanted. Nemuri also had to wonder if Izumi was capable of maintaining a relationship or if the greenette needed to step back to worry about herself. For as much as the older woman's thoughts raced, eventually they slowed back down and she drifted off once more.

Nemuri wanted to keep her hopes up.

-break-

She woke slowly, warm and safe, and Nemuri snuggled into the feeling.

Her eyes remained closed but she could feel someone patting her head and her breath against someone's skin. Even in her drowsy state, Nemuri managed a smile.

"Good morning," Izumi's low voice gently called.

This feeling was her hope for their future.

Notes and Stuff

Quick refresh, this Izumi's quirk makes it so she just doesn't have to sleep at all. Nothing more, nothing less. She's also a civilian and she works as a bartender.

The title is actually in reference to a BGM I use a lot whenever I do stuff. It's "2:23 AM" by Sharou on YouTube. They have a lot of good BGM's with 30 minute versions too.

As much as I generally have been doing light and fun stuff for this fic, I do want to vary it up and cover other feelings and tones too. Sometimes I just get in the mood to write a bunch of different things and I want to post those too even if I prefer being more on the up.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed and look forward to more updates from me!