For the record, if you call cereal "breakfast soup" in my presence, I might actually hit you.
Sometimes, it is too easy for Aizawa to forget how young his child is. It feels like Izuku has been a part of his life for longer than a year. At the same time, it feels like he was signing the adoption papers yesterday.
Yaoyorozu's family had graciously invited the class to spend the night and following day at their mansion, so that the class could cram in a bunch of studying before their final exams. The Yaoyorozus had also invited the two Aizawas to come for a while, but Aizawa had declined. He had a meeting with the other teachers about the finals and Izuku was going on a playdate with Eri later.
The dorms had a rare quiet night with the students gone. Thankfully, Izuku had slept through the night without any nightmares, so Aizawa managed to get a decent rest for once.
Aizawa softly opened the door to his kid's room, not bothering to keep the soft smile on his face. Izuku was his pride and joy. He could be a little demon sometimes, but Aizawa wouldn't trade him for the world.
"Wake up, bean sprout. You don't want to be late to play with Eri-chan, do you?"
Izuku made a noise of dissatisfaction and grabbed his blankets tightly. "Izzz warm…"
"Come on, kiddo." Aizawa carefully yanked the blankets back. Izuku squawked in indignation. "Up you get."
They made their way downstairs. Aizawa turned to the kitchen. "What do you want for breakfast?"
"Soup!" Izuku cheered.
"Breakfast foods, Izuku."
"Breakfast soup!" Izuku attempted to grab a box of Cheerios, accidently dropping it and spilling the cereal all over the ground. "Oh no…"
Aizawa automatically grabbed a broom and dustpan, still reeling at the two words Izuku had just uttered. Breakfast soup.
It made sense. Aizawa wasn't sure if Izuku even knew the word 'cereal'. He made a name for it by himself by comparing it to soup, and the fact that it was for breakfast.
Did Aizawa fail at his job of being a parent? He didn't teach his kid a word as simple as 'cereal'. Yamada and Nemuri better not hear about this…
Actually, hang on. Those idiot kids of his - the students, he means - they probably taught Izuku that. It might be some meme or something. Aizawa gave up on keeping up with those a while ago.
"Here's your cereal, Izuku." Aizawa, emphasizing the 'cereal', set a bowl full of (dry) Cheerios and a bottle of milk in front of Izuku.
"Silly otou-san, it's called breakfast soup!" Izuku giggled.
"It is not." Aizawa shook his head. "It is called cereal."
"Nemuri-obasan says it's breakfast soup!"
"I promise, it's called cereal."
Anyway, Midnight wasn't heard from for a while. Wonder where she went. What a mystery.
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