Katsuki Bakugou was confused when his mom had asked him to come with her to see auntie Inko. Auntie Inko had never even once for as long as Katsuki was alive asked them to come over to her house, she had been invited and she had asked to come to their house before, but they never once stepped a foot into her own. When Katsuki had wanted to see auntie Inko at her house once, his mom had called her, saying how it would be nice for him and auntie's son to meet. He couldn't quite hear what she had said, but he caught on that she was distressed at the proposition, he could see his mom be quite surprised herself at the unexpected outburst before settling back down after auntie Inko presumably apologized for being brash. He couldn't make out anything after that, but his mom told him afterwards that Inko was preoccupied with her son and that it wasn't going to be possible but that she could come over to their house later.

So why now, of all times, did she want them to come over? Furthermore, why did she ask for his mom to bring him along with her? He was fine with seeing his aunt, but she had never asked to see him specifically, it was always her wanting to see his mom. Was he finally going to meet that son that his mom mentioned? But if that was the case, why now and not before? Something felt off to him and he wanted to know what it was.

When they arrived, Inko was already outside waiting for them. They got out of the car and walked up to her to say hello, his mom stating how happy she was that both their sons finally were going to meet each other. Ah, so he was right, he was finally going to meet his auntie's son. Took her long enough. Before they could continue any further, however, Inko started to explain to them why she wanted them to meet today and why before today wasn't possible.

''so Mitsuki, I've already told you about Izuku's condition, so you don't need it explained to you, but if you've never told Katsuki about it then he needs to know before meeting him. So, have you explained it to him?'' Inko asks, getting serious

''no, I never did. I knew we didn't know a lot about his condition, so I didn't think it'd be a good idea to tell him about it before we knew more.''

Katsuki was offended at this revelation; his mom had kept something from him? The gal of that old hag!

''HUH? What the fuck haven't you been telling me mom?!''

''SHUT IT YOU DAMN BRAT!'' she responds while striking the top of his head with a balled fist ''AND LANGUAGE, I DID IT SO YOU WOULDN'T JUDGE HIM BEFORE MEETING HIM.'' A yelling match then ensued between the two firecrackers, which was starting to garner unwanted attention by passers by.

''u-um… guys, people are starting to stare.'' Inko says, trying to calm the situation.

Mitsuki coughs, regaining her composure before slapping the back of Katsuki's head after saying: ''sorry, you know how my brat sometimes mouths off when he shouldn't.''

Inko laughs awkwardly

''yeah, you do say that a lot!''

Inko then regains her serious attitude and continues: ''anyways like I was saying, I want Izuku and Katsuki to meet. Our doctor recently gave us the all-clear for Izuku to be put into normal schooling since his condition doesn't seem to be affecting him physically. The reason why I wanted them to meet is that while he's not physically unwell, he is very mentally fragile, and he'll need help while he is at school. I know how stressful first social interactions can be and his condition will make it twice as hard for him, so he'll need a friend going in.''

So, auntie's son needs a friend, huh? He better not be a damn extra like all the others at school, if so, he didn't think it was going to be possible for them to get along.

''so, before meeting him, I want you to know about his condition and how you should approach him.'' She says, crouching down to Katsuki's eye level and giving him a pleading look ''Izuku means so so much to me, I think I'd die if anything were to ever happen to him. Please, could you promise me that you'll be his friend and that you'll protect him?''

Katsuki looked into his mom's best friend's eyes and saw how desperate she was, he could see how much her son meant to her. He couldn't say no, a hero wouldn't, a hero would stand strong and say: ''HAH! That's no problem for the likes of me!'' fuck it, he wasn't going to back down and if this kid ended being an extra, he would just have to deal with it.

''Fine, I guess, but he better have a good quirk if we're going to hang out.''

Inko laughs

''That's not going to be a problem, Izuku has a strong but low-profile quirk, just like he wanted.''

''low profile? Why would he want that?'' Katsuki retorts.

''I'm getting to it Katsuki, don't worry. The reason why he wants a low-profile quirk is because of his condition, which I think is time that you learn about. You see, Izuku was born different from me and you, his body isn't the same as everyone else's, neither is his mind.''

She gets up from her crouched position to get more comfortable

''Izuku's skin is very pale, so pale we thought the sun was going to be a problem for him when he was born, his eyes are all white, but he isn't blind, you won't have to worry about that, he's taller than normal for his age, probably the most tame aspect about his condition, and he is extremely thin, we've tried different diet plans but his body seems to just stay the way it is no matter what we do. That's the simplest part out of the way, now onto the harder part. You see, Izuku has scopophobia.''

Scopophobia? Katsuki had heard about ''phobias'', from what he understood it basically meant you were really scared of something. So, what, he's deathly afraid of scopes? That's kinda stupid.

''if you don't know what ''scopophobia'' means, it means he hates being looked at, it scares him. So, when we go into to the house, please don't stare at him, especially in his face, it's the place he hates being stared at the most.''

''ok, ok. What about his quirk?''

"I'm getting there, Katsuki, I'm getting there. Well, the thing is, Izuku is technically quirkless." She says, to the shock of both Katsuki and Mitsuki

QUIRKLESS?! You have got to be kidding, Katsuki was starting to regret making this promise. Having a friend that's an extra would be at the very least bearable but a quirkless nobody? He was about to retort when Inko continued what she was saying.

"And the reason why I'm saying "technically" quirkless is because, well, Izuku does have a quirk, but he's not supposed to."

Huh? "Not supposed" to have a quirk? What the fuck did she mean by that?

"What? I don't get it." Katsuki replies

"Well, as you know, when you go to the quirk doctor to get an assessment on your quirk, they take an x-Ray of your foot to see if you lack a second pinky toe joint because they've found that if you don't have it, it means you'll have a quirk. The thing is, Izuku has 2 pinky toe joints, which means he shouldn't have a quirk. However, despite that, Izuku does have a quirk! His quirk makes it easier for him to ignore pain and makes it so he can heal himself faster that you or I could."

What? Katsuki was getting more and more confused. A quirkless quirked kid? Who the fuck had ever heard of such a thing?

"So, he has a quirk? A quirkless quirk? ARRRGH! This is too confusing!"

Inko giggles

"Yeah, that's what we thought too when we went to get his quirk assessed.''

Inko regains her serious face and looks towards the two blonds

''So yeah, that's that. You guys now know all that we know about Izuku's condition. Let's go inside, shall we?''

They all start walking towards the entrance to Inko's house and before they can enter, she stops them.

''Before we go inside, could you please try to not make any sudden loud noises? They tend to scare Izuku pretty badly.''

The two Bakugous agreed and with that, they all enter the Midoriya household.

''you guys go sit down while I go and get Izuku, there's some refreshments on the table if you want any.'' Inko says gesturing to their couch and turning to go get her son from his room.

Both Mitsuki and Katsuki went to sit down on the sofa taking care to not make any loud noises like they were asked to. They sat there in an awkward silence for what seemed like an eternity, eating the snacks that Inko had laid out onto the table and drinking water every so often. Katsuki suddenly started to get an unsettling feeling after a while, he didn't know if it was the house, the silence or the amount of time Inko was taking to come back but he didn't like it. The feeling grew and he was starting to get slightly scared.

He was about to ask his mom if she felt it too, but before he could they heard Inko's footsteps as well as smaller ones coming towards the living room. Inko entered the room, a child wearing shades and a medical mask holding tightly onto her hand.

''Sorry for taking so long, guys, Izuku was a bit scared of meeting you guys, but he feels better now.'' She says before letting go of the boy's hand and patting him in the back, encouraging him to move towards the Bakugous.

''Come on honey, it'll be okay, they're very nice people, just imagine its me or Doctor Sugimoto. You can do it.''

The child, after looking up at his mother one last time, gingerly approached the two and introduced himself while awkwardly looking away from them.

''H-hi, my name i-is Izuku Midoriya, it's nice to meet you.''

''Hi Izuku, my name is Mitsuki Bakugou, but you can call me auntie Mitsuki, I'm your mom's friend.'' Mitsuki replied with a smile before looking at Katsuki and gesturing for him to introduce himself.

Katsuki stared at Izuku for a while, which started to make Izuku feel uncomfortable

''U-um, please stop looking at me. I don't like being stared at.''

Katsuki scoffs and suddenly hops off the couch, hastily walking up to the cowering child which scared him further, making him shield his face with his hands. Both Inko and Mitsuki were surprised at Katsuki's actions and were about to tell him to wait before he stopped in front of Midoriya and stuck his hand out, offering a handshake.

''My name's Katsuki Bakugou and when I grow up, I'm gonna be the next number 1 hero. We're gonna be friends, so get ready because I'm not about to let no friend of mine be a useless extra.''

Mitsuki damn nearly choked on her own spit when she heard her son's cocky ass greeting and was about to go up to him to give him some of her mind. but before she could, however, Izuku peeked at Katsuki's hand from behind his own. He then slowly removed his hands from in front of his face and grabbed the blond child's own before delicately shaking it

''T-Thanks, I guess?'' Izuku says, now actually looking at Bakugou.

''Hm, so you finally decide to look at me then? What the fuck was that handshake? I thought you were physically fine, why'd you give me such a pathetic handshake, huh?''

''U-Um'' Izuku stuttered out before jumping at a sudden new voice

''YOU DAMN BRAT, LANGUAGE AND STOP BEING SO DAMN RUDE!'' Mitsuki says before running up to her child and bopping him on the head

''WHAT? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET HIM OUT OF HIS SHELL!''

Inko runs up to her son, crouches down to his height and hugs him to try to comfort him before turning to the two firecrackers currently having a shouting match.

''Guys! Please, loud noises scare Izuku!''

Before anyone could say anymore, however, Izuku to Katsuki and pulled on his sleeve to get his attention.

''U-um, you said my handshake was weak, right? S-so could try again please?''

Mitsuki looks at Izuku then at Katsuki and lets go of her son. The two children stood in front of each other and instead of Katsuki, Izuku held out his hand offering a handshake.

''H-hi my name is Izuku Midoriya! I'm glad you want to be my friend, so I'll try my best to show you I'm not useless!'' Izuku utters, this time much louder, with a newfound intensity in his voice while firmly shaking his new friend's hand.

Katsuki scoffs and keeps on looking at Izuku, a grin now on his face

''Heh, there might be hope for you after all. Mom! I want to go play with Izuku, can you give me the hero figurines I brought?''

Both Inko and Mitsuki were shocked at the sudden turn of events, Inko more so than anyone. Had she seen correctly? Her little baby didn't cower or start crying, she didn't need to go comfort him. He was actually talking with someone who he never met and showed less fear than he had ever before in his life.

Shaking herself out of her shock, Mitsuki went to her purse to grab a couple hero figurines and handed them to her son, who then started walking to where Inko had come out of.

''Your room's over here, right? Come on, let's go play.''

''U-uh, yeah it is, wait up!'' the green child says before running to catch up to Katsuki.

Inko stood still where she was, too shocked and dumbfounded to move.

''Should we go and supervise them or…''

Mitsuki's question snaps Inko out of her trance, making her look towards her friend

''I-I've never seen Izuku like this before, I think it's best we leave them alone. I don't want to interrupt whatever they're doing if it's making Izuku feel more confident.''

The two boys went into Izuku's room and played heroes with Katsuki's action figures, Izuku actually having lots of fun with his new friend. Inko could hear Izuku's laughs from within the living room, making Mitsuki have to hold up the happy crying mess that Inko was at the moment. Katsuki, after a while of playing, realised how barren Izuku's room was.

''Why's your room so boring?'' he asked

''H-huh? Oh, well I don't really have a lot of interests.''

''What? That's bullshit, everyone's interested in something. Well, how about your favorite hero, who is it? Is it allmight?''

''I don't know who that is, and I don't really watch hero stuff.''

This revelations shocks Katsuki, making him jump up onto his feet.

''WHAT!? YOU DON'T KNOW WHO ALLMIGHT IS? WHY?''

Katsuki's loud tone of voice scares Izuku, who starts to shrink into himself again.

''U-um, well I don't really watch tv, it feels too much like they're looking at me when they look at the camera, so I've never really watched hero stuff.''

''Are you kidding me?! You're so scared of being looked at that you can even handle when they're not even there?

''I-I don't know, it just makes me feels scared and uncomfortable.''

''ugh, ok that's it.'' Katsuki runs up to Izuku and lifts him up so he's standing in front of him ''If we're gonna be friends, we're gonna watch hero stuff together. So, you're gonna let me look at your face so you can get over your fear enough that you can watch tv with me.''

''W-w-what!? N-no, I don't want to!'' Izuku says while starting to shake.

''Come on, your face cannot possibly be that bad to look at!''

''I don't care! I don't want to, I'd rather die than let anyone see my face!'' he says, now further and turned away from Katsuki and covering his face with his hands

''OH, COME ON! Do you not even let auntie Inko look at your face?!''

''SHE'S AN EXCEPTION! I know she won't think I'm a freak if she doesn't look at my face for too long!''

Katsuki sighs, walks up to Izuku and puts his hand on his shoulder

''Look, I promise I won't judge you, I won't react, I won't say a word, just let me look at your damn face! Tell you what, if I react in any way, I give you full permission to punch me as hard as you can in the face, ok?''

Izuku says nothing.

''I don't give up, so either you let me, or I rip your face mask of and make you show me.''

Izuku says nothing

''HEY! ANSWER M- ''

''you promise you won't judge me?'' Izuku says, his arms now on his sides but still shaking.

''Cross my heart and hope to die.''

Izuku takes a deep breath, then answers.

''Ok, i'll let you, but only for a few seconds, ok?''

''Alright fine, we'll start with that.''

Still turned around, Izuku removes his sunglasses from his face, takes his face mask off and throws them both on the ground. He takes a few deep breaths before speaking to Katsuki whilst still not facing him, now shaking like a leaf

''I really am only gonna let you look at me for a FEW seconds and I'm holding you to that promise you made, I am not messing around when I say I'll really hit you hard.''

''blah, blah, blah. Just get to it already.''

With that, Izuku starts to turn slowly, now shaking as much as his body could possibly let him, until he is directly facing Katsuki, who is now looking at Izuku directly in his face.