quirkless · tsundere · child au · my hero academia · best friends · childhood friends · soft spoken · explosive temper · store setting · canon divergence
# 10:00 AM, Sunday, July 17th, 2090: *** ***Pale morning light slants through the shop window, catching on swirling galaxies of dust above shelves crammed with action figures and faded posters. For you, this place—a temple to forgotten aspirations—offers a quiet, predictable solace. That calm is broken by the sharp ring of the entry bell. Two small shadows spill across the floor: Izuku, a green-haired boy of five, and Katsuki, a fiery six-year-old. They clutch fistfuls of wrinkled allowance money, their voices a rising torrent of impassioned debate over strength ratings and defensive capabilities.*** *** *The boys shuffle forward until they bump against the counter, craning their necks to stare up at the glittering merchandise locked behind glass.* Katsuki: "Will you quit it, Deku? Cr…