Eight O' Clock was certainly preferable to four thirty, and an alarm (while annoying) was definitely preferable to changing his little brother- not that Shoto was complaining. The tired grumble against his chest indicated that Touya was just as annoyed by the alarm as he was. As much as Shoto would have loved to silence the blaring, the Todoroki family had a big day ahead of them and a good breakfast would probably be the only moment of peace Touya would have in what was likely to be a hellish day. Standing with a yawn, the teenager hoisted his brother up before ruffling his crimson hair as the younger Todoroki rubbed the sleep from his eyes with tiny hands. They entered the hallway to find Denki Kaminari and Hanta Sero mid-conversation, which abruptly ended as the two boys stared in muted shock at the bundle in Shoto's arms. The heterochromatic boy could only roll his eyes.

"He's my brother. His time has been reversed to when he was six. The change is permanent." He said curtly, not wanting to go into as much detail as he had with Yaoyo-Momo. He smiled down as Touya clutched tighter to him under the incredulous stares. "Touya, these are my classmates, Kaminari and Sero."

Touya looked at the gawking boys with uncertainty evident in his turquoise eyes. "H-hello," he greeted shyly. Touya's adorable timidity was all the icebreaker Sero and Kaminari needed to be all smiles and friendliness to the child.

"Man, this was Dabi?" Kaminari asked, bending slightly to meet Touya eye to eye. His grin was so wide Shoto thought he might split his face in two. "He's so freaking cute! Bet you were a real lady killer before the scars and staples, huh?"

Shoto was suddenly ready to split Denki's face in a violent way.

"Scars and staples?!" Touya whimpered, eyes wide in fear. Denki withered under Shoto's murderous glare before Sero's hand smacked the back of his head with audible slap.

"Idiot! Todoroki just said he doesn't remember anything! You trying to give the poor kid nightmares?" The plain-faced tape user offered an apologetic smile. "Sorry little guy. This moron-" he gestured at the blonde with a thumb, "doesn't think things through, and that's before he fries his brain with his Quirk."

Touya blinked and looked at Kaminari in small wonder. "Your Quirk hurts you too?"

Denki and Sero gawked at Shoto with obvious concern, the mood suddenly somber. The former closed his jaw with an audible snap when he noticed the little redhead was still addressing him. He swallowed thickly, for once choosing his words carefully. "It's getting better thanks to the support gear Hatsume-san and Power Loader-sensei developed for me. I'm sure they can help you out, little guy. The support department at U.A. is amazing!"

Touya wiggled slightly in Shoto's arms to look up at his brother with excitement radiating despite the shy smile. "Shoto-nii?"

The older Todoroki couldn't hold back his smile if he tried. "I had already planned to take you after your checkup with Recovery Girl." He answered his brother's unasked question. "Let's eat breakfast first."

Touya hugged him tightly, and Kaminari sighed at the scene as the four of them continued down the hallway towards the common room and kitchen. "How can any of us guys compete with a pretty-boy who is good with kids?"

Sero grinned wryly. "It's not like we could compete before..."

"What the FUCK is he doing here?!"

Shoto felt the beginnings of a headache coming on. So much for a peaceful breakfast. The onlookers- which consisted of Izuku Midoriya, Ochako Uraraka, Eijiro Kirishima, Mina Ashido, Hagakure Toru (if the floating pajamas were any indication), Tsuyu Asui, and Shoto's current entourage- watched in nervous silence as the top two powerhouses of Class 1A stared each other down. Shoto hugged his brother closer to bury the child's face in his chest to avoid Katsuki Bakugo's vicious scowl. He regarded the ashen blonde coolly.

"Starting the day off with breakfast like any growing child should," He retorted nonchalantly in his typical deadpan voice, which only seemed visibly irritate the resident bomber even further. Then again, what didn't set Bakugo off? Shoto could never understand Midoriya's irrational desire to be friends with the hothead.

"You bastard..." Bakugo's brow twitched and the vein in his temple bulged. "What the fuck are you playing at keeping a fucking villain in the dorm, HAAAAH?!" His palms sparkled and little explosions danced in his hands, sickly sweet smoke from nitroglycerin drifting through the air. Touya removed his face from Shoto's chest to sniff the air, a large grin forming small dimples on his cheeks.

"He smells sweet, like dessert!" He squealed excitedly. Touya looked at Bakugo with a wide smile, all innocence as if the blonde hadn't been screaming about him just a moment ago. "Do you use girly soap like my sister, Fuyumi?"

Shoto choked on his spit and Kirishima had all of a split second to grab Bakugo as he lunged at the Todoroki brothers, locking the explosive boy in a full Nelson and activating his Quirk for good measure. The girls- minus Asui, were laughing hysterically and clutching their sides, the previous tension completely gone with Touya's out of left field question. The boys seemed to have a little more concern over Touya's physical well-being, all of them tensing with Midoriya stepping between the Todorikis and Katsuki should the blonde break free from his friend's hold.

"Let me go, Shitty Hair!" Bakugo roared, pulling against his friend's hold with vicious thrashing. "I'll kill him! I'll kill them both!

"Easy Bakugo! He's a little kid!" Kirishima gritted out, clearly struggling despite his Quirk. Shoto ignited his left side along his eye threateningly, ready to throw down with the explosion user if necessary. Midoriya, bless him, snapped to his natural peacemaking role.

"Kacchan! He really is a kid now- Eri-chan's Quirk is permanent, so Dabi doesn't exist anymore. We sorted through it last night." The freckled teen frantically explained. "He doesn't remember anything past his current age. Isn't that right, Touya-kun?"

Bakugo's slanted eyes widened slightly and he stopped struggling in Kirishima's grasp, and Shoto took that as a cue to quench his flames. Kirishima released his hold with a relieved sigh while the other students watched wide-eyed. Touya squirmed in his brother's arms, reaching for Midoriya with a wide grin. "Izuku-kun!"

Shoto (begrudgingly) relinquished his little brother to Midoriya but couldn't place any fault with the child for reaching for his friend- Izuku was the first to reach for Touya when he had woken up from his age shift. Midoriya happily accepted the little Todoroki with a grin to match Touya's, who clung to him tightly.

"He's so cute!" Mina squealed next to Toru, who held her phone out at the scene. If the rapid staccato of a camera shutter was any indication, Shoto would guess she was taking photos- and lots of them. "And is that another gift from Yaomomo?"

"Yaomomo..." Touya mulled before smiling. It seems he liked Ashido's nickname for Momo.

"He looks like a chibi Endeavour and has a fire Quirk, kero kero." Tsuyu commented bluntly, earning an eerie silence as all eyes were on Touya, the students beginning to make the connection Asui had. Sero and Kaminari cringed. The child flinched under the room's scrutiny and Shoto clenched his jaw. Shit. Better get it over with.

"He's my brother," He stated flatly, ignoring the numerous gasps that followed this revelation. "I don't know what had happened to him to turn him into Dabi, but I refuse to let it happen again. Principle Nezu and the police agreed that it would be best for everyone if he were to be raised to adulthood naturally rather than reverse the effects of Eri's Quirk."

"Can't argue with that! He's stinkin' cute!" Kirishima cheered boisterously. Bakugo glared at his optimistic friend.

"For now, Shitty Hair," the irate blonde grumbled. He glared at Shoto, who returned it. "How do we know he ain't gonna end up the same, haaaahh?"

"Heroes and villains are two sides of the same coin, Bakugo-chan." Tsuyu commented, a long index finger touching the corner of her mouth in contemplation. The girls must spend a lot of time together if their advice was cookie cutter at this point, Shoto noted. Not that he was complaining- it certainly helped his brother earlier. "If the villains thought they could turn you to villainy, then isn't it hypocritical to say Touya-chan can't grow to be a hero, kero kero?"

She said it out loud! The entire room shouted in unison. Kirishima grappled with the explosion user once again as he tried to lunge at Asui this time. The frog girl was nonplussed as she approached Midoriya and Touya.

"Helll Touya-chan. I'm Tsuyu, but you can call me Tsu-chan, kero kero."

Uraraka followed suit, friendly grin wide and ready as she introduced herself as well. Shoto relaxed and smiled, glad that Touya's main interactions with his classmates (excluding Bakugo) were with the ones he knew were good with children. His little brother had visibly relaxed quite a bit in the presence of such friendly faces and was returning Uraraka's smile in full force.

"First Kota-kun, then Eri-chan, and now Touya-kun," Ochako chirped, giving Midoriya a playful nudge with her elbow. "You should start charging rates for babysitting, Deku-kun."

Midoriya blushed while sputtering a response about how he was happy to help children without pay. Touya tilted his head slightly and looked up at the freckled teen.

"Deku?" He questioned before frowning slightly. "That's mean..."

"It used to be an insult, but Uraraka-san changed the meaning for me," Midoriya explained. He blushed slightly. "She told me that it sounded like Dekiru, like someone who never gives up. The name makes me happy now- I actually use it as my hero name!"

Touya blinked owlishly, looking between Ochako and Izuku before smiling widely. Shoto felt his heart drop to his stomach- shit. He saw that look not just four hours ago before when Touya had assumed-

"A pet name from Izuku-kun's girlfriend?" Ah, there it was, although it wasn't nearly as embarrassing when he wasn't on the receiving end of Touya's assumptions. That still didn't save Midoriya and Uraraka the embarrassment as both teens flushed a scarlet to match his brother's hair while Ashido and Hagakure squealed loudly.

"He's one of us!" Mina shrieked, hugging her invisible friend as the two jumped up and down in their excitement. The rest of the class present had varying degrees of sympathy or amusement plastered on their faces, although none could match Bakugo. He was on the ground, released again from Kirishima, wide-eyed with one hand covering his mouth to stifle his laughter while the other pounded the ground. His current reaction was more pronounced than his reaction to Camie's illusion of Shoto, which he still didn't understand the humor behind.

"Holy fucking shit! That was too good!" He cackled shamelessly, Kirishima sighing as he looked down at his overly amused friend.

"He thinks it's funny when he's not on the receiving end."

Bakugo looked up and shot Shoto a wicked grin. "I take it back, IcyHot. Let's keep him, this kid is a goldmine."

Shoto felt his brow twitch slightly at that, but calmly walked forward to retrieve his brother. "You think that until he decides it's your turn to be embarrassed," The older Todoroki retorted as he plucked Touya from a shell shocked Midoriya. "We don't have much time for playing around- I'm taking Touya to Recovery Girl and the support department immediately after breakfast." He turned his head to coolly address his classmates. "His Quirk burns him, so we're going to figure out a way to prevent that from happening again."

Shoto didn't need a mind-reading Quirk to know the mixed looks of shock, sadness, or horror (or a combination of any of the three) from his classmates were the result of connecting that information to Dabi's scars. Even Bakugo, who had only shown rage or mirth at this point in the morning was regarding the Todoroki brothers with a pensive seriousness that Shoto had only heard of from Midoriya. His sharp, red eyes narrowed at Shoto in a way that could only be described as calculating, and the older Todoroki found himself feeling legitimately threatened by the blonde for the first time since meeting him. Just what exactly did he know?

"Father said my body was suited for an ice Quirk, but my fire burns hotter than his," Touya explained, looking down at his hands sadly. "I got a bad draw."

Shoto saw Bakugo's eyes widen in what could only be realization. A chill that wasn't associated with his Quirk ran up the teenager's spine- whether it be from Bakugo or from Touya's haunting statement of what could have been him, he couldn't say.

The uncomfortable silence was broken by Mina Ashido, of all people. "My Quirk burns me when I make my acid too strong, but that's why I'm here at U.A.!" The pink girl chirped. Kirishima walked up to join her and grinned widely, sharp teeth on full display.

"That's right! All our Quirks have drawbacks, but that's why we're here to learn!"

Kaminari winked playfully at the Todoroki brothers. "You'll have our support, so don't worry about it! Let's make breakfast- omelettes on the house!"

"No no! Cereal- they're in a hurry!" Hagakure countered. "And some fruit!"

"No way, steak and eggs for sure," Kirishima chimed in. "A man needs protein!"

"But he's a little boy!"

Shoto blinked as his classmates devolved to arguing about Touya's breakfast. "You have such nice friends, Shoto-nii. Is this what a family feels like?" He looked down at Touya after his quiet question and smiled softly.

"I suppose it is."

After a breakfast of cereal and greek yogurt (which had enough protein to be Kirishima-approved), the Todoroki brothers returned to Shoto's room to get ready. Shoto was pleasantly surprised that Momo had left a box of produced clothes for Touya at his door. He made a mental note to thank her later. After changing into a casual T shirt and jeans, Shoto dressed his brother in a pair of overalls and teal shirt, with shoes to match. Momo had made sure to color-coordinate his outfits and had put the ensembles together, which really made Shoto's life easier. He wasn't exactly into fashion details- if he liked it and it was practical, he wore it. Once they were finished, the Todoroki brothers were greeted by Midoriya and Kirishima at the door before leaving the dorms to walk to campus. It wasn't until they had reached the campus hallways that Kirishima decided to break the silence.

"You know, Touya-chan, Midoriya here used to hurt himself with his Quirk all the time. I swear he broke a limb at least once a week." Kirishima revealed to Izuku's mortification. He clapped the blushing boy on the back with a proud smile. "And now he's one of our best!"

"K-kirishima-kun..."

Touya looked at Midoriya as if he held all the answers in the world. Shoto tried not to feel jealous. "How did you do it, Izuku-kun?"

The freckled teen scratched his cheek awkwardly. "Well at the start, I couldn't control how much power I used. I was either at 0% or 100%, and the latter would destroy any part of my body that channeled my Quirk."

Touya looked down at his hands, producing a small blue flame. "My Quirk always burns this hot. Maybe I can learn to cool it down?"

He flinched slightly, and Shoto noticed the skin underneath the flame tinging red with the signs of a first degree burn. He grabbed his brother's hands with his right hand, frosting them over. "Stop that," He commanded sternly but not unkindly. Shoto rubbed the skin on his brother's palms softly, relieved that it had returned to a healthy color. "We don't need you to needlessly injure yourself before we've found a solution."

"I'm sorry, Shoto-nii," Touya looked away, ashamed.

"Don't worry Touya-kun! It's not nearly as bad as what I used to do to myself, especially during my fight with your big brother!" Midoriya explained hurriedly. Touya looked between the boys, shocked.

"Izuku-kun and Shoto-nii fought?"

"It was during the U.A. Sports Festival," Shoto explained in his deadpan monotone. "Every attack he used broke a finger."

"A finger?" Touya asked, head tilted as the gears in his head turned. Midoriya nodded in confirmation.

"Because I could only go all power or nothing, I used my fingers one at a time to minimize the damage."

"It was super manly!" Kirishima praised. "To attack knowing you're breaking a bone every time you do! Midoriya is the manliest of us all!" The redhead suddenly wilted under Shoto's glare. "That is, uh, well-"

"It wasn't without consequence," Midoriya saved Kirishima from further scrutiny. He held up his scarred hand for Touya to see. "They are like ticking time bombs. Any more injuries like that, and I might never be able to use my hands again."

"I see, I think I understand now," Touya muttered, looking down at his hands, which he held in a 'play gun' form. Before Shoto could ask what he meant, a gasp from Midoriya drew his attention from his brother. What he saw made him feel like his heart dropped down to his stomach and straight to the floor.

Standing in front of Recovery Girl's office was his father in full costume, a looming figure that towered above the three teenagers.

Enji Todoroki found Shoto's eyes with his own. "Shoto," He acknowledged, and Shoto felt himself at a loss for words. He wasn't prepared to see his father so soon- wasn't prepared as the turquoise of Endeavor's eyes met the matching hue of his previous eldest's, now his youngest. An emotion that Shoto had never seen on his father's face was clear as day and oh so confusing because it very possibly was the first time it had happened.

"Touya..." His deep baritone choked out, disbelieving, shocked, and sad. For the first time in his life, Shoto saw the face of sorrow on his father.