Keigo doesn't like being cold.
It might be a natural bird-thing, and it might be a trauma thing.
When he was little, skinny, and always cold, his mother taught him how to make blankets with his talons and whatever yarn they found (or stole) around. It wasn’t knitting, per say, but close.
Often, they'd make patches and stitch them together into bigger blankets, but sometimes, when they were really lucky, they got their hands on some thick, good yarn.
When he was taken in by the commission, suddenly he had more than enough warm clothes and blankets, but it didn't stop him from having a need to make things.
One day, Mera, his personal contact in the commission, sneaks him in a book on knitting and crocheting, and a whole bunch of yarn and needles.
When he's making things, Keigo feels safe.
Like he can provide for himself, and he never has to be cold again.
He gets better rather quick, and soon he is giving everyone at the commission scarves, blankets, sweaters, socks, you name it, he made it.
The closer he got to his official hero debut, the less time he has for this hobby, and sooner than he knew, he didn't pick it back up for five years.
It was confusing, even though he quirk was rooted in fire, he always ran so cold. Like his own fire can't even keep him warm.
So, he goes home, and he picks up his old knitting needles, his favorite super soft yarn, bright blue and the deepest black, and he knits.
He knits a scarf, then a hat, then a blanket, then a sweater.
He doesn't give him any of it, of course, that would be insane at this point, but just doing it helps him feel a little better.
After that, he starts knitting for fun again, just a little whenever he can, but man, it feels good.
The first thing he gives away is a pair of black, fingerless gloves too Tokoyami.
The kid wears them every single time Keigo sees him out of costume, even on the warmest days.
He moves on to little hats and scarves to his sidekicks, a blanket for Jeanist after he helps him with a huge case (it was the only thing Keigo figured he would need that wouldn't be made out of denim), and a sweater for himself.
When he gets to know the league better, Toga gets several of those beanies with the two puffs on them, Spinner gets a purple scarf that matches his hair, Twice gets a huge sweater, Compress gets some fancy gloves, and Shigaraki manages to talk his way into a very off putting looking crocheted Pikachu.
Dabi rolls his eyes and threatens to set fire to anything the bird tries to give him.
However, after everything blows over, when he's in rehab getting treatment for his nearly dying body and shattered mind, Touya gets a package delivered.
Inside, there are a bunch of knitted things. Touya picks them up, one at a time, and looks at them carefully.
A scarf, then a hat, then a blanket, then a sweater.
In the brightest blue and deepest black, and the softest yarn.
And a single, red feather.
Touya doesn't even think before he pulls the sweater on, and throw the blanket over his legs.
Then he picks up the feather, and realizes it's tied to a string that goes perfectly around his neck.
He looks at it for a while, twists it around between his fingers, before he pulls it over his head and lies back down.
Maybe he was ready for a visitor soon.
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