A/N:: this came to me in a dream and I had to write
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Aizawa’s eye twitch, face hidden behind his scarf, “They… what?”
The policeman shrugged, “Some villain turned them into toddlers- a kind of de-aging quirk. After hours of questioning, they revealed that it wears off after two weeks, and that they’ve forgotten most of their teenage memories. Your boys will be stuck like that until then.”
A groan of frustration, “Alright. Thanks for picking them up. I’ll take them back to the dorms now.”
It was 10:30pm when Aizawa pulled into the UA dorms. Todoroki and Bakugo, the victims of the de-aging quirk, were fast asleep in the backseat.
He’d run into the nearest store for toddler apparel and car seats, which was why both boys were clad in… cat onesies. And had little cat blankets. And why Aizawa had some burnt hair from putting the boys into them.
Walking through the dorms, one sleeping boy in each arm, Aizawa didn’t expect to see Yaoyorozu and Lin still up in the kitchen.
“What are you girls doing?”
Lin tensed up, turning around, “We weren’t tired and were making tea and- WAIT is that Sho-”
The kettle for the girls’ tea started whistling. Yaoyorozu wasn’t quick enough to get it off the stove. The toddlers stirred and began whimpering.
He yawned, “Great… just what I needed…”
“Here,” Lin walked over, arms outstretched, “I’m good with kids. I’ll watch them.”
Shrugging tiredly, Aizawa handed the boys over, who were now full-on crying, “We’ll figure out more details tomorrow morning. Head to bed.”
Once he went upstairs, Momo lifted her shirt, “I’ll make them some clothes and toys. A cat onesie isn’t gonna get them too far.”
Mardea smiled, “Let’s get them to the dorm first. We won’t have to carry so much up, then.”
11:15pm. Sitting on her bed, Mardea made a small pillow pile, finally getting the boys back to sleep.
Clothes began popping out of Momo’s torso, “Here we go. These’ll look and fit better.”
“Toys?” Mardea wondered, “Maybe a plushie or a little car?”
“I feel like Bakugo would throw the car at Midoriya.” Momo formed some teddy bears, “We’ll see how it is tomorrow.”
“Okay, true.” Her emerald eyes drifted back to how peaceful the boys looked, “Stop by before breakfast. I’ll try to have them up by then.”
“Night, sis.” Momo allowed one more blanket to form before heading out the door. She shut it quietly, as to not wake anyone.
Covering herself with the blanket, Mardea found sleep.
When she woke, a pair of heterochromatic eyes stared back.
“Hello, Shoto.” She placed a hand on his back, gently moving up and down, “Sleep well?”
A silent nod yes. He was clutching one of the bears Momo made.
Mardea sat up, finding Katsuki still asleep. Shoto must’ve woken up first, found the bear, and crawled back.
“Let’s get you dressed, little one,” Her soft voice made the boy inch closer, allowing her to get him changed.
He was rather helpful while changing clothes. Seeing his little half-n-half head pop out of the teal-colored shirt made her giggle.
God, he was just so cute.
A rustle and a thud grabbed Mardea’s attention. Eyes searching the bed, she found Katsuki crawling back up, a small bump on his head. Tears welled as he let out a cry.
“Oh, Katsuki…” She picked up Shoto and set him on the bed, “Did you bump your head?”
Incoherent crying accompanied by hot tears answered. Katsuki wouldn’t stop fidgeting, making helping him near impossible.
Finally prying his hands off his head, Mardea gave a quick kiss over the bump, “All better~.” At least that stopped his crying.
A knock came to the door. “It’s open!” She called over her shoulder.
Momo walked through, “Breakfast is ready, sis.”
“Ah, okay. Katsuki isn’t letting me change him, so I’ll leave the onesie on for now.” Mardea stood up, “Come now, little ones.”
The boys waddled over, Shoto still holding the teddy bear.
A chorus of “AWWWW!” came from the girls. A chorus of camera flashes came from the boys, specifically the Bakusquad. When this wore off, they were so gonna get it.
“Hiya, Todoroki!” Uraraka knelt, smiling.
Todoroki’s eyes grew wide in fear. He tried to hide behind Lin’s leg, face buried in the bear.
“It’s okay, Sho.” Lin pat his head, attempting to calm his panic.
Sudden growling, followed by Kaminari screeching, forced Lin’s attention to the boys. Bakugo was biting at their calves, a devious look in his eyes.
“GET OFF ME!!” Kaminari pulled at Bakugo’s onesie, only making the boy chomp down harder.
Lin used her quirk to gently open Bakugo’s jaw. Once Kaminari was free, she used it to float the toddler into her arms.
“Let’s try not to bite others, okay?” Lin didn’t raise her voice, instead keeping it soft.
The toddler crossed his arms, pouting, “They made fun of me!!”
She sighed, eyes still gentle, “That doesn’t mean you bite them. Say you’re sorry.”
“Say you’re sorry, little one.”
“No! No no nononono NO!” He began kicking and writhing around in her arms, tantrum on the verge of breaking.
“I won’t give you your favorite cereal for breakfast unless you calm down and say sorry.”
Bakugo’s eyebrows furrowed, lip trembling. With a shaky breath, he looked in Kaminari’s general direction, “I… sorry…”
Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero struggled to contain their laughter. All three of their phones let out a small noise, signaling the end of a recording. The blond boy stuttered out a response, “Y-yeah… pfff, we cool, little dude…”
“You sure know how to handle kids, Dea.” Asui pointed a slender finger.
Lin shrugged and walked to the kitchen counter, setting Bakugo in the seat, “My adopted family had a bunch of younger kids. Since the parents were usually out, I took care of them.” Todoroki pulled on her pantleg, so she picked him up, too.
Midoriya looked them over, “It’s amazing how much effect that villain’s quirk had. It’s simple in theory but looking atitnowit’sapowerfulquirkifitcanalterandreversesomeone’sentirebodylikethisandforwhat2weeksthatsalongtimeimamazedandterrified-”
“Deku you’re scaring them,” Uraraka poked his cheek, bringing him back to reality. He mumbled an apology, going pink with embarrassment.
The toddlers had small bowls of cereal in front of them. Lin cut up some strawberries from the fridge and put them on a plate for them to share.
Just then, all the students’ phones buzzed with a notification. Present Mic set up a group chat for the class, giving Aizawa and himself admin controls over it.
Present Mic: Aizawa said that Todoroki and Bakugo were turned into kids by a villain! How TRAGIC!!!!! 😭😭😭I’m asking Lin to help take care of them until they’re back to normal😝! Make sure you fellow classmates keep her up to speed in studies until then~😁😁😁💯💯
Lin put her phone away, “Guess it’s official now.”
Yaoyorozu clapped her hands, “We can switch if you need a break!”
“I’ll manage. Until then, you guys need to head to class.” Lin pointed to the clock. An avalanche of late students scrambled for the dorm doors, making the toddlers giggle.
