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[Izuku has to fight back a smile at that. He's seen your hair after training sessions, Shouto! It's never that bad--actually, it's kind of frustrating how unruffled Shouto still manages to look after everything.]

Sure, if you want.

[Like he'd say no to his friend.]

[It's never been a mess. Even after their intense sports fest battle, Shouto's hair remained impeccable.]

I do.

[He just likes Izuku playing with his hair. That's really the long and short of it.]

[Izuku likes doing this for him--it's a win, win for both of them.]

Then I will.

[and that's decided! For now, though, he'll concentrate on running the brush through Shouto's hair, letting the smooth strands trail over his fingers as he does so.]

[Shouto is definitely going to fall back asleep at this point. Because all he gives back as response is a soft little noise.]

[Izuku just laughs when he notices. If someone told him that Shouto was a cat in his previous life, he'd probably believe them.

Though Izuku's tempted to just let Shouto sleep--he really looks tired, doesn't he?--Izuku knows that he shouldn't. When he's done sorting Shouto's hair, Izuku attempts to slide out of his grasp.]

[They'll come home and nap after training, probably. So when Izuku starts sliding away, he wakes back up, making a little noise of discontent.]

Do you want to train now?

Yeah, I think so. [Knowing himself, he'd get antsy if they dozed around for much longer, even if it is nice.]

We can eat after we train for a bit. Does that work for you, Shouto?

[ Shouto definitely would not. He's much happier to bask in Izuku's presence in their bed.

But he sits up. ]

That's fine.

[Izuku hops onto his feet and holds a hand out to help Shouto up, too.]

Great! [The smile on his face gives away just how eager he is to be up and about again.] There should be enough room for us to use our quirks without worry near the edge of the forest.

[He takes Izuku's hand and pulls himself to his feet.]

There's a decent clearing there. Let's go.

Think you'll beat me this time?

I guess we'll see. We've both improved a lot since the sports festival.

[There's a competitive smile playing around Izuku's lips now, even if Izuku doesn't outright make any predictions.]

I can finally use both my halves.

[Because they are his. Just like Izuku said, all those months ago.]

It'll be interesting.

[It's been a while since Shouto started using his fire quirk, but it still makes Izuku happy whenever he does. His smile turns slightly self-deprecating. And now that he has a better grasp of his own quirk, maybe he could actually give Shouto a bit of a challenge.]

It will be.

[Quickly, Izuku changes into a loose tank top and the trousers he'd found around town--which are surprisingly (and thankfully) easy to move in. ]

[Shouto finds a t-shirt and some pants for himself before turning back and just staring at Izuku for a moment. He's having a moment.

His friend his so well built, he usually wears such baggy clothing. It's hard to see just how much Izuku's worked on his body normally.

But it's very attractive.]

[Obliviously, Izuku starts heading for the door, confused when Shouto doesn't immediately follow. He turns back toward Shouto, cocking his head to the side.]

Did you need to grab anything else?

[How long has he been staring?]

No. I don't need my vest for this.

[They'll be on equal terms. Well, as equal as it gets between ice and fire versus superstrength.

With that he'll follow Izuku.]

[Off they go! It's a nicer day out, as if the weather's caught on that their friends have been returned, and has foregone the thunderstorms from earlier that week as a result.

They reach the clearing soon enough, and Izuku immediately picks a spot to start warming up.] Let's start in ten!

[Shouto starts stretching out, preparing for a nice bought of training. He's missed this. They haven't had the time for it lately.

Another thing that's neatly slotting back into place.

He does keep taking glances over at Izuku.]

[Ten minutes pass by quickly enough, and Izuku hops in place, switching from foot to foot, looking excited.

He just so happens to glance over as Shouto's looking over at him--a smile immediately lights up his face.]

Okay, I think I'm ready!

[Shouto doesn't smile back, but he gives a small nod.]

Then let's start.

[And, of course, Shouto opens with a wall of ice hurtling towards his friend.]

[And, of course, just like old time's sake, Izuku flicks his finger to create wind pressure, but this time the power's only at 20%. It's enough to crack and splinter the ice, but nowhere near as strong as it was during the festival.

Izuku grimaces when he feels his hand tingle unpleasantly, but he shakes it off, using his quick to boost his speed as he rushes toward Shouto, reading a punch.]

[Shouto wraps up his left side in flames, a deterrent. Izuku's skin isn't fireproof the way Shouto's left side is.

He switches to his ice, throwing another wall at him.]

[The appearance of Shouto's fire gets a tight smile from him, and then Izuku's dodging out of the way, jumping over Shouto's ice and landing next to his right side.

Instead of a punch, Izuku sweeps Shouto off his feet with low kick.]

[Shouto makes some ice to catch him before he falls all the way down. But he also attempts to stick Izuku's shoe to the ice.

He'll stop himself from falling and throws another chunk of ice at his friend, watching the way he dodges.]

[The ice trick makes him stumble for a second, and he doesn't dodge quickly enough--one of the ice chunks clips his cheek as he ducks.

Another flick of the finger, mostly to ward Shouto off, as he breaks the ice trapping his foot.]

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