Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia
Dabi didn't know how to react to the person sitting in front of him.
Of all the people he expected to meet during his incarceration, Inko Midoriya wasn't one of them.
"I came here to ask you some questions about my son," she stated clearly.
Dabi frowned.
"Why you just ask him yourself?" he responded confused. "You are his mother."
Inko sighed. She knew this would be difficult for anyone to understand.
"True, but, what I want to know can only be answered by someone who knew him," she explained.
Dabi immediately understood that she wanted the opinion of someone who knew him while he was in the League. And since he was the only one available it made sense.
Inko looked at him seriously.
"During the time you and Izuku knew each other in the League, what sort of person was he?" she asked.
Dabi thought about this for a few seconds. It wasn't that hard to answer.
"Honestly, he was probably the nicest member in the League, next to Twice," he replied. "He was polite to everyone he encountered. He didn't judge. He wasn't an asshole. He got on well with most of us and was capable of making us like him without trying."
Inko was a little, but not completely surprised at that information. Izuku had always been a kind boy. It was nice to know that that hadn't changed while he was away.
"He was definitely one of the saner members of the League, alongside Kurogiri and Compress," Dabi declared. "Barring when he performed quirk analysis on some of us."
Inko stared at him blankly.
"He started muttering a lot and very quickly about how your quirks worked, what they were capable of, and how they could be improved, didn't he?" Inko deadpanned.
Dabi's eyes widened, and that was all the proof Inko needed.
"Yeah, he does that. Every time he sees a quirk, specifically a hero's, he starts taking detailed notes on it," she explained. "He's done it since he was very young."
Though she would never say it, Izuku's habit was the one thing she disliked about her son, mostly because it was creepy.
"I see," Dabi murmured.
Deku had told him that quirk analysis was a hobby of his, though it seemed like more than that.
"Despite these things, he could be aggressive when he wanted to," Dabi continued. "If someone tried to harm him, he would fight back without the slightest bit of mercy."
Inko's eyes narrowed. That was different to the Izuku she knew from a year ago. Her reaction did not go unnoticed.
"It makes sense if you think about, considering where he was and who he was with," Dabi reasoned catching Inko's attention. "As I said before, not everyone in the League liked Deku. Muscular hated him and wanted to break him. Moonfish stated several times he wanted to eat the guy's flesh. Toga was tempted to stab him for blood at the start until he made her back off and she changed to getting along with him. The list goes on."
"Did he get hurt?" Inko asked concerned.
Dabi thought about this.
"Sometimes he'd get a scratch or a bruise but not much more than that. And those who did it often ended up with some in return," he answered.
