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Chapter 2: Family - 1

Family

Asui Tsuyu
Honenuki Juuzou
Iida Tenya
Jirou Kyouka
Shiozaki Ibara
Todoroki Shouto
Uraraka Ochako
Yaoyorozu Momo

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 Todoroki is relieved when Iida stands up, family group schedule in hand, to gather the members and make their way to the counseling office. He was afraid he'd have to ask someone for directions, but now he only had to follow them.

He trails behind the group as Iida leads the way through the halls, keeping his eyes on the floor. He almost regrets checking that box for family, but won't let himself. He doesn't need to get anything out of this, doesn't need to spill his life story to more people than he already had. It was okay to just sit and listen to other people's experiences. He didn't have to do anything. If people wanted to ask personal questions, he didn't have to answer them.

But god, why did he choose this?

There's already a kid sitting in the corner chair when the Class 1-A procession enters, playing with some sort of slidey puzzle in his lap. He doesn't look up or meet anyone's eyes. Todoroki notices his white-blond hair, the dark outline of his eyes, and his teeth, teeth that are large and on his face instead of in his mouth and remind him of a bare skull. He's pretty sure he'd seen him before somewhere. There are three other open chairs, a low-set couch with teddy bears, and a blue exercise ball around a coffee table. Behind the couch is a standing computer station, and all around on the walls are inspirational posters with quotes and pretty landscapes.

"Dibbs on the exercise ball, ribbit," Tsuyu chirps, leaping over the back of the couch to reach it before Uraraka, who makes a strangled sound of protest along with Iida. She quickly recovers and plops down on the couch, sticking her tongue out at her. Tsuyu rolls the ball closer to Uraraka's armrest and settles there. Iida shakes his head defeatedly and sits on the middle cushion.

Jirou makes herself at home in the big chair next to the skull guy and Yaoyorozu in the one next to her. Todoroki seats himself next to Iida on the opposite end of the couch as Uraraka, who had found a wrinkly dog plush and is now fawning over it with Tsuyu observing amusedly. He accidentally sits on one of the stuffed animals, and sets it between him and Iida.

"Oh my god. Todoroki, toss me that yellow thing." Jirou says, making Todoroki jump. He picks up the bear he'd been sitting on, which does, in fact, happen to be yellow, and throws it to Jirou. She catches it and stares at it intently for a few long moments before presenting it to Yaoyorozu. "Yao-momo," she starts slowly, "this bear is violating the dress code." She fakes tearing up at the sight of its horrid red crop top. "Not only is he wearing an incredibly revealing crop top, but it says a bad word on it too."

It takes Yaoyorozu a second, but she buries her face in her hands when she gets it. "And they had the audacity to spell it wrong!" Jirou finishes, close to actual tears. "Yeet!" She chucks it back to the couch, unfortunately nailing the class president in the face. Todoroki's mouth twitches and the girls burst into laugher.

"That was rude." Iida says simply, extracting his face from the poop bear. Todoroki smiles and sees the skull guy shaking with controlled laughter. The girls howl.

The counselor shows up maybe five minutes after the scheduled time for the thing to start. They have dark skin and chort curly hair in an undercut, and their ears are pointed. The only possible hint at their quirk is the flower tattoo taking up their entire forehead.

"Hi, I'm probably the freshly employed school counselor at U.A, Shirushi Moguru, and I'm here to make yall right in the head. Or your," They pull out a paper, which seems to be an exact copy of the student's schedules, "families right in the head? Yeah."