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TodoDeku - Enjoying Nature

Enjoying Nature – Todoroki x Deku

A/N: Aged-up AU. Young adult TodoDeku.

So there isn't much talk about nature but... they're outside? Does that count? I kinda ran away with the plot and forgot the prompt.

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A hushed call of his name roused Izuku from his slumber. He continued attempting to sleep for a moment before the whisper sounded again, and he knew there was no ignoring it. Emerald eyes slowly blinked open, vision blurry before they focused on the figure currently trying to get his attention.

"Daddy!"

A warm smile melted across Izuku's face as he fully awoke, sitting up in his bed and reaching for the young girl standing beside it. She had mint-green hair that fell down her back in soft waves, and bright icy blue eyes full of awe and admiration.

"Good morning, Ichika," the green-haired boy grinned, holding his daughter in his lap.

"Morning, Daddy," she giggled, securing her short arms around Izuku's chest and squeezing as tightly as she could manage.

"Is it time to get up for the day?" Izuku questioned.

"Uh-huh!" came Ichika's cheery reply.

The pro-hero chuckled. He always enjoyed a day off to relax and spend time with his husband, but having a child in their lives had made him appreciate such days so much more.

"Do you wanna wake up Papa?" Izuku offered. "You're much better at it than I am."

Over the years, Izuku had become a master in all things relating to Shoto Todoroki and keeping him happy, which in itself wasn't a difficult task. However, Izuku had learned early on that Shoto was not a morning person, and while he wasn't overly grumpy like some of their former classmates, getting the dual-quirk user out of bed was a struggle.

He was never outwardly mean to the green-haired male upon being woken up, but ever since they'd adopted Ichika, Izuku had learned that Shoto responded positively to anything her minty heart desired, and that included getting her Papa out of bed.

"Papa!" Ichika whispered rather loudly, poking Shoto in the cheek as she sat on his abdomen. The older male responded with a groan, turning his head away from her tiny fingers.

The four-year-old pouted, poking his cheek again. "Papa! Up time!"

That seemed to catch Shoto's unconscious attention, and he slowly opened his eyes. Heterochromic orbs settled on the toddler sitting on his stomach, and his lips stretched into a lazy smile.

"Did Daddy send you to wake me up?" he grumbled, his voice thick with sleep. Beside him, Izuku felt a shiver crawl down his spine at his husband's tone.

"She's better at it than I am," Izuku shrugged, a guilty smile plastered on his face.

"Up time!" Ichika repeated, exhaling a rather loud squeal as Shoto's nimble fingers dug into her sensitive ribs. Her giggles were loud as she lurched to the side, reaching desperately towards Izuku in hopes of making him her savior.

"Unhand her!" the freckled hero shouted half-heartedly, catching his daughter's arms with ease and tugging her away from her tormentor. Shoto reached across the bed with one arm, his fingertips catching the bottom of his daughter's foot for one final assault before he gave in.

"Fine, you win," he smiled softly as Ichika cuddled into her dad's chest.

"We beat Papa!" Izuku cheered, lifting his hand. Ichika high-fived it with as much force as her toddler body could muster.