Neither ever, nor never

[wannasmash]

Who: Midoriya and: Luz, Ruby, Todoroki, Lance, Riz, Snow White, Makoto Kino + YOU? Plot with me here
What: October, including event stuff. Ugly crying. Making friends with Cloverfield lol. Black Parade. Corpse shadow Loneliness thing. Learning to cook with a bear.
When: October
Where: Black Parade. Farther Shores. Cellar Door. Grocery market.

Content Warnings: My Hero Academia spoilers, grieving behavior, intoxicating craving for meat (thanks Beastars), intoxication due to this month's vileblood effects, minimizing one's own feelings.
Cloverfield's event effects, which can include: psychological-based curse, feelings of intense loneliness, mental health.
Mention of: capital punishment, child abuse, underground drug war, harvesting of human flesh and blood without consent.

Comments

[wannasmash]

"It's a start at least," he croaked. He tried to manage a trembling smile for Cloverfield's sake, but it looked frail combined with the tears streaking down his face. He felt sorry for crying when Cloverfield was probably hurting more. The way Cloverfield spoke was simple, and in their conversation he tended to pick up words and phrases instead of attempting to remember how he spoke before. Midoriya was beginning to suspect he was really young.

The Pthumerian inclined his head a little to see Ruby better.

"I'd like friends... My mothers are gone... Everyone is gone... Where is everyone?" Cloverfield's low rumbling words rose to a sighing wail.

[onekindsoul]

If Cloverfield was young it wasn't exactly a surprise to Ruby. If anything it almost reminded her a little of Sodder. A lost child who just wanted to be with her family and loved. She felt a pang of sadness as she remembered what had happened to her in the end. ...She didn't want to make mistake again.

"I'm not sure. But if you need some help looking for them, we could definitely give you a hand." She looks over to Izuku with a frail smile of her own before looking up to the creature again.

"That's what friends are for, right? I'm sure you mothers are out there somewhere."

[wannasmash]

Fresh tears ran down Midoriya's cheeks. He didn't have the words to tell Ruby how much he appreciated her help and kindness. If not for the kindness of others, he would feel terribly lost here. Like Cloverfield.

"Do you know what they look like?" he asked Cloverfield gently. There was an uncomfortable pause.

"No..." Cloverfield finally sighed.

Without saying anything more, a mourning sound like a gale hurtling through stone and metal emanated from roughly where Cloverfield's head was. Midoriya, overcome, turned and buried his face against the cold metal of Cloverfield's arm. His own sob was drowned out by the sound.