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[wannasmash]

Who: Izuku "DEKU DON'T" Midoriya and YOU. Featuring a Warmblood who will, per this month's effects, influence you to be your best self... whatever that may mean.
What: Catchall log with: a snowball fight, fishing Paul out of a collapsed basement, giving mushrooms to Illarion, event things. Event plotting comment.
When: January
Where: A park. Abandoned basement. The Red.

Content Warnings: fantasy violence against a snake-shaped rock monster, panic attack, teens in danger. Mention of: being kidnapped, child abuse and/or neglect. More TBD in comments below.

Open prompts:
Snowball Fight!
Wallflower Time (Snake Den at The Red) (Event)
Taking Note (Snake Den at The Red) (Event)

Comments

[wannasmash]

"I wasn't looking to escalate with Quirks, or the fight would be over too soon." He thinks it would be almost unfair, the two of them wiping the floor with everyone. "But if someone tries anything, you know what to do."

He knew he could count on Todoroki.

"This way," he says in a low voice, crouching and moving around the battle zone behind cover.

"There are three evenly spaced on our left near that tree, and two behind that retaining wall. I want to flank them. See there, you can tell where they are by following the line of fire. Of course we could just wait for them to finish each other off, but I think a proactive approach will be better, since we can overwhelm them in the chaos, and take advantage of others distracting them in case we need to retreat. Staying together is best, since we can alternate throwing snowballs and making them..."

Midoriya, please don't... analyze the snowball fight...

[swellter]

With his right side, he could topple them all with a simple swipe of his hand, but he has a feeling encasing them in a mountain of ice will be overkill. He nods at Midoriya's sage suggestion and follows his lead down the edge of the battlefield. When they come to a stop, he looks over at him, nodding at his plan of approach. It's thorough as he's come to expect of his friend and considering his own background, he doesn't see any problem with overanalyzing a simple snowball fight. Since he's never been in one before, he assumes, it's very competitive. The word 'fight' is part of the name.

In the end, he only has one question. "Which one of us should start with throwing them and making them?" Sadly, he has no experience with either.

[wannasmash]

"Ideally, we should call out when we're making them and switch with each other, covering each other's backs. I'll take the first shots, since I don't think they know you're here. You'll be the surprise attack."

Midoriya, Hero Course student and resident tryhard, is making this snowball fight more intense and action-packed than it needs to be. But it's fine, because he knows Todoroki is with him 100%. They've got this. He's already scooping up snow and packing it in his gloved hands, calling up childhood memories to help him remember what it was like to play with others in the snow. Since he didn't have friends in middle school, it's been a while.

"So when's the last time you've had a snowball fight, Todoroki-kun?"

[swellter]

It's a slot he's been often regelated too, a wildcard, to catch their enemies off guard which is why he has no problem with the distribution of assets. It makes the most sense. Besides, Midoriya doesn't seem to think they'll have a problem winning the clash. Since he knows who's on the other side better than him, he trusts in his assessment.

"Alright." He settles down in the snow, wearing little more than jeans and a light sweater, plus a scarf. His ability to regulate his body temperature makes anything more unnecessary.

He doesn't think much on the fact that he's never really made a snowball. He knows what they look like, has seen a few people play on his way to and from his activities at school, but he's never actually participated. For one, his powers - as Midoriya wisely pointed out - would be overkill. No one wanted to play against someone they'd knew they'd lose again and besides, back then, Shouto wasn't the type to 'hang out' or 'play' with his classmates. Things are different now. No longer isolated, he's quick to try out new things with his friends including reading manga with Sero and Kaminari. In comparison, this seems a lot more interesting.

"I haven't."

He gathers up the snow with his bare hands - because who wears gloves? - while he answers and starts to pack the snow together. With his hands emitting enough heat to melt the snow in place, he's able to quickly churn out his very first snowball and gets to work on the next.

"This is my first time."

[wannasmash]

Midoriya pauses while peeking out to spot "enemies." It happens every once in a while: Todoroki's past lack of friends or some common childhood experiences shows.

For a long time, Midoriya didn't have things like being invited to people's houses or hanging out after school. Forget it, not with a total loser like him. Having grown more shy due to being picked on, his habit had been to immediately make his way home and throw himself into updating his hero analysis notes instead.

Midoriya doesn't think his own experience compares to Todoroki's, but... he gets it.

He looks at him, faint surprise immediately giving way to a bright grin. Well, now he's determined that Todoroki's first actual snowball fight be fun. He's going to give it his all.

"But you're already a pro at making snowballs!" He molds a few more spares. "It's been a very long time for me," he admits, "but I think we can win. Ready?"