[Izuku's mentor was All Might, well known, kind, understanding- he came up after Shouto's mother, and looked up to her, even if he was never able to work with her.
Izuku looks at Shouto, the cold look on his face and wonders how, even more than when he saw him on the news all those many years ago. Shoucchan, this isn't like him. This wasn't the person he wanted to be when he grew up.
He's watched some of his trials on television before and they don't sound like him. Shouto was always blunt and honest but there he's harsher than he would have been in elementary school. His heart goes out to him. Can he do this? Can he heal him this way?
It doesn't matter if he can or can't. He has to.]
Todoroki.
[Can he really say it's good to see him again? When he looks like that? When he acts that way?]
[ A part of him almost wants to pass this case off onto someone else, as something in his chest constricts tight, like a vice lodged in his ribs. But Shouto has never backed down from a fight before, and he's done his best to put away truly awful people. It's not quite where he wanted to be, growing up. Not even a little bit. Is he still a hero, when he's almost as ruthless as his father?
Does he think Uraraka Ochako is guilty? She doesn't seem the type, but many people hide dark secrets that rarely ever come to light. And it's his job to do that, to shine that light.
Or that's what he tells himself. If he can unseat his old man as the best prosecutor, maybe it'll all be worth it in the end. ]
[He misses Shouto, his Shouto, his Shoucchan. The boy that he spent a year with, his best friend. But life is never as straightforward as he wishes. This wasn't the degree he thought he'd end up pursuing, but Todoroki thought he wanted to be a defense lawyer.
Life changes people.
Izuku takes a breath, locks his gaze with Shouto's and nods.]
I am.
[He knows Uraraka is innocent, and he's going to find the person who did it. If it means fighting Todoroki Shouto in court, then so be it.
Even if a small part of him wishes it was any other prosecutor.]
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Izuku looks at Shouto, the cold look on his face and wonders how, even more than when he saw him on the news all those many years ago. Shoucchan, this isn't like him. This wasn't the person he wanted to be when he grew up.
He's watched some of his trials on television before and they don't sound like him. Shouto was always blunt and honest but there he's harsher than he would have been in elementary school. His heart goes out to him. Can he do this? Can he heal him this way?
It doesn't matter if he can or can't. He has to.]
Todoroki.
[Can he really say it's good to see him again? When he looks like that? When he acts that way?]
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Does he think Uraraka Ochako is guilty? She doesn't seem the type, but many people hide dark secrets that rarely ever come to light. And it's his job to do that, to shine that light.
Or that's what he tells himself. If he can unseat his old man as the best prosecutor, maybe it'll all be worth it in the end. ]
I hope you're prepared.
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Life changes people.
Izuku takes a breath, locks his gaze with Shouto's and nods.]
I am.
[He knows Uraraka is innocent, and he's going to find the person who did it. If it means fighting Todoroki Shouto in court, then so be it.
Even if a small part of him wishes it was any other prosecutor.]