A no today implies a maybe tomorrow. Direct. Action. I must crush all of your hopes for any sort of early morning rendezvous or interactions in the future. Unless it's an emergency.
It's abnormal when you do nightly hero work. Then wake up early to wrangle brats. Loud brats.
I accept the apology. But we're both adults. It's fine.
[While he had been interested in taking on Eraserhead on as a sidekick, that interest had gone in an... unexpected direction, putting Enji in an unfamiliar situation. He's still not exactly sure how to navigate it.]
I know. But I try not to lash out at other pros. Unless it's Yamada. I don't sleep much these days, it's made me... temperamental.
[It had been a whirlwind of attraction that even he didn't see coming. Sometimes training with the Number One hero could get... intense, and Aizawa was not a man to back down.]
What are you hoping to focus on? I'd like to brush up on my hand-to-hand combat skill, if we have the time.
A good intention. It's my goal to avoid that too, for the most part.
[He's sure Aizawa has been trying to avoid lashing out for longer than he has, but that is his intention, even if he's only started to work on it relatively recently. One thing he hadn't intended was what had happened between him and the other man. Perhaps increasing tension and continued sleeplessness had played their part. Enji also wasn't someone who liked to back down.]
Neither do I.
[Who has time for sleep these days?]
I can help you with that. I need to continue to increase my endurance.
[Tension played a good part. Sleepless nights, two strong personalities. Other than training it has been one hell of a way to ease general aggressions - not at one another, but the normal sort of pressure that comes with being a pro.]
Have you tried meditation or tablets to help with sleep?
Ah. So you want me at my best. Very well, we can tackle both.
I'd say my goal was to avoid it entirely, but I'll focus on the most part for now.
[It's not that he doesn't strive for excellence, but striving to do too much, too quickly, has negatively impacted him in the past.]
And there are times lashing out is understandable.
[Not ideal, but understandable. What happened between them is understandable, too, even if he doesn't completely understand it yet, himself. He's not used to reacting to things that way. He's been trying to change recently, but he hadn't expected that particular change.]
I make an effort to meditate. Tablets are complicated. Extreme temperatures can affect medication.
Of course I want you at your best. Why would I accept less?
Good luck. I haven't mastered it yet. Sleep helps. Some people are too insistent and grating, however.
You did nothing wrong. So the lashing out was less understandable. We don't usually have a correspondence like this.
So. I do mainly night shifts while I juggle the teaching job. My quirk is in high demand and I'm often moving from one end to the city to the next, on foot. Last night I caught four villains. It causes strain and agitation on my eyes, and makes my mood pretty damn dour.
Morning texts are usually met with hostility because my eyes hurt.
[It was only fair for him to share a bit of detail, if... They're going to converse more. Or as much as too generally stand-offish heroes could muster.]
I never considered how heat might affect medication in ones system. Interesting.
Fair enough. Where will we be training?
[Endeavor is the richest person he knows. He didn't know how many gyms or training spots the man goes to.]
I doubt luck will help me. If I work harder, I'll improve in time. "Insistent and grating" is accurate.
No, we don't. I rarely text for no reason. I'm apparently known to have a temper. So I understand.
I work as much as I need to, so I have long hours. But my sidekicks and employees sometimes threaten to riot if I don't take regular breaks.
I wake up early to train before work, but I can avoid texting you at that time. Your work ethic is admirable. As is your quirk.
Heat can render medication ineffective. Fortunately, it also makes it difficult for pathogens to survive. I hadn't considered the physical side effects of your quirk.
Come to my residence. I have my own facilities. I'll send you the address.
You have better resolve than I do. Or maybe teaching teenagers for so long has sucked all joy and patience from my life.
[Yeah, he definitely was not a morning person.]
I don't mind texting. Or calls. Whether I answer is another thing entirely.
I imagine your workload has only doubled since being our newly appointed Number One. Breaks are necessary. Look at our last top hero. I have to drag him to his damned room to force him to sleep even now.
[He's Very Rough on All Might, but for good reason. Someone had to be immune to his celebrity around here.]
Thank you for the consideration. I haven't had a full night's rest since I was 17. May as well fill my evenings with hero work before classes.
I figured you might. I may already have it, if the residence listed on Shouto's file is yours? I'll send a message before I leave.
I didn't have joy and patience to begin with But teaching that many teenagers would take a toll on me, too.
[He's joking, in his way. But teaching three of them at once was enough of a pain. Even if he had enjoyed it...]
Good. That suits me. I'm the same. So we'll understand each other.
Doubled might be an underestimate. But I've always liked having a full work load. Still, they've mentioned striking before. Mostly in jest, I hope. I can delegate for short periods of time.
Yes, I've looked at him. At least someone's trying to keep him in line.
[He isn't much like All Might, their shared career aside, but he's also prone to overwork.]
I'm considering it now. We have that in common, though the effects aren't the same.
Yeah? Two things less to worry about. I hear you had two of my trouble kids as interns. Midoriya less so than Bakugou, but together they can be... A lot. Though I'm sure they were on better behavior with the Number One hero.
[As far as he could see, the kids were doing exceptionally well.]
You know. Don't take this the wrong way, as I know how devoted you are to your work. However. If you don't mind my saying so, you would make an excellent educator.
[The rest he can brush off, as there was not much else to add. Aizawa was a shrewd man when it came to his time and how he spent it.]
Ah. Right. Do that, then. I'm going to catch an hour nap before I start my morning routine.
[Endeavor had two houses. An agency. A housing complex dedicated to his employees. He heard he even had an island???
...
Aizawa used to have a shitty apartment before the move to the dorms.]
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I wanted to know if you were interested in training with me this morning, that's all.
[At some ungodly hour, of course. But now he's embarrassed.]
[[ooc: I know this is a weird pairing, but I thought it would be funny, mea culpa.]]
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It was completely called for.
I dragged myself into bed.
Two hours ago.
Endeavor.
[He'll apologize later. Probably?]
Crazy people train this early.
( Please, ever since that flirty little moment in the anime between them I could definitely see it. Not weird at all, it's nice and spicy. )
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Eraserhead.
I know what time it is.
It's not abnormal to get an early start.
[[ooc; Yes, I agree. And good, I'm glad!]]
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Direct. Action.
I must crush all of your hopes for any sort of early morning rendezvous or interactions in the future.
Unless it's an emergency.
It's abnormal when you do nightly hero work. Then wake up early to wrangle brats. Loud brats.
[There's a pause...]
I'll apologize in a few hours.
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I have no qualms about the directness or exhaustiveness of your reply.
So much as the word choice.
[He's just not used to being spoken to that way. It caught him off guard.]
I didn't ask you for an apology.
The invitation won't be repeated.
[He works late and gets up early! Although no, he doesn't know the particulars of Aizawa's schedule.]
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You know.
There's no excuse for it, but I am sorry.
I shouldn't be so crass.
[He huffs a tired groan into his pillow. Crankiness subsiding.]
If you still want to train together, I'm free after school hours.
I'm not patrolling tonight.
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Oh.
Right. I see.
I did mean actual training!
I accept the apology.
But we're both adults. It's fine.
[While he had been interested in taking on Eraserhead on as a sidekick, that interest had gone in an... unexpected direction, putting Enji in an unfamiliar situation. He's still not exactly sure how to navigate it.]
I do. I should have time this evening.
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I know. But I try not to lash out at other pros.
Unless it's Yamada.
I don't sleep much these days, it's made me... temperamental.
[It had been a whirlwind of attraction that even he didn't see coming. Sometimes training with the Number One hero could get... intense, and Aizawa was not a man to back down.]
What are you hoping to focus on?
I'd like to brush up on my hand-to-hand combat skill, if we have the time.
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A good intention. It's my goal to avoid that too, for the most part.
[He's sure Aizawa has been trying to avoid lashing out for longer than he has, but that is his intention, even if he's only started to work on it relatively recently. One thing he hadn't intended was what had happened between him and the other man. Perhaps increasing tension and continued sleeplessness had played their part. Enji also wasn't someone who liked to back down.]
Neither do I.
[Who has time for sleep these days?]
I can help you with that.
I need to continue to increase my endurance.
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[Tension played a good part. Sleepless nights, two strong personalities. Other than training it has been one hell of a way to ease general aggressions - not at one another, but the normal sort of pressure that comes with being a pro.]
Have you tried meditation or tablets to help with sleep?
Ah.
So you want me at my best.
Very well, we can tackle both.
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[It's not that he doesn't strive for excellence, but striving to do too much, too quickly, has negatively impacted him in the past.]
And there are times lashing out is understandable.
[Not ideal, but understandable. What happened between them is understandable, too, even if he doesn't completely understand it yet, himself. He's not used to reacting to things that way. He's been trying to change recently, but he hadn't expected that particular change.]
I make an effort to meditate. Tablets are complicated. Extreme temperatures can affect medication.
Of course I want you at your best.
Why would I accept less?
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I haven't mastered it yet. Sleep helps.
Some people are too insistent and grating, however.
You did nothing wrong. So the lashing out was less understandable.
We don't usually have a correspondence like this.
So. I do mainly night shifts while I juggle the teaching job.
My quirk is in high demand and I'm often moving from one end to the city to the next, on foot.
Last night I caught four villains.
It causes strain and agitation on my eyes, and makes my mood pretty damn dour.
Morning texts are usually met with hostility because my eyes hurt.
[It was only fair for him to share a bit of detail, if... They're going to converse more. Or as much as too generally stand-offish heroes could muster.]
I never considered how heat might affect medication in ones system.
Interesting.
Fair enough.
Where will we be training?
[Endeavor is the richest person he knows. He didn't know how many gyms or training spots the man goes to.]
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If I work harder, I'll improve in time.
"Insistent and grating" is accurate.
No, we don't.
I rarely text for no reason.
I'm apparently known to have a temper.
So I understand.
I work as much as I need to, so I have long hours.
But my sidekicks and employees sometimes threaten to riot if I don't take regular breaks.
I wake up early to train before work, but I can avoid texting you at that time.
Your work ethic is admirable.
As is your quirk.
Heat can render medication ineffective.
Fortunately, it also makes it difficult for pathogens to survive.
I hadn't considered the physical side effects of your quirk.
Come to my residence.
I have my own facilities.
I'll send you the address.
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Or maybe teaching teenagers for so long has sucked all joy and patience from my life.
[Yeah, he definitely was not a morning person.]
I don't mind texting. Or calls.
Whether I answer is another thing entirely.
I imagine your workload has only doubled since being our newly appointed Number One.
Breaks are necessary.
Look at our last top hero.
I have to drag him to his damned room to force him to sleep even now.
[He's Very Rough on All Might, but for good reason. Someone had to be immune to his celebrity around here.]
Thank you for the consideration.
I haven't had a full night's rest since I was 17.
May as well fill my evenings with hero work before classes.
I figured you might.
I may already have it, if the residence listed on Shouto's file is yours?
I'll send a message before I leave.
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But teaching that many teenagers would take a toll on me, too.
[He's joking, in his way. But teaching three of them at once was enough of a pain. Even if he had enjoyed it...]
Good. That suits me. I'm the same.
So we'll understand each other.
Doubled might be an underestimate.
But I've always liked having a full work load.
Still, they've mentioned striking before.
Mostly in jest, I hope.
I can delegate for short periods of time.
Yes, I've looked at him.
At least someone's trying to keep him in line.
[He isn't much like All Might, their shared career aside, but he's also prone to overwork.]
I'm considering it now.
We have that in common, though the effects aren't the same.
I'll send you the address.
We have two houses.
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I hear you had two of my trouble kids as interns.
Midoriya less so than Bakugou, but together they can be...
A lot.
Though I'm sure they were on better behavior with the Number One hero.
[As far as he could see, the kids were doing exceptionally well.]
You know.
Don't take this the wrong way, as I know how devoted you are to your work.
However.
If you don't mind my saying so, you would make an excellent educator.
[The rest he can brush off, as there was not much else to add. Aizawa was a shrewd man when it came to his time and how he spent it.]
Ah. Right.
Do that, then.
I'm going to catch an hour nap before I start my morning routine.
[Endeavor had two houses. An agency. A housing complex dedicated to his employees. He heard he even had an island???
...
Aizawa used to have a shitty apartment before the move to the dorms.]