Shadewood goodbye to my santa monica dream

deku loved the time that he was able to spend with his father. he would often daydream of wild adventures that they could have together when he was older, of course. he knew that he was young and that there was room for maturity and strength to find him. he knew that there would come a time when he was able to stand just as tall as issun, and that was thrilling to dream of. until then, the boy devoured any moment that he could with his dad. he would take all that he could get.
 
when issun asked the young starchaser if he wanted to go on an adventure, deku peered up at the man with wide eyes and a smile that seemed to spread like wildfire across his puppy features. “do you mean it?” the boy asked, unsure if this was a trick or if the offer was true. as though he was unsure of it, deku glanced back into the den to where orochi was napping. he wondered if his brother would be angry that he had left without him. “orochi might get mad…”