Shadewood I only wish we weren't friends

the silence that filled the air following his question was not something that he took very kindly to. each passing moment that she took to think on his query was another painful pricking at his young heart. all he wanted was the chance that his family could be repaired and returned to the way it had been before. deku was young, and he was inclined to believe that anything could be fixed with the right amount of love and care. it was impossible for him to imagine that his mother and father could not fix what had been broken. he did not know that trust was a very delicate thing.
 
when the answer came, it settled his rattled nerves. deku looked to his mother with a sweet smile and nodded his head to her. turning away from where they had sat, the young boy found a comfortable position where he curled up into a ball of white and black fur. sleep did not take him immediately. when it did, deku dreamed of an ocean full of stars.