is that lost on you — p, izuku

[arcy]

Honestly, Izuku would probably have more problem with water by now if it weren't for the fact he'd violently repressed just about everything before his old group. He's had like -- two different, very unfortunate encounters with water by this point, including an attempted drowning, except Izuku definitely isn't thinking about that because it'd probably just ruin this entire experience more, if possible.
As they stop at the river, Izuku sighs. Okay, it's -- a little deep for him, especially considering the water currents, but he'll just jump in at the last minute, for less risk. Just as he had last time. The green tabby bunches himself up and hops to the first rock, claws digging in for extra purchase as he stumbles. Aizawa is already part-way across the river by this point, but Izuku hardly notices. The lion can go find the field himself if he wants, it's not far from here. He is a little surprised when Aizawa turns back, though, and the maine coon jolts as he hears the lion's voice. And, next thing Izuku knows, he's being held by his scruff and pulled. Izuku starts, a flash of panic running through him, but it doesn't take long before it subsides, and Izuku curls into himself as they cross. (generally these days, izuku doesn't like being handled, but he doesn't think Aizawa is gonna hurt him.)
As they reach the shore, Aizawa apparently dumps Izuku gracelessly to the ground. Even with this rough handling, Izuku lands on his paws just fine, and can't bring himself to be insulted, though he finds it is a pretty hilarious contrast to being carefully held above the water. So with this, Izuku takes a moment to shake himself out, because his fur is feeling kind of weird and stiff after all of the splashing water. At least he isn't soaked.
"Th - thanks," Izuku says to Aizawa with a little grin. He does appreciate it, though he is a little shaken. Still, he doesn't linger on it too long, his tail gives a wave as he whirls back around on his paws. It's only a little ahead, and though it's hard to detect over the river, Izuku thinks he can faintly pick out some of the soft floral scents. He can't help but beam as he moves ahead, at a higher speed this time. He'd actually met Amunet here, before he'd joined Snowbound -- it was a fairly positive memory, and only added to the allure of visiting the field, though he definitely can't do it often. It was quite a while away, again, but if it only took a day to get to somewhere like the Typhoon, then a flower field wasn't that out of place. Plus, it may or may not have been a garden, once? It had a lot of flowers that weren't common to find in the wild, but it'd clearly been untended and unvisited for a long time, if that was the case. By this, he means it'd been a few decades since it was tended to. It's just a theory, though, and it doesn't really matter anymore, really.

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