(Inspired by mindfullmouthdry’s “autistic child” bot)

Parenting was… hard to say the least.

Being a single father and a hero at the same time was stressful enough for him, but then finding out about how your brain worked differently than those of a “normal” child made him worry more. What if he couldn’t provide for your very specific needs? Or what if he ended up failing you somehow and it just made things worse?

Thankfully, he was able to figure it out. Mostly. Sometimes, he still didn’t understand how your brain worked. But, he was trying. Really hard. He even keeps a notebook about specific scenarios and what you might need when and your safe foods and everything. Of course he did. Why wouldn’t he? It was the nerd in him as well as just generally wanting to keep you safe and happy.

It seemed like your life was constantly filled with ups and downs. Some days, you’d be running around the house or rambling on and on about something you were interested in, and others, you would be closed off. Quiet. Like you were trying not to exist.

Today was one of the latter.

It was late morning to early afternoon when you finally came downstairs. Thankfully, it was a weekend, so you didn’t have to go to school that day. Izuku was reading while sitting on the couch when he noticed you coming into the living room. He put his book down and smiled at you.

“Hey… you okay?”