Things had finally started to get back to normal.

Waking up, eating breakfast, going to school, walking home with her girlfriend; everything felt blissfully peaceful.

Sure, there were a few bumps along the way, but for the most part, everyone was doing well.

Yukino reentering UA was quite the shock for everyone, but they were glad to have her back, none the less. And with the reappearance of the number four hero, Creati, she had been getting a lot of attention.

"Welcome back! How was your day?" Izuku asked cheerfully as she entered the house, dumping her backpack on the counter and pulling out some of the worksheets she had gotten as homework.

"Eh, same old same old. Nothing exciting. We practiced sparing for a little bit, and we met up with class 1-B for a physical exam."

"Still, I'm glad things are this way!" She said. "Boring or not, I'm just happy we're all safe and healthy!"

Izuku laughed and ruffled her hair.

"You're a good kid, you know that?"

She giggled.

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"All right! Let's dig in!"

Zoë dug her fork into her plate of baked mac and cheese, and smiled in delight- it was her favorite meal, and Izuku's cooking always made her happy.

"Oh, shoot!" Zoë whispered. She had dropped her napkin on the floor, and when she bent down to pick it up, Bakugo let out a loud gasp.

"Young lady...show me your neck."

Zoë gulped.

"Um...why? What's wrong with my neck?"

"You've never worn a turtleneck in your whole goddamn life. Neck. Now."

She peeled the fabric away from her neck, bright red.

The bruise was already black and blue, but it (thankfully) wasn't super noticeable.

"Holy shit!" Bakugo whispered. "HOLY SHIT!" He slammed his fist onto the table. "IF THAT IS A HICKEY, ZÖE MITSUKI BAKUGO, YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET EVER BEING BORN."

"Um, Katsuki?" Izuku sighed. "I was the one who gave birth to her. Shut the fuck up. She's a few days away from being sixteen. This was bound to happen sooner or later. What, did you want her to wait until she was married?"

"FUCK YEAH I DID!" Bakugo roared. "MY BABY IS NOT-!"

"Dad, I'm not a baby anymore!" Zoë groaned, hastily covering up her neck again. "I...I love Yukino, and I trust her."

Bakugo scoffed.

"You're fifteen- there's no possible way you can know if you 'love' somebody!"

"Katsuki," Izuku drawled. "We literally had a kid together when we were fifteen. Leave the poor girl alone, for Christ's sake."

"GODDAMMIT, I'M CALLING KIRISHIMA!"

"How the hell is Eijiro going to be any help in his situation?" Izuku sighed.

"HE WON'T HAND UP IF I SCREAM FOR FIVE MINUTES STRAIGHT!"

"That's great, dear," Izuku rolled his eyes. "Zoë, I trust you, and I'm confident that you are smart enough to make your own decisions. I trust you not to go to far, and that you both respect each other's boundaries."

Zoë smiled.

"Right! Thanks, Papa!"

A muffled scream was heard from the bathroom.

"I am literally going to murder him," Izuku droned. He placed his hands on the table and stood up. By then, Bakugo has returned to the kitchen, visibly upset.

"What happened?" Izuku asked sarcastically.

"Fuckin' Shitty Hair told me that he was busy."

"See? It's not that big of a deal."

"NOT A BIG DEAL MY ASS! SHE'S WAYTOO YOUNG FOR THIS SHIT! ZOË, GO TO YOUR ROOM. YOU ARE GROUNDED."

"O-Oh..." she stammered. "I-I'm sorry for disappointing you...I thought you would trust me."

She walked to her room.

"Well, goodnight, I guess."

The house was silent for a few moments.

"...I think I fucked up," Bakugo states a few moment later.

"REALLY?! No way!" Izuku drawled. "Sending our daughter to her room over the fact that you don't trust her, even though she's given you no reason not to?"

Bakugo sneered.

"I'm just tryin' to protect her."

"From what? Turtlenecks?"

"S-Shut up!"

Bakugo stormed out of the room.

Izuku's phone rang.

"Oh, it's Ochaco. Yeah, hey. What's up?"

"Hey Deku! Nothing huge is going on, but Sakura said she couldn't get a hold of Zoë, and she was starting to worry. Is everything alright?"

Izuku sighed.

"Katsuki found a hickey on Zoe's neck and treated it as if the goddamn sky was falling."

Ochaco's snorting laughter could easily be heard through the phone.

"Jesus! Tell Bakugo to calm down! The girl didn't do anything wrong! She's a teenager! Teenagers do dumb shit! Does Bakugo remember that time when Sero hosted a party and he drank a while bottle of vodka by himself? He can shit the hell up."

"FUCK YOU, ROUND FACE," was heard from the living room. Izuku sighed.

"I'm gonna let you go. Today's been...interesting."

Ochaco said goodnight, and Izuku walked into the living room, furiously typing on his phone.

"What the heck are you doing now?" Izuku groaned.

"Obviously, I'm callin' 3D Printer and asking her what the hell is wrong with her daughter."

"Oh, no you aren't," Izuku sighed, plucking Bakugo's phone out of his hands. "If you wanna keep your phone out of the dishwasher, I'd stop and go apologize."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Bakugo mumbled. He turned around to look at Izuku.

"Want me to give ya some tonight?"

"Shut the fuck up."

AN: I AM SO SORRY. I haven't updated for a long time, and I'm really, really sorry! Thank you @ConfusedSexuality101 for the idea!! I've been meaning to do this for a while now, and I finally got around to it!!! All of this chaos with COVID-19 has seriously been screwing up my life, now I'm out of school until May 4th, so I will be having a lot more time to write. Anyways, it is literally three AM, and I should probably go to bed, but I want to know if any of you guys are playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons! I've been obsessed with it, and if you are, maybe we can swap friend codes!! As usual, I love you guys, and THANK YOU FOR 150K READS! You all amaze me, you really do. Please stay safe and stay inside!
-Crystal