[Gokudera never would have put together that Midoriya’s blush appeals to fairies. They did seem really focused on his hair, though. And as little people living wild and magical, he couldn’t help but to be fascinated by them.]

Oh no, I’m not very artistic.

[Creative, definitely, but he struggles a lot at creating anything that isn’t a weapon with his hands.]

But we can see what they’ve got.

[And he should have expected to see ice figures, but wonders how much magic went into making them, or preserving them. The weather is cold, sure, but he’s never actually seen ice sculptures before. Maybe once on the cruise ship he’d stowed away in that one time the Tenth went to Mafialand.]

[From one shounen jump character to another, why isn’t it common? What even is normal?!

I didn’t go to school until I was around fourteen. Mostly, I just had personal instructors.

[He missed out on so many crafts.][Gokudera takes out his device, and starts taking pictures. He’s no photographer, but it’ll be nice to save these memories.]

Say ‘Happy Holidays,’ Greenie~

Far from it, actually.

[He spent a good five to six years living on the streets so, not really a rich kid. Maybe if he’d never ran away, that would all be different.

Midoriya does look awkward, but it’s actually really cute.]

Ah, thanks! [And then he’s sending it to Midoriya’s device so he can have a copy of it.]

It’s almost life-size next to you…

[Should he lie? Just drop this topic of conversation? Gokudera hums and keeps looking through his pictures.]

I ran away from home when I was little, so… in a way, it was. But it got better.

[He looks at the statue and frowns, then shakes his head. Gokudera would rather pose in front of a different sculpture.]

Maybe with a different one.

Yeah. Exactly how it sounds.

[It’s really not a cheerful topic, but it is relevant. Needless to say, he didn’t have a typical education. No class setting until he was introduced in the series trying to kill Tsuna. Because… that’s how he makes his best friends… through violence.

There’s been a lot of character development since then, though.]

Maybe the unicorn…

[And he’s moving over to the sculpture, feeling like it’s a bit ironic how very far from a virgin he is… not that this is a real unicorn. This is just humorous to him, and he’s pulling his outfit to sit a bit better on him, but levels Midoriya with a calm expression. He won’t be posing, but his short stint as a fashion model in Avalon means that he’ll be standing relaxed, waiting.]

Hang on-

[Got to get his good side on camera, and that includes hiding his scarred neck and his hand.]

Get on my left.

[Gokudera had taken few selfies in his life, and had only ever really smiled if it was for the Tenth. There are a few people in Avalon he might also smile for on camera, but for the most part, he likes his emotional inaccessibility in photographs.

He glances at the picture when they’re done and then turns to admire the unicorn closer.]

I’ve ridden a real one before.

[Well… not entirely real, because he’s sure most everything he went through on Amoi wasn’t real.]

A Pegasus, too…

[Gokudera has not connected the dots that this Katsuki or Kacchan is the same person as Bakugou/Dusty. Who knows when he eventually will?]

Yeah, on one of the worlds I was on, there was a demigod I knew, and he had a Pegasus named Blackjack. You met the unicorn here, or was that elsewhere?

[He'll figure it out eventually.]

Ah, so then it was this world. Seems fitting. I'm glad you got the poachers arrested.

[Honestly, he is. Gokudera loves animals and would likely have helped Midoriya out with something like that.]

He was really funny, kind of strutted around, too. At first I was cautious around him, because other people in that world had other horses, and they're like people. You know, different personalities. Blackjack was fond of me and referred to Percy as his 'boss,' so we got along very well! He helped me out after I broke out some people that the black market abducted.

[He and another shounen character helped a bunch of people out.]

[Gokudera rubs his hands together and exhales warmth into his palms.]

I think it’s just that the place I was in was so horrible, that overcoming some of it seems amazing…

[Rescuing people that had been abducted by the black market was a good move, he thinks. He hopes. The Tenth wasn’t around, and he was never certain what was a good move was, considering he was a mongrel, so all of his choices in terms of interaction were bad.]

I’m sure that there are magical creatures in your home world, as well as mine! They’re probably just not something we can see or prove exist! Like the tsuchinoko

[Gokudera feels that he’s grown so much from those bad experiences. He hums, nods, and spaces off for a moment, thinking about Blackjack and Percy. It’s been so long, but he carries some small items to remember that relationship as well.]

I think our worlds are very similar in that regard. Except Uri… the storm leopard. Though, that’s more of a technical advancement with the use of my flames… In this world, kind of like how we were stripped of our powers, the same thing happened to my box weapon. Have I introduced you to Uri before?

[Midoriya may have seen the leopard during video calls with Gokudera.]

No. In this world, he’s my leopard. My familiar is Larry. He’s… around here somewhere…

[Gokudera pats at his pockets, then looks down at his bag. Maybe his familiar isn’t on him for once.]