The tokoyamiverse 2

CFS

Requested by Macabre_Libra

Aizawa worried for all his students some time or another

but he never worried for more than one tokoyami fumikage

tokoyami had a long-term illness called Chronic fatigue syndrome

this illness caused his student multiple problems that caused him pain and misery

sleep problems

muscle/joint pains

problems thinking, remembering and concentrating

dizziness

nausea

and irregular heartbeats

when he trained his friends would have to usually have to stop within spars and rush over to the raven when he could no longer stand, throwing up usually and shaking

telling him to take a breather and stop until he was ready

Aizawa didn't want to hold back his student but had to ensure that he didn't overexercise because it sometimes made his symptoms worse

The severity of his symptoms varied from day to day, or even within a day

there were some days where the raven couldn't even get out of bed

Aizawa prayed that Tokoyami just like most people with CFS would improve over time

but Aizawa always feared that he wouldn't make a full recovery, but he was a child so he was more likely to recover fully)

but he didn't know what triggered these symptoms specifically but he did know of some of the triggers which he made sure to keep the raven far away from

if there was a viral infection or bacterial infections rumoured to be going around he would send Tokoyami into an isolated area so he would be safe

but then some triggers were less easy to prevent

thanks to this illness it had caused many imbalance mental health problems, such as stress and emotional trauma

the Extreme tiredness and other physical symptoms made it hard for him to carry out everyday activities

which sometimes he needed help and Aizawa saw how much of a negative effect it had on his self-esteem

it wasn't rare to see Tokoyami being surrounded by his friends, being comforted as he cried in pain and exhaustion or them grabbing a piece of equipment the raven seemed to want before he could reach for himself

the class didn't pity their friend or try to say he was weak, but they had seen how much the raven could be that they wanted to prevent it further

Tokoyami was thankful for such loving friends, but it did sometimes make him less confident within himself

to help Aizawa designated a full 2 hours with Tokoyami to help him speak and decrease his stress and talk through his problems

Tokoyami was a well-reserved student so getting him to talk wasn't always easy and it took time to build up a good level of trust

luckily Aizawa was able to build this up, meaning that the recommended treatments to help with tokoyami's illness he happily followed

he was given a structured exercise programme so as not to put so much strain on himself when in training

to help control the pain, nausea and sleeping problems he was medication

and if he had to take a break there was a designated resting area filled with big pillows and blankets where he could go to take a break

people asked why a person with CFS was allowed to enter UA

saying it wasn't worth the effort

but Aizawa just had to disagree

regardless of what people said

Tokoyami wasn't weak

he had his moments but he was strong

he pushed himself hard to ensure that he didn't fall behind

when he was physically drained he didn't give up

he revised hard

in the beginning, he pushed himself so far he couldn't move without it hurting

luckily things had gotten better

but that fire of determination never left his eyes

he was strong

he was a fighter

and that was how Aizawa knew Tokoyami would make a powerful hero

because he never let anything get between him and his goals