A/N: Yes, yes I did post this before. No, you are not going crazy. I’m trying to beat the tag system since they’re broken as hell by re-uploading my 11k fic because I worked TOO HARD on it for my tags to just break on me
If this doesn’t work I’m going to go crazy
Summary: When you were younger, before your quirk had even developed, you met a young boy, shy and all alone at the park, so, as many children do, you go up to him and befriend him, making a fast friendship. As the two of you grow, and gifts of flowers are exchanged between the two of you, as are childish promises of being a heroic duo, you are suddenly cut off from one another, without an answer of why? Left with only pressed flowers and slowly fading memories, you begin to forget your childhood friend. But what happens when fate decides to bring you two together once again?
A/N: Yes, this took longer time than it should’ve. But it’s based on this request by stephie. And I will tag her too lmao. Also this piece doesn’t really mention genders so ????
Hey guys~ Long time no see~
I know I haven’t updated for like, forever, but I have finally finished my exams! (Which was a big failure) But luckily, my teachers allowed me to promote to the next grade
Anyways, back then when I last have a follower tag list post like this, I talked about a reboot of Promises and the Red String of Fate, those we didn’t read it or are new followers can go check it out
The reboot is in works!! I’ve already have the Prologue’s half draft pages done and the first few onto my PC currently in the line art process
As I expected, it is a lot of work, and not to mention that since I want to update it every month, my current drawing speed doesn’t allow that, thus, I need to give myself a head start
Two years, I would say, by then I should be getting more and more familiar with the characters I’m drawing and I should be able to get the first 12 Chapters done
Hopefully 2022 October, if my schedule allows me, that is
I know it is an extremely long time to wait, but I don’t want to make something that I don’t perfect it, perhaps by then you guys would forget about this story already
But if you wish to be notified or want to see some sneak peeks of it, feel free to continue to follow me~
Thank you for all your support, it really drives me forward!!
Now for the juicy stuff
As I said in the last post, this story is going to be an interlude, a huge one in fact, and that it mainly focuses on character interaction
As long as you love the MHA cast, I can definitely assure you that you will like this reboot
I am planning to have 8 volumes in total, each volume consisting of 6 chapters for the first part, not sure if I’ll do the second part or not though, it’s too far into the future
Miyu and Tsubaki are going sharing the role as main characters
As it will be taking part in most likely between Season 5 and Season 6 of the anime, it should be Winter/Spring in the MHA verse
Amano Shinobu, Azaka’s older brother would be taking the role as Miyu’s mentor as he was suppose to do so after Sir’s death in the original
Miyu will have no childhood connection with either Izuku or Katsuki, in order for the story to fit into canon more easily
Costume, support item upgrades for everyone!!!
Yako would most likely not appear in the first part
New characters that are yet to be introduced!!
The romance factor is... well... not entirely nonexistent, but in order to not trigger fans of canon characters, I’ll tone down them a lot
Fumikage gets promoted as Miyu’s Older Brother No.1, while Dark Shadow is Older Brother No.2, of course, without blood connection
Oh, and their might be a mysterious older brother No.3...?
Miyu’s last name of her biological parents from the original is going to change, and I’m still keeping the one in the reboot after she gets adopted a secret
Eri scenes with the Big 3 plus Haya Yuyu being dorks enjoying their last year in UA!!!
Shinobu may possibly raise to the rank of 3rd tier main character? (A tier lower than Sumire, Azaka and more)
The Yakitori gets more scenes
Edgeshot, Mirko also play important role models and mentors to certain characters
Also!! Before I sign off!!
-breaths in-
-breaths out-
GODDAMMIT YOU STUPID YAKITORI WHY IS YOUR HAIR AND YOUR WINGS AND YOUR EVERYTHING IS SO HARD TO DRAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i only started posting like a month ago but people on tumblr are gENUINELY the nicest people ever and u all make me smile sm so thank u 4 dat. i’m tagging some of my friends + mutuals that i wanna get to know better :)
A/n: yall I’m a little weak for soft Dabi although I’m also weak for dom Dabi I thought I’d share some soft Dabi
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I never thought that you’d be the one to hold my heart.
Dabi was the type of person to pride himself in not needing anyone. He went his entire life without a single person by his side until he met the League but even they weren’t enough to convince him that he needed someone. Or needed wasn’t really the right word, want was more accurate.
He didn’t want anybody, hell he didn’t even want the League he just kinda did it for the sake of destroying the hero society. But he repeated that daily, he didn’t need or want anybody.
Then he met you, a beautiful clueless girl who was more importantly in his way while he was trying to catch this guy. You were carrying a box, seemingly undisturbed by the panicked cries of the guy running. The guy shoved you out of his way and ran the rest of the way down the alley.
But you came around and you knocked me off the ground from the start.
You put your arms around me and I believed that it’s easier for you to let me go.
Dabi moved faster then he could think as he wrapped one arm around your waist to keep you from falling and the other holding the box you were holding moments before.
You scanned him in obvious shock, looking from the box to his face. He wasn’t even looking at you he was scowling as he looked down the now empty alleyway. “I-how?” His eyes snapped back over to you and immediately he set you on your feet and he set the box down next to you.
“How what?” He was definitely annoyed. Not only did he lose his target but now some random person was gonna think a villain went soft.
“That box was filled with books how’d you catch it with one hand?” Dabi narrowed his eyes at you before they caught onto the earbuds dangling at your side now and he sighed.
“So that’s why you didn’t here him coming.” He muttered and you followed his gaze down but when you looked back up he was already walking away with his hands shoved in his pockets.
“W-wait!” He didn’t stop so you jogged after him and grabbed onto his coat. He turned to you with a harsh glare that made you quickly retract your hand. “Since you’re here do you think you could help me real quick?”
“I’ve already helped you.”
You glanced over at the boxes you still had to bring into your shop before you turned to him again. “Please. I’ll make you tea if you want.” For some reason the sparkle in your eye made his heart jump.
“Tch. What a pain.” Although he complained he followed you and helped you bring your box’s of books in. He even stayed to watch you unpack some of the books and stock them onto the shelves.
The entire time he was there not one customer had come into your store, which he figured out was a bookstore that also doubled as your living space. He watched you make the tea in the back room before you spoke up, “who was that guy earlier?” There was an edge to your voice like you were nervous to bring it back up but he just shrugged you off.
“Nothing that concerns you.” For some reason he didn’t want you to know. You hadn’t given off any indication that you knew who he was and he was kind of hoping you didn’t. “Is your store closed or something?”
You were silent for a moment, the only sound being the spoon hitting the cup as you stirred the tea. “Not many people come in here. It’s not very eye catching and it doesn’t really help it’s on the bad side of town.” You explained as your turned to him with his cup in hand. He didn’t actually want any tea but he wasn’t about to refuse you.
“So what’s your name?” You finally asked after you got tired of watching him swirl around the tea in his cup. He glanced over at you before he set his cup down on the counter he was leaning on. “What are you not gonna tell me?”
Your eyes scanned over his scarred body while you waited for some sort of response. He seemed so familiar to you, you just couldn’t place it. “Do you really not know?” He asked you while he watched you scan him over.
You shook your head before your eyes snapped back to him and you panicked slightly, “you’re not a pro are you?” He almost choked on the air he was breathing from laughing so hard but he sobered up pretty quick when he saw the seriousness on your face.
“What if I was?” He tried to gauge your reaction but you just smiled and shrugged.
“I would’ve felt bad for taking you away from your duties.” You told him and he looked away from you to play with his tea again.
“What if I was a villain?” You went quiet so he dared to glance at you only to see you with a soft smile.
“You seem like a nice guy.”
He scoffed. “You just met me.” You shrugged again, “so you’re saying that because I helped you carry box’s I’m not a villain?”
“I never said you weren’t a villain.” You corrected, “I just simply said you seem like a nice guy. I don’t know your backstory, I don’t know anything about you. Who would I be to judge you? I just wanna know your name.”
You two stared at each other in silence before the door chimed out front. You were quick to set your tea aside to go run and greet the customer. “Dabi.” You stopped dead in your tracks and looked over to him. “Just don’t look me up got it?”
You nodded with a smile, “I’m Y/n.” Then you were gone.
By the time you were done taking care of the customer you went to go back to Dabi only to see he was gone. Nothing left behind except his untouched cup of tea.
How many times will you let me change my mind and turn around?
Dabi has made it a habit to show up at your shop every few weeks. Each time you are unsuspecting and each time there is no customers. And each time you greet him with the same warm smile that never dulls.
He was admittedly scared to go back the second time only because he was scared you looked him up but when he saw you the worries washed away.
But then he was scared of something else entirely. He didn’t need you but why did he feel sad when he had to leave. Why did he feel his heart jump when he saw you pass by into another isle?
He paced outside the alleyway right next to your store. This wasn’t new he should be able to go in but he was scared. You watched him do this on multiple occasions where he would come to the store only to turn last minute and leave but you never questioned it. Today was different though. You could see blood seeping through his thin shirt.
“Dabi what the hell are you doing?!” You ran outside to him and immediately he went to leave but you grabbed his wrist. “You’re bleeding get inside.”
I can’t decide if I’ll let you save my life or if I’ll drown.
He watched you with a careful gaze as you switched the open sign to close and made your way back to him with some first aide supplies. “I’m sorry it’s not much but it should help.” He could only find it in him to nod.
The cut wasn’t bad which you were thankful for but he still winced when you put alcohol on it. He watched you work with a blank expression though his thoughts were running wild. He never meant to come here, it was almost like instinct that he did. He liked that you didn’t care if he was a villain or not. You were the only good thing left untouched by hero’s or villains but if he kept this up he would dirty that.
“Dabi?” He looked to you, you had a concerned look in your eyes. “Did you hear me?”
“No”
“I finished. Are you alright?” He looked over at where you were patching him up. He wasn’t even sure that was the only injury he had but for the sake of you he nodded his head. “You’re such a liar. Take your shirt off.”
The cut you had just wrapped was around his upper arm but you knew even with how much blood was coming from the wound it wouldn’t have reached the other side of his shirt. Dabi watched you but you weren’t gonna budge so he sighed and took off his shirt, allowing you to see his scarred up chest.
He was expecting you to make some comment about his appearance but you simply got to work on his second wound without a word. Your hands felt soft against his rough skin and he knew he could lose himself in the feeling.
“It’s not as bad as I had thought.” You murmured and quickly finished bandaging him up. “Was it that guy from a few weeks ago?” He nodded. You wanted to ask what happened but part of you wondered if you even wanted to know and you decided you didn’t.
Even when you were done though you didn’t move a step away from him. Just continued to look up at him before your hands came up and grazed over his chest. He allowed your hands to travel until he felt your fingers skim over his scars and he grabbed your wrist but not enough to make it hurt.
I hope that you see right through my walls.
I hope that you catch me cause I’m already fallin
I’ll never let our love get so close
Your eyes met his cool blue ones and his grip loosened on your wrist before it was more like he was holding your hand. Dabi let his other arm slip around your waist when you got just a little closer.
When you lifted up just a little to get closer to him he finally let go of your wrist and cupped your cheek and brought you even closer.
You were both centimeters away from each other. He could feel your breathe ghost over his lips as you both hesitated to close the distance. He would lean a little closer only for his breathe to hitch and he would pull back.
You were clinging to his arms and the one around your waist tightened before he finally turned away from you, letting you drop back onto your feet.
You put your arms around me and I’m home
He couldn’t seem to look you in the face. He was expecting you to push away from him in anger or annoyance but instead you lunged and wrapped your arms around his neck.
His eyes widened in shock at what was happening before he slowly wrapped his arms around you. One of your hands ran soothingly through his hair and he let himself bury his head into the crook of your neck.
“It’s okay.” You reassured him and he didn’t know why but it worked.
The world is coming down on me and I can’t find a reason to be loved.
You knew Dabi had a past and you knew he had a present. You didn’t really care about either as long as he wasn’t hurt. You never pushed him to tell you because he never wanted to tell you. He wanted to keep you as far from villains and hero’s as possible but sadly not everything works out.
Tomura wasn’t stupid, although some of the league might have thought so, he wasn’t. He could see Dabi leaving more often then not, he could see the change in his demeanor even if he came back to them the same cold hearted killer.
When he found out about you his first instinct was to kill you. You were a weakness and that was the last thing he needed to deal with. But then he knew soon enough others who were out to get Dabi would find out about you. And they did.
On one of the nights Dabi wasn’t able to see you, you had called him in a panic and immediately he was on his way to you.
When he got to your shop it was up in flames and you were out in the street watching the firefighters and small pro hero’s try and put it out. You were in utter shock at what you were seeing. In the midst of the chaos Dabi was able to pull you out of sight from the Pros.
“Y/n are you alright?” You still seemed dazed before you finally got a look at who was standing in front of you. As soon as it registered you wrapped your arms around his waist and let more tears flow down your cheeks. “What happened?”
He was soft with you, running a soothing hand through your hair while you gathered what thoughts you had and pulled away to tell him. “Some guy came in talking about pay back and how he never thought someone so ruthless could have a weak spot.” Dabi tensed up, he knew immediately they did this to you because of him.
“Did he mean to hurt you?” He asked frantically
“He just started the fire and ran. I don’t really know what he was trying to do but obviously part of it worked.” You gestured to your chared book store. “I have no where to stay.”
Dabi rubbed your arms softly, “come stay with me. I have a place.”
“Are you sure?” He just leaned down and pressed a kiss to your head before he ushered you away. When you got to his apartment you could tell he didn’t stay there often.
“I usually stay somewhere else but this place is safer.” He told you while you looked around before he went over to his dresser and pulled out a shirt. “Go take a shower you smell like smoke.”
“Gee thanks.” You said but there was a hint of a smile on your face as you grabbed the shirt and walked to the bathroom.
I never wanna leave you but I can’t make you bleed if I’m alone.
He stood by his bed and stared at the bathroom door with a frown. This was his fault, he knew this would happen if he got close but he allowed it anyways. He could hear the shower going and he glanced towards the door.
He could leave right now. You would be safe from this. From him. You wouldn’t be able to find him if he did leave. He knew how to disappear the question was if he could stay away from you.
You put your arms around me and I believe that it’s easier for you to let me go.
He thought he never needed anyone but now he knew he was lying to himself. He took one step towards the door when he felt your arms wrap around him from behind and he froze. “That was quick.” He said, trying to cover up what he was thinking
“Dabi..” he turned in your arms but you kept your face buried in his chest. “That man from the first day we met..”
“Yeah?”
“What happened to him?” His eyes narrowed in confusion. “He was the one who set my store on fire.”
You could feel his whole body tense. “I’ll kill him.” Immediately you looked up at him and shook your head
“I just want to sleep please stay with me.” You could tell what that look in his eyes meant it meant he was ready to go hunt this man down. His glare turned to you and it vanished when he saw your eyes looking at him.
“Okay.” He let you lead him to the bed where you both collapsed and you snuggled in closer to him before you were fast asleep.
Dabi let his fingers glide through your hair as he stared at you, lovingly. He knew he would protect you at any cost even if it meant he should leave your life.
I tried my best to never let you in to see the truth.
“Dabi.” It been weeks since you were hidden away in Dabis apartment and you were starting to go insane. You want to go see your store but he wouldn’t let you in fear of you getting hurt. “Dabi.”
Said male was pacing around the apartment talking to himself about something you couldn’t quite catch. You watched him for a second longer before you threw a pillow at him which he caught. “I want to leave. I want to go see my store.”
“Y/n that mans still out there it’s dangerous.” He told you, throwing the pillow back onto the bed. You stood and walked towards him with a bright smile.
“Then come with me.” His silence was your answer. “Come on big man if you won’t let me go by myself let’s go together.”
He wanted to say no, he really did but then he saw the sparkle in your eyes. The sparkle that sent his heart racing every time. “Fine let’s go.”
His hand was tightly latched onto yours as you both weaved through the dark alleyways. It was already dark out so you both weren’t as worried about Dabi getting noticed.
When you got to your store you let go of his hand to walk around and see if there was anything you could salavage from this mess. Dabi watched over you with a careful eye, not once letting you leave his sights.
“Well who would’ve thought.” Dabis head snapped in the direction of the voice only to see it was the man from many many weeks before, with a group of his guys. “Didn’t think you’d come with her.”
“Have you just been sitting around waiting for her to come back?” Dabi had his hands shoved in his pockets as he set these guys with a sadistic smirk. Some of them pulled out weapons while others started up there quirks. Dabi glanced behind him to see you turn a corner to the far end of the shop so you wouldn’t see what was about to happen. “Really wanna do this in front of her?”
“I don’t give a shit.” Dabi shrugged before one of them threw a knife at him. It wasn’t until it was close enough to him that he realized it wasn’t aimed for him. His eyes widened in shock as he saw you turn the corner again to come back to him, luckily the knife missed but stuck into the wall right by your head.
Dabi turned back to the men his hands engulfed in blue flames. You held your hand to your chest, feeling your beating heart as you watched what was happening. You glanced at the knife right by your head and grabbed it, holding it up for self defense.
Your eyes watched the blue flames strike each and every man. You were almost certain Dabi was trying not to catch any part of your store. But after awhile and all the men were down Dabi was still going.
“Dabi stop!” You yelled at him, your eyes wide in fear. “Dabi!!”
Finally your voice reached him and he stopped in his tracks. He glanced back at you and he swore his heart broke when he saw the fear in your eyes. The blue flames died out and he carefully made his way to you, stopping a few feet away in fear you might run from him. But all you did was drop the knife and run to him, wrapping your arms around him.
And I’ve never opened up, I’ve never truly loved till you put your arms around me and I believe it’s easier for you to let me go.
The two of you were back at his apartment and haven’t said a word. Neither of you knowing where to start. He was scared, scared that you would leave after you saw what he did tonight.
“Dabi do you remember a few months ago when you first brought up you being a Villain?” He could only nod his head once. “I wasn’t scared then. So why would I be now?”
“You should be.” He looked over to you finally. “How are you not? I killed those men tonight.”
“You’ve been protecting me since we met. Whatever moral you have set and whatever issues you’re trying to fix I’m not going to get in the way of that. Call me crazy if you want I don’t care.” You were determined, the fear that had flooded you earlier was long gone.
“I’ve done a lot in the past that you weren’t there for-“ you lunged forward grabbing his face in your hands and bringing him to you. Giving him a quick kiss before you pulled back.
Dabi watched you with wide eyes, not understanding anything you were saying before he eventually grabbed the back of your neck and brought you back to him. This time the kiss was deeper.
Your hands fell to your sides so he took charge and wrapped an arm around your waist, pulling you so you were straddling him. His hands fell to your hips and his gripped them tightly, loving every bit of warmth you were giving him.
When you pulled away your lips were bruised and your eyes were glossed over. Dabi smirked before he wrapped his arms around you and flung you onto the bed so your back was to him. His head fit snuggly into the crook of your neck as he kissed your shoulder.
Soon enough you were asleep and he was left once again to watch you. He knew the rest of your lives would be filled with danger and close calls and he knew leaving now would probably be for the best but he wouldn’t do it. Not when having you in his arms felt so good.
He’d make you happy, he was already sure of it. He would help you rebuild your shop, he would help you with anything.
Dabi used to pride himself in one thing. Not needing anybody. He thought he could get through life without anyone. But how wrong he was. He did need someone.
This is the scene that I remember the most in the story, it is at the first few chapters~It’s about Miyu holding the red string in front of Bakugo but he said he don’t remember anything about the string… T^T The drawing is not so good cuz it’s my first time to draw a whole picture on the computer, still hope you like it!!!
Sorry for tagging you all in such a long post filled with words once again as well as my unexplained hiatus, but please do read through this, it will be worth it!
First, I would like to talk about something more heavy, we’ll have the best part in the end!
I’m thinking that I’m continuing Promises and the Red String of Fate until the 1st anniversary or slightly after it.
Reasons:
1)I’m going to have the biggest exam in my life this year and I don’t think that I’ll be able to upload much stuff if I’m cramming it.
But that is actually a minor reason, the major reason is that:
I want to make this series an unofficial spin-off manga
Yes, I know it sounds hard, it sounds hard to me... But I want to do an even bigger project! Something that tests my limits even further.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Promises and the Red String of Fate!!!! Especially with all the support you are giving me!
The reboot will be capable of fitting into the canon timeline, fully illustrated, able to flesh out all the characters even more and so on.
Of course, it’s going to be different from what it is right now. The character with the biggest changes will be Miyu, due to her many ties with a lot of canon characters.
There is one thing that I’m not going to change at all: the message that each of these characters bring out.
There will be characters switching or gaining some new roles, but their core won’t change.
There is actually no need to read PatRSoF for the reboot, it will be like a fresh new start with all the OCs that you all like and love!
The main difference would be that it would be going for the double main protagonist route, it will begin in Winter in Heroaca after January in their word and that later in the story, the timeline will add in things from the past.
Also, the love factor would mostly disappear.
I could upload the chapters free on Tumblr for English and Pixiv for Japanese and start Patreon and Pixiv FANBOX for pledges
Uploading monthly for an approximately 20 page or less chapter?
But what do you guys think?
Am I thinking too far? Do you think that you don’t want PatRSoF to end too soon?
Or do you think that not that much people would actually support me in this project?
Please do give me some feedback! I would like to know how you guys think about this crazy thought of mine!
Anyways, let’s throw the heavy stuff out of the window.
Another reason I tagged you all...
Is that it’s a few months until PatRSoF’s first anniversary, 4th October!!!!!
There will be three campaigns going on in order to celebrate this event and thank you guys for all the support you have given me!!! 💕💕
Campaign No.1
The Anniversary Illustration!!!
A brand new super complex visual will be out!!!
Featuring too many characters that I’m basically crying while starting to draw it months ago.
Please do look forward to it!!!!
Campaign No.2
Popularity Poll!!
That’s right, after a year, who’s your favourite in PatRSoF?
It will be done through Google Form and there will be three categories!!
-OCs
-Canon Characters
-Overall Characters
Please vote upon their performance from this series and not from the official HeroAca!!
It will be held on a week before the day and everyone can only vote once.
Campaign No.3
Tsubaki and Miyu Roleplay Q&A
Send in your asks starting from today until the anniversary!! You can send more than one!!
Ask those two about what they like, their preferences and their opinion on other characters!
Just make sure that your questions are appropriate.
The two of them will answer as much as they can!
And... That’s it!! I hope that you guys will enjoy the first anniversary~
And also!! Please do give me feedback upon the crazy thought of mine!! I really need it...
Hawks [Keigo Takami] x Reader: Tokoyami as a guest [Head Canons]:
I love Hawks and Tokoyami’s dynamic, and currently I’m writing a one-shot on here (every now and then writing it that is) about Tokoyami coming over to stay with the reader and Hawks during his internship. Since I’m bored and procrastinating, here’s some head canons based around that.
Tokoyami as a guest for you and Hawks head canons:
-You’re incredibly excited at the idea of having a week long house guest! Especially after everything that Keigo had told you about Tokoyami from his work study with him.
-You make sure the guest room is made up and everything is as clean and ready as possible for Tokoyami’s arrival. And just as you finish up, you hear a knock at the door signaling that they’ve arrived.
-“See? I told you my girlfriend is hot.” Keigo does you absolutely no favors as he introduces you that way, and you give him a look of ‘I will deal with you for that in private.’ Tokoyami, though, is an absolute gentleman and a sweetheart when you meet him.
-He seems pretty happy and surprised when he finds out you made an apple pie for dessert that night.
-You feel rather excited making breakfast in the morning and dinner in the evenings for them during that week. Having Tokoyami around is like having an adorable teenage son. Screw the fact that you’re only about five to six years a part in age.
-Tokoyami insists on helping with the dishes and helping you clean up. You just wave it off, especially since that’s something that Keigo usually does, and you’re still a bit upset with him about the comment he made earlier.
-Speaking of Keigo, he has nothing but good things to say about Tokoyami in regards to the internship and as a person, going about how the little raven is almost able to keep up with him.
-You take Tokoyami grocery shopping with you in the middle of the week, Hawks included. You insist that he gets the things he wants, but being as polite as he is, he declines…That is until he sees the gala apples in all of their glory. Dark Shadow has to put them in the basket for him, though.
-If one day you decide to bring Hawks lunch to his agency, then you bring some for Tokoyami, too. If you work at Hawks’s agency or are a hero in your own, you go out to lunch with them at least once.
-Towards the end of the internship, you get a call in the evening. Hawks tells you that he and Tokoyami are going to be late. You’re a bit worried, but then you notice loud music and chatter in the background, “Wait, where are you” you ask. Keigo is a bit silent at first, and you know it’s because you’re going to be upset at the answer.
“A bar.”
“What?!” you asked. How dare he be a bad parent host, and take your son guest to a place like that?! What was Keigo even thinking?!
“It’s not what you think! We had to take care of an incident here, and then we sort of…just stayed to hang out.”
“That is exactly what I thought!” You’re angry, and when they come back you quickly go to Tokoyami to make sure that he’s okay. He’s fine, though, as nothing crazy happened, but you, being in mother mode, are just incredibly worried. You end up making Tokoyami flush greatly, especially when you throw your arms around him in a hug. Keigo is definitely in trouble.
-One day when Tokoyami and Keigo come back (if you work at his agency, then they just stayed later than you), you notice that Keigo has a bunch of bruises and cuts on him. As you ask if he’s alright, Tokoyami quickly bows and goes on about how it’s his fault. He was training with controlling dark shadow, which ended up causing Hawks to get hurt. In that moment, Keigo realizes that you had basically decided to adopt Tokoyami for the week, as you turn your full attention to him instead, seeming much more concerned with the little raven.
-On the last day of Tokoyami’s internship, you go to see him off with Hawks. Tokoyami and Dark Shadow both thank you for your hospitality. “Come back any time,” you smile and wave as they leave to catch their plane. As Keigo goes to turn around and leave, you grab his arm, “I want one,” was all you said.
Hi guys! I hope you enjoy this fluff piece! Special thanks to @shoutodoki and @burnedbyshoto for allowing me to tag them in this piece! I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I enjoy your works!
Pairing: Shoto x Reader
Warnings: Fluff ahead! (Some angst too…)
Word Count: 5.3k
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Key:
(Y/N) - Reader’s name
(L/N) - Reader’s last name
(s/t) - Skin tone
(h/l) - Hair length
(h/t) - Hair texture/type
(h/c) - Hair color
(e/c) - Eye color
(Y/H/N) - Reader’s Hero Name
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When Shoto Todoroki first began his education at U.A., he never thought that he would make any friends. His goal had been simply to become the best hero. There was absolutely no plan of making friends. And he definitely wasn’t looking to find love.
But apparently, fate had other things in mind. In his three years at U.A., he met so many people, made some close friends, but none closer than (Y/N) (L/N). The girl that kept him anchored to the ground when things got rough. When his father was involved in a tough battle on TV, (Y/N) had held him in a reassuring hug until the fight ended. When training led to injury, she was the first to help him to Recovery Girl.
It hadn’t been an immediate friendship. She had started out their first year by making friends with Ochako Uraraka and Tsuyu Asui. He was so wrapped up in his goals that it took over a week before he finally noticed her. But then, one day in class, he got a paper cut. He had winced and out of the corner of his hetero-chromatic eyes, he watched as a bandage was slid onto the edge of his desk. He looked over at the (h/c) girl in confusion. She had been sitting right beside him and all she did was offer a soft smile before returning to taking notes.
After that, she would occasionally sit across from him at lunch. He was sitting alone at the time, curious as to why she would abandon her friends twice a week to start up small talk with him. But she was persistent and eventually, he had gotten used to her presence.
“Why are you here,” he had finally asked aloud.
“I want to be a hero, silly,” she had replied, confusion clear on her features.
“No, I mean why are you sitting here with me.”
“You looked lonely and I think you need a friend. It’s that simple,” she beamed.
After that, their lunch for that day fell into silence. He didn’t understand.
At the Sports Festival, she put up a hell of a fight. Her quirk might not have been the strongest, but she fought hard to earn her place. With that, she had earned his respect.
After that, their conversations became more frequent. Then, it was him joining her at Uraraka and Midoriya’s table. No longer was she abandoning her friend group, because slowly but surely he became a part of it.
By second year, there were frequent movie nights, the girl showing him her favorite movies, a kind of enjoyment his father never would have allowed. They would sit on the edge of her bed sharing laughter and (though he would never admit it) occasional tears. She introduced him to kinds of joy that he never thought possible.
Some days, it was enough to just sit on opposite sides of the room in comfortable silence. She would be curled up on her bean bag chair, sketching, while he would sit on her bed, working his way through her personal library. Other days it was laughter and talking as she taught him how to cook. She would joke that it was ironic because, despite having a fire quirk, he was a bit clueless in the kitchen.
She was a relaxing figure in his life, one of the kindest people he had ever met. Despite the fact that he could be rather cold and socially oblivious, she understood him. She was his best friend. But about halfway through their third year at U.A., something changed. It was a slow change, but it wasn’t necessarily a bad one.
It started with a moment, just a moment, where he saw her sitting at the foot of the stairs outside of Heights Alliance, waiting for him to come back from shopping for the supplies for the dorm. She was reading a book, the sun shining on her (s/t) skin, the wind blowing through her (h/l), (h/t) (h/c) locks, her soft, (e/c) orbs focused on the page in front of her. He found himself stopping, admiring the way she bit her bottom lip and her eyebrows knitted together as she focused. For that one moment, he found his mind going blank.
The only thought his mind could process was, ‘She’s beautiful.’
And as suddenly as it started, it drifted away the second she noticed his arrival and called his name.
After that, it was downhill from there. When she would grab his wrist to drag him to lunch like she did every day, his heart would race and his cheeks would warm. She was suddenly in his dreams, her radiant smile filling his thoughts. He found himself getting lost in thought every time their eyes would meet.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t wrap his head around why he felt this way. They had been friends long enough that he couldn’t think of why he was feeling this way. He tried to Google these feelings, but heart racing and sweaty palms only brought up the results of ‘cancer.’
He was pretty sure that he was not dying, yet he was still unsure of what was wrong. For weeks, these feelings had been taunting him, her smile invading his thoughts, his dreams, everything. At one point, he had a dream about her that made his quirk activate in his sleep. He wound up waking up in the middle of the night to the sprinklers going off, aggravating his classmates. While the rest were angry, she had been hell-bent on ensuring that he was okay.
It wasn’t until they were watching a movie with the rest of the class (even Bakugo) in the common area that he finally got a clue. She was squished between himself and Bakugo, when about halfway through the movie he felt a sudden weight on his left shoulder. He looked down to see her head resting on his shoulder, her breathing even as she slept peacefully. He smiled softly, resting his own head against hers.
“Awww,” he heard the soft coo of Uraraka, followed by soft whispers.
He attempted to drown out their voices when he heard Ashido whisper, “They’re so cute together. When are Todoroki and (L/N) gonna finally admit that they’re in loooove?”
His hetero-chromatic eyes shot open as Ashido’s words processed in his brain. The pinkette had never been very good at being quiet, but for once he was grateful.
He thought, ‘Is that what this is?’ as his heart beat became nearly deafening in his ears.
Shortly after the movie finished, Todoroki lifted (Y/N) into his arms, taking her to her dorm room. Her eyes fluttered as she slept peacefully in his arms. Once he got her to her dorm, he laid her on the bed, carefully covering her with a blanket. It took all of his self control to leave, rather than holding her in his arms through the night.
The next day was no better. Now that he knew what this feeling was, her very existence made him flustered, though he hid it quite well. He was constantly fighting to keep his eyes off of her.
The more time that went by, the more Todoroki was terrified that it would get to the point that he would miss out on any chance he had with her. As a third year student, she had plenty of exposure as a hero in training. She already had several fan sites, seeing as she worked under the Pro Hero, Edgeshot. He wasn’t oblivious to her popularity and unlike himself, she was very good with her fans.
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It was a rare event to have Endeavor and Edgeshot’s agencies team up, yet Todoroki found himself fighting back to back with (Y/N) against a large group of thugs. Their mentors had delegated the two of them to the low level goons while the two of them raced ahead to take on the main boss, Terminator. While their opponents’ fighting was erratic, the two of them fought nearly completely synchronized. Within minutes, they were down to a few opponents.
Once they were done with the low level thugs, the two of them were quick to join their mentors against the big boss. The man had a powerful quirk, and had four higher ranking members of his crew to play guard. It wasn’t an easy fight, but the second (Y/N) had taken down two of the higher ranking members, the boss had slightly nodded his head in her direction.
Nobody saw it coming, as a fifth underling had been hiding in the rafters, awaiting for when she was signaled for. As (Y/N) turned to help Todoroki, the fifth underling dropped down behind her, undetected until she slammed (Y/N) into a wall, knocking her unconscious as her head smacked against the scarlet brick wall.
The vibrations of the impact drew the attention of Todoroki and the two Pro Heroes. Todoroki’s hetero-chromatic orbs widened, and before either of his opponents could register what was going on, he had them frozen solid from the neck down.
He immediately turned his focus solely upon the woman that had caused (Y/N)’s injury. The woman had a quirk that allowed her to be as strong as five men, and she was fast on her own. The woman charged at Todoroki, but he was quick to use his ice to slip away, simultaneously knocking the woman off balance. As she slipped around on the ice, struggling to regain her footing, he used this time to his advantage, freezing her much like he had done with her cohorts.
As soon as he was done with her, he turned his attention to Endeavor and Edgeshot, who were restraining the boss.
“Shoto! Go check on (Y/H/N),” Edgeshot shouted.
Todoroki quickly moved to (Y/N)’s side, her body still as he checked her pulse. It was faint and he knew he couldn’t move her without the possibility of causing more damage. Blood was dripping from the back of her head, her body looked paler, and all he could do was stare in shock.
He could barely process a thing as the paramedics arrived, moving her onto a gurney. Edgeshot rode along in the ambulance while Todoroki and Endeavor stayed behind and answered questions for the police.
Once they were cleared, Todoroki made his way to the hospital, immediately finding himself in the waiting room.
“She’s in surgery. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear anything,” Edgeshot promised.
“Thank you, sir.”
The two of them sat for hours, their eyes completely trained on the operating room door. There were no words between them. Simply (Y/N)’s mentor and best friend, each sitting with a heavy feeling in the air between them.
With each passing hour without word on her condition, Todoroki steadily grew more anxious. Eventually, he even found himself pacing and that’s when Edgeshot stepped in, placing a hand on his shoulder.
“Shoto, she is going to be alright. She’s a tough kid. I know she’s your friend. You’re all she talks about when we get the chance to talk. You guys are close. You of all people should know that she’s tougher than this. She’ll get through it, kid.”
“I know. I just… I don’t know what I can do.”
“You can’t change it. All you can do is be there for her.”
It was then that the doctor walked up to them, pulling Edgeshot aside. Once he returned to Todoroki’s side, he was quick to fill Todoroki in.
“So, there was mild head injury, which is what knocked her unconscious. They put her in surgery because one of her ribs broke and they needed to set it properly before they could call in Recovery Girl to speed up the healing process. However she wasn’t able to heal her completely. She’s going to stay here under observation for the rest of the week.”
“When can we see her,” Todoroki asked.
“She’s still asleep. Between the surgery and Recovery Girl’s treatment, she’s exhausted. They said one of us could sit with her, so long as we don’t disturb her rest. I’ll let you sit with her first.”
Todoroki simply nodded before heading over to the nurse so he could be escorted to her room. Once he arrived at her room, he quietly pulled up a chair to her bedside.
Her eyelids fluttered as she slept and he found himself letting out a breath he hadn’t known he was holding. He laid his head on the edge of her bed, allowing himself to truly relax for the first time in hours. His eyelids grew heavy as he drifted off to sleep, having found solace by her side.
Todoroki woke to the morning sunlight peeking through the window. His eyes opened and he found himself looking up at (Y/N)’s resting face. Her eyelids fluttered as she slept, still in the same state she had been when he had drifted off.
Why the doctors hadn’t woken him was beyond him, but he certainly wasn’t going to complain. It almost felt wrong to be sitting there, watching her sleep. Yet that was the least of his concerns. He wondered if she had woken yet at any point.
“You’re awake,” he heard from a voice behind him. He turned to see Edgeshot leaning against the door frame. “She hasn’t woken up yet. But I told them to let you stay.”
“Have the doctors said anything?”
“Apparently her heart monitor has been steady, no complications.”
“That’s good,” Todoroki replied, letting out a sigh of relief.
The two of them sat in silence for a few moments before a light groan broke through the air.
“(Y/N),” Todoroki called softly, hoping to hear her sweet voice reply.
“I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus,” (Y/N)’s voice croaks out.
The second he heard her voice, Todoroki whipped around, his hetero-chromatic orbs meeting her (e/c) ones.
He had never thought he would be that happy to hear someone’s voice, yet there he was. To his ears, her voice was that of an angel calling him to heaven. There was nothing short of amazement in his eyes as he looked at her as though her body was made of gold and her (e/c) orbs were made of the rarest gems. This woman was his everything.
His thoughts were broken as her scratchy voice pierced the air once more. “Sh-Shoto… Is there any way I could get a glass of water?”
“Of course, give me just a moment,” he replied before turning to the sink in her room and quickly pouring her a glass, his hands shaking.
“Good to see you’re awake, kid. I’ll let Todoroki here talk you through what happened. I’ll call your parents to let them know you’re awake,” Edgeshot replied before leaving the room.
Todoroki watched as (Y/N) carefully drank her water and he waited for her to finish drinking before he began to speak. “So what’s the last thing you remember?”
Her voice was soft as she replied, “I remember we were going into the main compound building and we got caught up fighting some higher level goons. I beat the two I was dealing with and then… I turned to help you. But I don’t remember anything after that.”
“Well, that’s good. You aren’t missing much time. Basically, there was another high level goon up in the rafters. Detectives figured out that she was Terminator’s right hand. She’d been hiding there, waiting for a signal. Detectives figured out that she was Terminator’s right hand. He must have given her a signal because she jumped down and tossed you into a wall… Apparently you were knocked unconscious on impact.”
“Your injuries weren’t too bad. Recovery Girl came in and healed you after they did surgery to set your broken rib. They just want to keep you under observation until Friday night to make sure that you are okay.”
(Y/N) simply nodded before she spoke, “Are you okay, Shoto?”
“You’re the one in a hospital bed and you’re asking me if I’m okay,” Todoroki replied, confusion clear on his features.
“Todoroki… You look like you haven’t slept.”
He sat down in the chair beside her bed, looking down at his hands as a blush grew on his cheeks. “I… I actually slept right here. I never left here last night.”
Todoroki glanced up as he felt a light pressure applied to his head. (Y/N) had softly placed her hand on his head, lightly ruffling his hair. Their eyes met for only a second before she pulled her hand away and they both darted their eyes to their laps.
“Hey guys, I figured you’d be hungry, so I brought some breakfast… And… Why do you two look like tomatoes,” Edgeshot spoke as he entered the room once more.
Neither of the teens dared to speak a word as the Pro Hero rolled his eyes.
Todoroki thought that spending the week without (Y/N) being in class would be difficult. But if anything, her absence made concentrating easier. He was writing down notes non-stop, making sure to cover every lesson in as much detail as possible, even comparing notes with Midoriya and Yaoyorozu during lunch to ensure that he hadn’t missed anything.
“Why do you need to take such detailed notes all of a sudden,” Midoriya asked that Monday after school.
His friends all looked at him expectantly as he admitted, “I don’t want (Y/N) to fall behind. So I’m going back to the hospital after school to help her with what she’s missing during class.”
“Awwww, that’s really sweet,” Uraraka cooed. “Can I ask you something, Todoroki?”
“Sure.”
“Todoroki, do you… Do you like (Y/N)? Whatever your answer, it’ll stay between the three of us. I just had to ask seeing as this is the only time I can really ask you without risking her popping up.”
Todoroki looked at Midoriya and Uraraka for a single moment, taking a deep breath before shakily replying, “I… I guess.”
“Todoroki, it’s nothing to be ashamed of! She makes you happy!”
“You should tell her, Todoroki,” Midoriya advises.
“Yes,” Uraraka cheers.
“Well, right now, I have to leave to get these notes to her,” he spoke as he looked at his watch. “I don’t want to miss the train.”
“Bye Todoroki,” Uraraka and Midoriya chorus.
He found himself practically racing to the hospital. When he finally got there, he was surprised to find her sitting on the edge of the bed, looking out the window.
“Hey, (Y/N),” Todoroki spoke slowly, hoping to not startle her.
She turned around slowly, a grin on her face as she spoke, “Shoto! You came! I’m glad. I was worried you wouldn’t have time.”
Though he wouldn’t say it aloud, he knew if it meant seeing her, he would have blown off any assignment. “I told you I’d be here,” he retorted, as he sat down beside her.
“I know,” she replied as she wrapped her arms around him.
As soon as she pulled away from the hug, he pulled out the notes he had worked so hard on all day.
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After a particularly long training session on Friday afternoon, the only thing Todoroki wanted was a shower. He wasn’t to go visit (Y/N) that day because she was to be released and picked up by Edgeshot that evening. So he had spent his few free hours after school training hard with Midoriya, Bakugo, and Iida.
But when the doors to Heights Alliance opened up, his eyes immediately fell on a figure with (h/c) locks surrounded by her friends. She was dressed in her favorite sweatpants and an All Might T-shirt, looking as stunning as ever. Her (e/c) eyes shined with joy as Uraraka filled her in on what she’s missed throughout the week.
“I missed being here so much,” (Y/N confessed, a pout on her lips.
“Ribbit. We missed you too,” Asui croaked. “Hey, it’s Todoroki.”
(Y/N) looked up from her group of friends and gave him a beaming grin before greeting, “Hey Shoto! Surprise! I got out a couple of hours early! I told Edgeshot if I didn’t get out soon, I’d lose it! So he talked it over with the doctor and they let me out like an hour before classes let out!”
Todoroki couldn’t help but let out a small chuckle at her antics.
“Hey, I got tickets for a movie and I got permission for eight of us to go,” Yaoyorozu offered as she approached, a skip in her step.
“That’s great,” Todoroki commented.
“So, I was thinking Todoroki, (Y/N), Uraraka, Midoriya, Tsu, Iida, Kyoka, and myself. We can go tomorrow night, assuming you’re all willing to go! Iida, Midoriya, and Kyoka have already agreed, so…”
“I’ll definitely go,” Uraraka chimed.
“I’d love to! Thanks, Momo,” (Y/N) added, nodding exuberantly.
“Sounds like fun,” Tsu croaks, a smile on her features.
Todoroki found the rest of them looking at him expectantly, waiting for his response. He finally nodded, a small smile on his features.
The next night came quickly and he found himself in awe as Uraraka practically pushed a nearly shy (Y/N) out of the elevator. Her soft, (h/c) locks were pinned back out of her face, her big (e/c) eyes were framed with light makeup and her lips lightly glossed. Her frame was covered by a plain, light blue sundress, a pair of simple flats on her feet.
Uraraka led (Y/N) to his side, practically skipping as she cheered out, “Todoroki! (Y/N) looks super cute, right?”
Todoroki’s eyes widened, not expecting the sudden question. He had literally just been stuck on thinking about how beautiful she looked, yet when it comes down to vocalizing, he finds himself at a loss.
“Ochako, leave him alone,” (Y/N) whispers, her eyes glued to her shoes.
Todoroki felt his heart drop at the sight of the crestfallen expression on her face. He felt as though he was choking on his words, despite a part of him wanting to scream from the rooftops, announcing her beauty to the world. Yet there he stood, his mouth opening and closing in a fish-like fashion, feeling like a fool.
Finally after what felt like hours, he managed to mutter out, “You… You look cute, (Y/N).”
Her head shot up, her (e/c) orbs wide with surprise, a flush on her cheeks, and a small smile on her face.
Finally, Iida comes speeding in, “The movie starts in twenty-five minutes! We should leave immediately to ensure that we are not tardy! It would be unbecoming of esteemed U.A. students to be late!”
Soon enough, the group arrived at the theater, each of them having time to grab their drinks and popcorn. Yaoyorozu was the first to be seated, followed by Jiro, Midoriya, Uraraka, Iida, Tsu, (Y/N), and finally Todoroki at the end.
The title screen seemed innocent enough until the blood started dripping from the words on the screen. It was a horror movie and with every jump-scare, Todoroki watched as (Y/N) jumped and shook more and more. Her hands were tightly clutching the sides of the seat, the white of her knuckles showing through.
Finally, as tears started to prick at her eyes, Todoroki couldn’t watch her like that anymore. He carefully placed one of his hands on her own, immediately gaining her attention as she jerked her head to face him. In that moment, her eyes widened and she threw herself into his arms, crying. At first he was surprised, but as soon as she clutched his shirt, he pulled her into his lap, lightly stroking her (h/c) locks as she shook in his arms. He rested his head atop her own and the hand that wasn’t stroking her hair began to rub slow, calming circles on her back until she fell asleep in his arms.
Once the movie was over, he found himself stirring (Y/N) from her sleep. As he led her sleepy form out of the theater, his arm sling around her protectively, she stayed groggily clung to his shirt. Even on the loud, crowded subway, she didn’t move out from under his arm.
Once the group made their way to the dorms, they were met by the few members of their class that were still awake. Shoto looked down at her, to see her eyes still half open.
Mina was the first to address the pair, “Awww she looks so tired!”
“I forgot to tell everyone that it was a horror movie. (Y/N) didn’t take it well,” Yaoyorozu admitted, nervously twiddling her thumbs. Turning to (Y/N) she pleads, “I really hope you’re not upset with me.”
“I’ll be fine. I just need some sleep,” (Y/N) sleepily mumbles, before attempting to take a step on her own. When the girl practically fell over, Todoroki was quick to catch her and resume their previous stance.
“I’m going to take her up,” he muttered, carefully leading her towards the elevator.
The rest of their class bode them good night as the two disappeared into the elevator, the (h/c) girl still nuzzled into Todoroki’s side.
“Sh-Shoto,” her voice stuttered out, so faintly that he almost missed it.
Luckily he hadn’t, because the second he looked down at her, his heart skipped a beat. She had the cutest expression on her face, her lips slightly parted, her tired eyes looking up at him through her lashes, and a faint pink to her cheeks.
He didn’t know what to expect as she hesitantly raised her hand to cup his face. He was too shocked to move, allowing her to lightly run her thumb over his cheek, just below his scar. Her other hand was still clutched to the back of his shirt, her cheeks darkening as their eyes refused to break contact.
She was too close. He could smell her skin, he could see flecks in her (e/c) orbs, he could practically count her eyelashes. His heart was pounding in his ears, his body unable to move in fear of losing control of himself.
She was exhausted. He shouldn’t be letting this happen, he thought. But a small, selfish part of him wanted to stay like this forever. Her body pressed against him, their eyes locked on one another, and the soft touch of her hand on his face.
She was the first to break eye contact, a sad smile taking its place on her features as the elevator opened.
His eyes widened as she removed her hand from his face and they walked to her room in silence, as though nothing had happened. She unlocked the door and he walked her to her bed.
It was then that he got a good look at her face. The moonlight shone through her window, highlighting the silent tears that were streaming down her cheeks.
“Why are you crying,” he whispered.
“I shouldn’t have done that… In the elevator… I’m sorry, Shoto,” she spoke softly, her sentence broken up by soft sobs. “I don’t want you to hate me… I… I just…”
Her voice broke into nothing but soft sobs.
He took a seat on the edge of her bed, sitting beside her as he pulled her into his arms.
“I… I could never hate you,” he whispered.
For the second time that night, he held her as she cried herself to sleep in his arms.
He didn’t know what to do. He had never been good at expressing his emotions, but, damn, this was a new low for him. He didn’t know why she was sorry for what was just about the best moment of his life. He was just glad that it was a Saturday night, because at this rate he wasn’t sleeping.
He wasn’t sure of anything.
Was she sorry because he froze and she thought he didn’t like it?
Or was she sorry because she knew how he felt and she used that moment to decide that she didn’t feel the same?
But for right now, he was holding her in his arms and, even if this would be the last time it happened, it was enough for him. With his arms still wrapped tightly around her, he laid back, resting his head on the pillow behind them.
When Todoroki woke in the morning, he found himself looking down at (Y/N)’s sleeping form once more. Her eyes were red and puffy from her tears she had shed the night before but what surprised him most was that it appeared that at some point, she had gotten up and changed into pajamas, yet climbed back into bed beside him.
As she laid there, snuggled into his chest, he brushed a lock of hair from her face. It was another one of those moments where all he desired was to freeze time.
But as the light filtered through the window, her eyes scrunched together and she began to stir.
Her eyes fluttered open, looking up at him almost immediately. She smiled softly for a moment, before her eyes widened.
“Shoto, what are you doing here,” she asked slowly, as though she wasn’t sure if she wanted the answer.
“You had a rough night last night. I got you safely to your room and you started crying. So I guess I fell asleep comforting you.”
“I was really hoping that the part that made me cry was a bad dream,” she whispered. “I’m sorry. You don’t have to stay, Shoto.”
“Why are you sorry,” he inquired, not moving from his spot.
“I… I tried to make a move on you? You didn’t like it,” she admitted, looking down at her hands.
“(Y/N), look at me please,” he requested.
When she peeked up at him through her eyelashes, he took her chin gently between his thumb and forefinger bringing her up to face him properly. His other hand gently brushed over her cheek, much like she had done to him the night before.
“I tried to tell you last night. I could never hate you. I liked it… I was surprised. And you weren’t in the right condition for me to give in, even if I was sure that you’d meant it,” he admitted softly.
There was a moment of silence between them before she let out a giggle.
“I was so scared. I was terrified that you didn’t like me back,” she confessed. “I’m an idiot!”
“We were both scared,” he corrected, feeling his cheeks grow warmer. “I thought that when you got injured… I’d never get the chance to tell you.”
“Shoto,” she whispered as she placed her hand over the one that was still absentmindedly stroking the side of her face. “Please, just kiss me.”
His heart jumped into his throat as he carefully moved closer, half expecting to wake up, finding this to be yet another dream. Yet, she closed the small space between them for a soft, hesitant kiss.
His heart was pounding, every cell of his body felt like it was on fire, yet his mind had never been so at ease. When they finally pulled apart, their faces were flushed, a small, dopey grin on each of their faces.
He leaned down to give her a chaste kiss before pulling her into his chest, muttering, “I’m not ready to get out of bed yet.”
With a small yawn, she nuzzled into his chest, pulling a blanket over the two of them as she replied with a light giggle, “You read my mind.”
