Originally Shoto had been very against going to UA, but after some time thinking about it he’d relented and let his father enroll him. It would be a great way to gather information about the students that he might someday be fighting against.
He never expected to be getting attached to some of these students. Hero society may suck but he kind of liked these kids. He envied their rather carefree attitudes to being a hero and what it entailed.
Iida Tenya was a bit of enigma though, endlessly serious but tolerate of most of the madness that went on around this campus. It was why he did things like this, trying to piece together the other’s heads based on his reactions to things.
Sho shifted around on the other’s back to reposition himself on the other’s back, grinning wryly.
“Just helping your workout…that a problem?”
of course he had found it quite weird, but after the affirmation that he was attempting to help his work-out, tenya smiled to himself and nodded, pressing fingers firmly to the mat he had laid out before beginning to lower himself, lifting into one push-up.
“not at all, todoroki! the added weight is definitely helping. could you make sure to spot my legs, as well? i hope to keep them from sliding off the mat.”
the stretch on the back of his legs was enough to let him know that he was planted firmly, and if it faded, he’d be aware, but it was still nice to have someone to look out for things you missed. one push-up became two, then five, and tenya’s cheeks were only dusted pink, still climbing into the double digits.
though at around fifteen, he let out a low grunt, and sixteen was a bit slower, until seventeen he carefully lowered to his face, laying out on the mat with a sigh. he hadn’t been able to pass 16 confidently, and it was definitely starting to irk him. a short break, then he’d begin again.
“so...” tenya breaths as he reaches over to grab his water and take a sip, not fully lifting from the mat so he wouldn’t have to ask shoto to stand and sit over and over, “was this the only reason you came out here?”