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his smile, this time, isn’t something he forces onto his face. the concept of spending time out of the city, especially in a flower orchard, sounds… really good. and of course iida has the entire day planned out — shouto wasn’t worried about time ( far from it ; studying can be done at any time, and his plans were mostly a way to fill his time anyway — it’s not like his grades are suffering at all ) but the concept of iida drafting up an itinerary is entirely in character and utterly unsurprising. ( and, he won’t admit, kind of cute. ) he nods, shifting the strap of the bag on his shoulder to a slightly more comfortable position, still smiling up at iida. ( there aren’t that many people their age taller than him, so it’s always slightly… weird, when he has to look up to a classmate. ) ( not, of course, that he doesn’t look up to iida anyway. he does, it just has nothing to do with height. )
for some reason, he’s nervous. it doesn’t make sense to him — they’re friends, right ? why wouldn’t iida want to hang out with him ? why would the thought of spending time with him surrounded by flowers make him both anxious and anticipatory ? he must just be nervous about trying to become better friends. that would make sense. this is unknown territory ; he’s worried that if iida gets to know him better, their new friendship will end. ( the logical part of him knows how utterly ridiculous that is, but humans can hardly be logical all the time. ) he deeply values his friendship with iida and midoriya, and the thought of losing that because they get to know him is scary. and since iida and midoriya were friends first, there’s a part of him that wonders if iida decides he doesn’t want to be friends, would midoriya follow ?
but he can’t let that stop him. ( doesn’t want to. ) so he takes a deep breath, fixes his gaze on iida’s shoulder. ❝ that sounds… fun. ❞ and fun is usually something held in short supply for him. beauty is usually something held in short supply, too. so having both ( the fun of spending a few hours with iida, with a friend, and the beauty of the flowers ) is damn near irresistible. ❝ are we allowed to pick the blooms ? my… mother might like one. ❞ they might not necessarily be her favorite, and it’ll probably be a bit wilted by the time he’s able to visit tomorrow, but that’s easily circumvented if he just freezes the flower.
❝ oh! i don’t think we’re allowed to pick anything since they have to harvest them... but i’m certain there’s a shop there for flowers already picked? i understand the sentiment’s not the SAME but... we wouldn’t want to damper their harvest any! ❞ in a way it’s quite INTERESTING that they get along so well. tenya--- full of boundless energy, loud and expressive, next to shouto --- more reserved and quiet, like night and day.
he’s more than happy that shouto agreed to joining him. he already had a feeling he would, and yet he couldn’t help the nervousness that hung over his head when he’d asked. it will be a good day, he thinks. ( they’ve been spending MORE time together alone as of late, especially after the incident in HOSU, but it’s from an UNDERSTANDING that no one else has. he’s sure that’s just it, really. nothing MORE of the sorts. )
❝ alright! we’ll go in about an hour to give us plenty of time to get everything you need together--- if you have anything at least. if not we can cut it back to thirty minutes. ❞ he’d still like to freshen up a little, straighten his hair, brush his teeth, all the sorts. there’s that strange feeling in the pit of his stomach again, a tumble? he hopes he’s not coming down with something, especially on TODAY of all days.
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