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Shouto woke up when the first rays of sunshine caressed his face. He was in his bedroom in the Academy, lying on his back, over the tatami. At his right, the television was on; it was showing some educational show. He tried to lift his body but couldn’t move his left arm. There was something weighting on it.
The boy turned his face to the left and found Midoriya Izuku sleeping next to him, using Shouto’s arm as a pillow. Shouto was shocked at first, but then remembered that, the night before, a Friday night, the smaller boy had come to watch a movie with him. It must have been quite the boring movie for the two of them to sleep like that.
Ever since their fight in the sports festival, Shouto had been having confusing feelings towards the other boy; feelings that were not bad in the slightest. What he knew was that spending time with Midoriya made him happy, which was not something he had been used to before. Now, looking at the other’s sleeping face, Shouto was feeling something different.
He turned his body to face Midoriya, taking in every detail of his beautiful face. Beautiful… he had never noticed that before. Was Midoriya always beautiful like that?
Well, Shouto never had the chance to look at him for so long. Who knew when he would have an opportunity like that again?
Todoroki wondered how that soft skin would feel brushing against his fingertips. He could almost feel an urge building up in him, an almost irresistible desire to caress Midoriya’s face. But Shouto resisted. It wouldn’t be right to do that to an unaware Izuku.
Maybe someday, he would have the courage to ask permission. And then, maybe Midoriya would allow it. That mere thought made his heart beat rapidly.
“Todoroki-kun…?” Izuku murmured, slowly waking up. Suddenly, he sat up, blushing intensively.
“I fell asleep in your bedroom by accident! I’m so sorry!” Midoriya apologized profusely, glancing at the arm where he had rested his head all night. “Ah! Don’t tell me I’ve slept on your arm too! It must’ve been so bothersome! I’m so sorry!”
“It’s okay, don’t worry!” Shouto said, sitting up as well. “You weren’t bothersome at all! I liked to sleep with you!”
Midoriya’s increasingly pinker cheeks made Todoroki self conscious. The taller boy looked away.
“I mean, I like your company!” Shouto hurried to say. “I like to have you close to me! And to hear your voice and to look at you! No, I mean…” Todoroki thought that his heart could explode at any second, “… I mean… I really like…” He looked at Izuku again and noticed that the other was gazing at him with wide open eyes, “I really like your personality! Your personality!”
“I like your personality too, Todoroki-kun!” Midoriya told him, showing a radiant smile.
“T-Thanks…” Shouto mumbled, feeling his cheeks getting hot.
“I want to properly thank you for letting me sleep in your place.” Midoriya said, standing up. “Would you like to go to the movie theater later?”
“I-I would love to!” Shouto stuttered.
“Great! I’m coming to pick you up after lunch, okay?” Izuku added, showing a smile even broader than before.
“Okay…” Shouto muttered, mesmerized at the other’s beauty.
After Midoriya left, Shouto tried to organize his thoughts. But there was no point. His classmate was everything he could think about.
Shouto didn’t completely understand his feelings for that boy. But Midoriya made him happy. Whatever there was to figure out, he wasn’t in a hurry to do it.