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Shouta dragged his tired feet to the faculty room in U.A, tired bloodshot eyes scanning the dim lighted room, he was too early, the sun barely peeking over the horizon, as it slowly rise to it’s full glory

He took a seat at his desk, tired from his night patrol as it ended way to late into the night it couldn’t be called night again, neither could it be called dawn

And so he decided that the best course of action he could take was just take a quick bath at his home, and went to U.A immediately, founding no point in sleeping

With the minimum space of his desk, he somehow managed to sleep, as soon as his head hit his makeshift pillow that was his arm, he fell asleep

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He didn’t knew when it happened, after a while into his ‘sleep’, someone entered the faculty room, a tiny gasp came from the, judging from his gasp, a man, it seems he wasn’t expecting there would be someone else here so early in the faculty room

The man brushed past him, as he made his way to his own desk lightly
placing his bag to the right side of Shouta, careful to not wake Shouta up, the man was Toshinori then, he thought blurrily along the lines of sleepiness

Toshinori then made his way to the counter, to make his tea probably, filling the kettle with water as he flipped the switch on it, standing there, waiting for it to boil

As Shouta was slowly drifting back to nothingness, he heard a distant sound coming from the direction of the counter, it sounded like faint humming, he didn’t knew what it was, the sound he heard was so soothing he forgot to sleep, listening to it intently

It never came to him that Toshinori was a man with tastes of music, so he was caught off guard when he heard the soothing faint humming that came from him, it was so soothing it was as if an angel sang the melody, he was drawn to it, like a moth drawn to the blazing fire that’s bound to kill it

He knew it was dangerous to keep listening to Toshinori’s faint humming, especially when he didn’t get enough sleep, he needed sleep in order to deal with the chaos that is class 1-A, but Toshinori’s humming is just so enchanting he couldn’t stop himself from wanting nothing more than to hear it.

But unfortunately, the humming was so soothing it lulled Shouta back to his sleep, a faint smile tugging on his lips

And if Toshinori hummed again when they were supervising class 1-A on their training, well, Shouta absolutely won’t admit that he ever heard that Toshinori was humming

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It was public knowledge that Shouta liked cats, so almost everytime lunch came, he would go to his own ‘secret spot’ where he would feed stray cats that gathered there

It was stupid, calling a place a secret spot, because it was never hidden, people could just come in and go as they please, there was no secret in it, it’s just that he had never met anyone there

So when Toshinori came to have lunch, knees and shoulders bumping as they were crouched down together, feeding the stray cats, Shouta’s heart definitely didn’t beat a mile per minute

The warmth radiating from their connected knees and shoulders sent shivers down Shouta’s spine, he was like the burning sun, so warm it was very much inviting, even the once untameable cats were quickly warming up to his big calloused hands

Toshinori took a seat at the nearest bench on their ‘secret spot’ while Shouta continue to feed the cats, Toshinori took notice of Shouta’s food, as he slowly sipped one of those unhealthy jelly drinks, he took note of it, and slowly ate his homemade bento

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It was a pleasant noon at U.A, as Shouta made his way outside

The sun above him a sunflower yellow, Shouta was instantly reminded by Tohinori’s identical yellow hair as he laid under the spring sun on the grass at U.A’s yard, the warmth of the sun was so inviting, perfect for a nap as the breeze slowly blew past him, Shouta was never one to miss such a perfect time for napping, until someone disturbed him

“Aizawa-kun, here” Toshinori said as he took a seat beside the grass where Shouta laid down, his iconic sleeping bag nowhere to be found, he thought it was a great idea to sleep directly on top of the warm grass under the sun

“What?” He asked confused, cracking open his tired eyes as he scanned what Toshinori meant by ‘here’ until his eyes landed on a cat themed wrapped bento

“I noticed you drinking those unhealthy jelly drinks, without any real food you consume, so I decided to make a bento for you” He said, the bento still in his hand, as his own bento was on the other side of his hand

“You know you don’t have to do this right All Might-san?” Shouta asked as he sat up, “It’s okay, I insist, your diet is not one of the best so I thought it should be up to me to give you the nutrients your body needs” Toshinori said, his smile warm as he handed over the cat themed wrapped bento to Shouta

Shouta unwrapped the bento and his heart instantly clenched, the rice was shaped into a cat, the nuggets and egg were also made into a cat shaped ones, everything was made to into a cat shaped food, the mental image of Toshinori wearing an apron while humming in the crack of dawn as he made the cat shaped food made his heart beat faster

“Itadakimasu” the both of them said as they ate their bentos in silence, Shouta was impressed of Toshinori’s culinary skills, he knew the lanky man can cook, but not this good.

“Thankyou All Might-san for your delicious bento, I’m impressed” Shouta said as he handed the bento box back to his coworker, there was a glimmer of something that Shouta couldn’t quite put into words as he praised Toshinori for his cooking skills

“Thankyou Aizawa-kun, I never thought my cooking was good” Toshinori said, a faint blush appearing on his cheeks as he scratched the back of his head, feeling sheepish after being praised

The bell that signaled the end of lunch was heard faintly in the distance as Shouta along with Toshinori stood up and dusted their pants

“You should give yourself more credit when it comes to your cooking” Shouta said as they made their way back to U.A, “Thankyou Aizawa-kun” Toshinori said, his warm smile plastered on his face as Shouta denied that his heart was beating even more faster than before

And if somehow Toshinori and Shouta was spotted at the same place at lunch again, a cat themed bento on Shouta’s lap, than it was no one’s business

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Toshinori gave Shouta his report, fidgeting on his seat as he waited for Shouta’s reaction, Shouta was known to be a beast at correcting, his sharp tounge was even more sharp as he sliced the wrongs in a report, commenting on even the littlest of mistakes, nothing goes unchecked from those sharp eyes of his

He opened his mouth, ready to lash out on common mistakes Toshinori made throught out his report, “All Might-san, you made a stupid mistake here” He said, his tounge sharp as he commented, Toshinori flinched from his seat

“W-Where?” Toshinori said as he came closer to see what he did wrong on his report, “Here, you—“ Shouta stopped abruptly as a sweet smell hit his nose, it was the smell of something sweet, something he couldn’t really get what it was

“Aizawa-kun?” Toshinori asked, as he whipped his head around to look at Shouta, ah, the sweet smell came from Toshinori’s hair, and Toshinori suddenly seemed more closer than he was before, Shouta cleared his throat trying to compose himself

“A-As I was saying, you made a mistake here” Shouta said as he pointed on Toshinori’s report, Toshinori came closer to his report, the sweet smell striking Shouta’s nose again

It was nice, too nice infact, as he found himself lost on Toshinori’s sweet smelling hair, his hair looked soft to the touch as his head slowly moved as he read over the mistake he made

Shouta wondered what would Toshinori’s hair feel under his hands, how soft to the touch it would be, “What’s wrong from it?” Toshinori asked as he whipped his head back to Shouta, founding nothing wrong with his obviously wrong report, and suddenly Shouta felt heat creeping up his face at their closeness

He cleared his not so sore throat again, “Your spelling and your spacing is all wrong in here” he said, marking Toshinori’s mistakes in a red marker, as he jolted down the details as to what was wrong from it

“Oh, I didn’t notice” Toshinori said, scratching the back of his head slightly, as he noticed his mistake, “You also have a mistake in this one” Shouta said as he flipped the page

Making Toshinori back up into Shouta’s already invaded personal space even more, the sweet smell of Toshinori’s hair leaving Shouta in a daze, as if he was enchanted by the smell of it

And if Shouta was slightly less angry than he was as he slowly explained and pointed out mistakes on Toshinori’s report, than no one should take notice of it

He later than noticed the same sweet smell coming from class 1-A when he entered the class, he asked what the smell was and Mina answered that it was the smell of caramel popcorn

Rikido had brought the popcorn to class, he was apparently testing his new recipe, Shouta was even offered one, and so he took it, popped it in his mouth as the whole class waited for his reaction, while Rikido asked how it tasted, he gave his honest opinion, and said that the popocorn was good

All the while his mind wondered back to the sweet smelling caramel of Toshinori's hair

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Shouta was awestruck, his breath taken away as he watched All Might’s fight with All For One, he was on the edge of his seat as he watched the intense fight, he couldn’t take of his eyes of the fight, determine to see the win of All Might, even though he was at his limits, his breath ragged as blood trickled down his forehead

Deep down, there was this little voice in Shouta’s head that told him All Might wouldn’t be able to defeat All For One with his current condition, but he shoved it somewhere he couldn’t hear, and continued believing that All Might would be the victorious one in this fight, praying from the bottom of his heart for All Might’s victory.

And he proved Shouta’s belief right as he rised up to pose his victory pose, the screen than cut off to the news reporter

And if Shouta rushed out of the resting room intended for use after the press conference ended, than no one should point that out, not even Sekijirou who asked him where he was going

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All Might made his way to the convinience store where he bought his medicine, the cold night air piercing to the insides of his bones as he sneezed

He managed to get a summer cold, probably from his late nights of grading, he tightened the thin cradigan around him as he exited the convinience store with his medicine

He sneezed again, the Saturday night was especially cold as he made his way back to the teachers dorm back at U.A

He didn't knew if the cold night was because of it being it's natural cold self, or his worsening health

As Toshinori made his way back, a couple of thugs managed to gang up on him in the one of the secluded park at a quite night

"Look do we have here" One of them said, "The retired symbol of peace, looking pathetically weak" His friend continued, kicking Toshinori's shin, making him fall on the cold pavement

Even without All Might, Toshinori could defend himself easily, years of training from Nana and Gran Torino, all those training he took them head on without All Might in him, so he could easily beat them

But with the increase of his fever as his vision start to fog up, defending himself became a hard and distant task

"Not so strong anymore are you All Might-san?" One of them, Toshinori thought to be the leader said as he raised his foot, going for a kick to Toshinori's stomach

He closed his eyes as he braced himself for the kick that was bound to come sooner or later, but the kick never came

"What, Who are you?!" the leader said, as a sound of body hitting the cold pavement made it's way to Toshinori's ear

Toshinori opened his eyes and saw the leader that was previously standing, all glory and greateness, was on the cold pavement, one leg held up high as a binding cloth held it up

"I should be the one asking questions here" Shouta said as he tightened his grip on his binding cloth, initiating a scream of agony from the leader

Shouta was just around the block, patrolling the area on his late night patrol when he saw Toshinori was crouched down on the cold pavement, a gang of thugs around him

Shouta saw red as he launched himself right before the leader could throw a kick to Toshinori

"Who the hell are you?" One of them said, his quirk activating as his other friends were not so cooperative either, activating their quirks either

"I said, I was the one asking questions here", he said, hair rising up as he activated his erasure, deactivating the thug's quirk

"What the, why did it have to shut down now!" one of them said, panic in his voice, "All of you, don't just stand there! Take him down!" the temporarily quirkless thug said

"Unauthorised use of quirks, must mean you're villains then" he said as he dropped their leader from his binding cloth, the sound loud while he dodged, all the while keeping in mind where Toshinori was, making sure to not bump to him

"Shut up! It's not like you're even a hero!" one of them said, blades on his hand, Shouta activated his erasure on him, the blades instantly vanish

"Wha-Wha--" One of them said as his quirk was temporarily erased, Shouta made a quick job of them, quickly rendering them unmoveable, as none of them were experienced fighters

"Oh, I remember you, you're the underground pro hero, The Erasure Hero, Eraserhead!" the leader said as he tied up all of them, alas, none of them would even move a muscle, knowing his binding cloth wouldn't break even under monstrous strengths

That snapped Toshinori awake as he slowly sat up, while he was on the cold pavement, trying to collect his thoughts together, someone was fighting for him, protecting him, all the while making sure to not hit Toshinori

And that someone was none other than Shouta, as Toshinori stared at him, hair rised up, as his eyes were blood red, their eyes met under the moonlight glow, Shouta was ethereal as he stared at Toshinori, his stare taking Toshinori's breath away

Shouta was the one to break their stare as he whipped his phone out to make a call for the nearby police station, hair falling down as he deactivated his quirk

Toshinori seemed to continue his stare at him, even when he was no longer staring at Shouta's eyes, the very man was enchanting to look at

He couldn't stop himself even after Shouta came over to him and ask how was he, the thugs taken care of by the police.

Shouta came over to Toshinori that sat on the cold pavement, the police long gone, "All Might-san, are you okay, you're not hurt are you?" he said, placing a hand on said man's foream that was dazed off as he checked for injuries on Toshinori

He found none, he sighed in relief only to stop abruptly, Shouta's hand on Toshinori's forearm was burning hot, he reached his other hand to Toshinori's forehead, instantly flinching from the hotness radiating from it

Than it all clicked, Shouta knew Toshinori wasn't weak, even without All Might he could still very well defend himself, but with a burning fever, not even the former symbol of peace could do anything against it

He then remembered, earlier at school, Toshinori said he caught a summer cold, and it seems that the summer cold took a turn for the worse, he took notice of the small bag beside Toshinori, taking a look of the contents inside of it

It seems he was just making his way back to the dorms after buying medicine when those ungrateful scumbags attacked him, clearly knowing something was wrong from Toshinori

He clicked his tounge, as he fished out his phone again, his arm still on Toshinori's forearm, steadying the dazed Toshinori, he made a quick dial to his friend Hizashi

"Yo sho-chan! Something went wrong on your patrol? You never called when you were in patrol unless there was an emergency" Hizashi said over the line, energetic as always

"Something did went wrong" he said, glancing at the pale complexion of Toshinori

"I was patrolling when I saw All Might getting attacked, turns out, he was buying medicine and some thugs decided it was a great idea to attack him" he said explaining what problem he ran into

"Oh, must have been from his summer cold this morning" Hizashi said, "I thought so to, could you cover me for patrol today? I need to take All Might-san back to the dorms" Shouta said, asking his good friend to cover for him

There was a long pause from Hizashi, as he contemplated whether to say yes or no, "Our usual bar tomorrow at 6, your treat" came the response of Hizashi

Shouta groaned as he agreed, knowing no way out than to treat his friend, "All righty, just send me over the locations you haven't patroled yet" Hizashi said, a rustling noise on the other side, probably getting up from his seat or even bed

Shouta then said his thanks and send Hizashi the locations, tugging away his phone as his attention diverted back to the lanky feverish man infront of him

"All Might-san, could you recognize me?" Shouta asked, trying to get Toshinori's attention, "You're Aizawa-kun" Toshinori said

No trouble recognizing people then, good, "Ok then, I need to you to tell me why are you here" he asked back, "I was buying medicine for myself when all of a sudden those thugs attacked me" he said, he turned to the other side to sneeze

Shouta took notice of the even hotter temperature of Toshinori, it was as if he was holding unto Endeavour instead of the retired symbol of peace

Shouta decided it was enough for questions, he then helped Toshinori to stand up as he called a cab, taking them back to U.A

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As they made their way back to the dorms, Shouta kept his hand on Toshinori's forearm, making sure Toshinori's fever isn't increasing while the latter had passed out

As soon as they arrived at the dorms he helped Toshinori to his dorm room, lying him down gently at his bed

He then went to the common room to get a basin, filling it with water, along with a little towel, just about the right size for a forehead

He ran into his problem child on the counter, along with Shouto, they were talking, so Shouta asked for some ice from Shouto, thinking it would help

"Todoroki, can you make some ice?" Shouta asked as he gestured the basin full of water to Shouto, Shouto nodded as he made some ice, the blocks splashing into the water

"What do you need the ice for sensei? Is someone sick?" Izuku asked, worried, "All Might's sick" he said, making the green haired boy jump up into action

"All Might is sick?!" he said, worried for his mentor, Shouta calmed him down, "Just a summer cold that went to a fever" he said, making his way back to the teachers dorm

"Can I see him?" Izuku asked, worry laced on his voice, "Tomorrow you can, for now, I don't think it's best for you to see All Might in such a high fever" Shouta said

"Okay then" Izuku said, slumping back to his seat, feeling dejected, while Shouto comforted him, Shouta then continue on his way to the teachers dorm

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He entered Toshinori's dorm, basin on hand, and made his way to the direction of the bedroom where the former symbol of peace laid still unconscious on his bed, nursing a growing fever

Shouta place the basin on top off Toshinor's bedside table along with his capture weapon, he then tied his hair to a pony tail, dragging a chair beside Toshinori

Shouta changed Toshinori off his now wet cardigan along with his shirt that was wet from his sweat, as he then saw the sunburst scar on Toshinori's stomach

His hand gently traced the sunburst scar, being the symbol of peace comes with a price to pay, but seeing this large of a scar, it made even Shouta surprised

Toshinori shuddered at the gentle touch that snapped Shouta back to reality, taking the new shirt he pulled from Toshinori's wardrobe

After he changed him to new clothes Shouta then, took the towel and dipped it into the cold water, shuddering a little from the coldness of it, Shouto sure put some ice in there

He wringed it dry and placed it on top of Toshinori's burning forehead, he took the bag of medicine, taking out one of the cold medicines, reading the instructions over

Shouta then stood up, making a bee line for the door, the medicine required the person to eat first before consuming it

He then made his way to the kitchen, passing by the now empty common room, both Shouto and Izuku must have went upstairs

He then pulled tomorrow's portion of cooked rice, making a little note to tell class 1-A that he have used the rice

Shouta placed the pot on top of the stove and poured water in it, waiting for it to boil

His mind than drifted back to Toshinori, how he managed to get a summer cold that worsen to a fever, he must have overworked himself from grading too much.

He made porridge and then poured the contents of it to a bowl, taking a spoon and bring it back to Toshinori's room

He opened the door, placing the porridge on the table beside the basin, he took the dry towel and place it on the edge of the basin, he then placed his hand on Toshinori's forehead to check his temperature, sensing the his fever had slightly decreased

He sighed in relief, with reluctance, he woke Toshinori up, "All Might-san, you need to eat before you eat your medicine" he said helping Toshinori to sit up

"Aizawa-kun? Why--" Toshinori sneezed, cutting himself off, "Eat first, than you can ask me questions later" he said as he gave the porridge to Toshinori

Toshinori scooped up a spoonful of porridge, Shouta noticed his shaky hands as he tried to lift up the spoon

Shouta took the porridge on Toshinori's hand, their hands slightly brushing, the touched burned Shouta

"Let me feed you" Shouta said as he lift the spoon, "No it's okay, really, I can--" Toshinori sneezed, cutting himself off again, "It's okay, I don't mind" he said, as he place the porridge beside the basin as he scooped up a spoonful of the porridge

Shouta then blowed on the porridge, his hand below it, ready to catch any stray porridge that would fall, he then feed Toshinori

They stayed silent, neither of them interested in striking up a conversation, Shouta feeding Toshinori, while Toshinori just ate the food, soon the bowl was empty, and it was time to give Toshinori the medicine.

"Here is your cold medicine, and this is your fever reliever" Shouta said as he handed Toshinori 2 pills

"Um, on second thought, I already felt better, I don't need to drink the medicine, I just need to sleep it off, thankyou for taking care of me Aizawa-kun" Toshinori said as he went back to his sleeping position, pulling the covers up to his face, only his iconic sunflower yellow hair visible beneath the cover

There was a long pause, Shouta blinked, once, twice, did Toshinori just flat out reject the medicine that he himself bought? "All Might-san, you clearly need to take these medicines, besides, you only need to swallow these" Shouta said

"Nope, definitely not needing it", Toshinori said again from under the covers, convinced, while Shouta just stared at him, disbelief in his eyes, it then clicked

Could it be, that Toshinori couldn't swallow pills? "All Might-san, could it be that you can't swallow pills?" he asked, curious, as if an electricity electrified him, he jolted slightly, hoping Shouta would just miss it

Shouta didn't miss the slight jolt as he stifled a laugh, the great All Might, the number one hero, the symbol of peace, couldn't as much as swallow a pill

He then thought of a way to bribe Toshinori to eat the medicines, "All Might-san, if you ate these medicines, I'll buy you a chocolate cake when you're healthy" he said, remembering despite his glorious title of number one hero, this man had a sweet tooth

That perked Toshinori's interest up, as he slightly pulled the covers down, revealing his light blue orbs, staring expectantly at Shouta, "Really?" he said

Shouta's heart clenched at the cute sight, "Really" he replied back, "Promise?" Toshinori said, holding his pinky out, as Shouta felt his heart clench even more "Promise" Shouta said as he connected his own pinky, sealing their promise

Shouta then gave the grim looking Toshinori his pills, he then ate them, his face turning into a look of unpleasantness as he quickly took the offered cup of water while Shouta stifled a laugh

"I want to quickly be healthy again" Toshinori said as he gave Shouta the empty glass back, "Then sleep" Shouta said as he place the empty glass to the table

Toshinori did as Shouta said, the medicine taking effect quickly as he found himself on a deep slumber

Shouta rewet and rewringed the towel as he placed it back to Toshinori's forehead, all the while checking his temperature

Shouta didn't count how many times he rewet and rewringed the towel as he slowly slipped into a restless slumber, still worried for Toshinori’s condition

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Toshinori woke up to the familiarity of his ceiling, he didn't remember coming back home, all he remembered was going out to buy those dreaded medicine pills and when he made his way home, he was attacked by thugs

Did he somehow defended himself? He questioned, clearly not believing himself until he turned his head to the right and saw Shouta who was sleeping in the chair

Memories coming back to him in a flash, Shouta fighting the thugs, proctecting him, cooking for him, feeding him, bribing him, tugging him to sleep, taking care of him, it all made Toshinori's heart beat faster, until it clicked

He had fallen in love with Shouta, days spend grading as they sat across each other, Shouta slightly scolding how he went easy at grading, lunch that was spend at the yard as they ate together, discussing lesson's plans, how gentle Shouta's hand were as he fed the stray cats, while Toshinori wished Shouta would touch him with the same gentleness, how patient Shouta was as he pointed out the obvious rookie mistakes Toshinori should have not make again, yet still, Shouta patiently helped him, how he protected Toshinori, risking his life, how he cared and nursed his fever down, how he stayed up late, going as far as to abandon his night patrol to take care of his old fragile body, how he patiently spoon fed him, even going as far to bribe him, promising him to buy a chocolate cake after he is healthy again, all of them send Toshinori plunging to the realisation that he loved him

He stared at the sleeping man infront of him, his hands folded infont of his chest, sleeping bags thick under his eyes, Toshinori could only imagine how late into the night Shouta could have slept, taking care of him

Unconsciously, Toshinori sat up as he slowly tug Shouta in to his bed, making the poor man sleep in a proper bed, his joints must have been sore from his sleeping position

He then gently untied Shouta's hair that was still tied into a pony tail, placing the hair band at the table while his calloused hand ran through Shouta's messy black curls, evening it out even just for a bit

Shouta seemed to enjoy Toshinori's touch as he leaned into Toshinori's hand, his face finally shifting to a more peaceful look

Shouta seemed peaceful, angelic even, the sight took Toshinori's breath away as he stared at him, but soon, he felt his drowsiness hitting him back, the medicine still on effect, and gently, he hugged Shouta as he fell back to slumber, the love of his life tugged safely in his arms

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Shouta woke up to warm hands on his back, he snuggled in deeper into the warmness, though instantly snapped up when he remembered he was sleeping at a chair at the cold of Toshinori's room

His heart skipped a beat as he was met with Toshinori's sleeping face inches apart from his own, he instantly sucked a breath in, his eyes widening

He tried calming himself down, soon succeding, his breath regulated normally again as his body instantly relaxed back to Toshinori's hand, though the feeling was strange

Strange but welcoming with open hands, he was never touched this way before, this gentle, with a hint of something he couldn't quite describe

He stared up at Toshinori's peaceful face, how his face has none of those worried wrinkles, seemingly etched permanently on his face

Shouta tugged a stray hair to the back of Toshinori's ear as he continue to gaze up on him, his heart beating a mile per minute for the endearing man infront of him

How he hummed, the melody as if casting an enchanting spell on Shouta, wanting to hear more of the melody

How he petted cats along with him, the warmth of their connected knees and shoulders sending shivers down Shouta's spine, the feeling delightful, as it was etched into his memoty

How he gave him bentos, the effort Toshinori put in it as he woke up at the crack of dawn and start to shape food into cats, how he worry for the unhealthy jelly drinks Shouta always drink, it made his heart clench

How his hair smelled of caramel, the sweet temptation of heated sugar, it enchanted Shouta, as he was left on a daze of the sweet smelling hair

How he fought, protecting the citizens as he risked his life on the line, his fight horrifying to watch as All For One overpowered the nearing limit of All Might

But at the same time, it was breath taking, how he came back up, even when he was at his limits, how he could beat the overpowered All For One, proving to the whole world, that he was victorious even at his limits

All of it led to the strong growing feeling of love Shouta held for the man, at first, he denied the existence of the foreign feeling, deeming it useless and distracting

But as the feeling grew, it became harder to ignore, harder to store away, harder to shove somewhere in a corner

It grew, until Shouta accepted the feelings with open arms, coming to an agreement that this foreign feeling called love, is unignoreable, it could no longer be store away, or even shoved to a corner, because his love for Toshinori was as big as his heart

He loved him with all his might Shouta decided it was best that his love for him is channelled to protecting the citizens he so loved along with Shouta's object of affection, Toshinori himself

He knew his feelings would never be reciprocated, so he decided staying silent would be the best course possible for Shouta to take, if by all means he still wanted to keep this budding friendship intact

He continue his gaze at the man, until Toshinori stirred awake, he slowly opened his eyes, light blue orbs meeting with obsidian black ones, locked into a gaze that was unexplainable

"Good morning All Might-san" Shouta said as a means of greeting, "Good morning Aizawa-kun, did you sleep well?" Toshinori asked with a smile so blinding

"I did, I don't remember sleeping in a bed though" Shouta said, confused, "Oh, that was me, I saw you sleeping so uncomfortably so I tug you in" Toshinori said

"Oh, thankyou then" Shouta said, pink dusting across his cheeks at the thoughtfulness of Toshinori's, he then asked him

"Is your fever down then?" Shouta said as he sat up, his hand making it's way across Toshinori's forehead as relieve wash over him when he felt the cold forehead

Toshinori's heart beat faster, the touch on his forehead so gentle, he never felt it before, so gentle, so warm, so caring, so full of love

"I love you" Toshinori said as he slipped, his eyes widened in horror, while his hands made it's way to cover his careless mouth

Shouta widened his eyes as his mouth dropped open, his ears must be playing tricks with him, there was no way Toshinori said he loved Shouta

"What?" he asked, startled, while Toshinori sighed, knowing that their friendship will surely crumble, might as well say his feelings out loud then

"I love you Aizawa-kun" Toshinori repeated, his voice clear and unwavering as his eyes state nothing but the truth

A moment of silence washed over them, Shouta with his eyes as wide as saucers, mouth gaping like a fish out of water, cheeks flushed red, while Toshinori with his eyes full of conviction, mouth shut in anticipation

Shouta was the one to broke the silence, "You what?" Shouta asked again, his ears must really been playing tricks with him, "I love you Aizawa-kun, I know you'll never reciprocate my feelings, I just wanted to sa--" He was cut off as a pair of soft lips hit his own, Shouta was kissing him, before he could return it, Shouta had already pulled away

"Shut up for a second will you?" Shouta said as he averted his eyes, his cheeks still flushed red, "I love you too All Might-san" he said, obsidian black eyes meeting light blue ones

Toshinori widened his eyes unbeliving what Shouta said, as a second later his eyes soften, his gaze full of love for the black haired man

"Call me Toshinori when it's only the two of us" Toshinori said as his hand made it's way up to caress the scar under Shouta's right eye, "Call me Shouta then" Shouta said as his own hands made it's way to where Toshinori had his hand on his cheek

They stared for a while, staring at each other, eyes full of love, as they held their gaze on each other, drinking in each other's presence in their own little world

Until Shouta broke the gaze, "Toshinori, mind telling me how you get sick?" Shouta asked, his eyes twitched with annoyance with a hint of worriedness, while pink crept it's way too Toshinori's cheek when he heard his name rolling out so fittingly from his love

"Ahahaha, about that, I can explain Shouta-kun" Toshinori said, laughing sheepishly, while Shouta widened his eyes by a fracture, the man that he loved so much calling his name, it felt so right

"Well, give me a full explanation then Toshinori" he said back, and Toshinori did explained how he got sick, the reason obvious, he overworked himself, Shouta then kept in mind that he will never get Toshinori sick because of overworking

He then remembered the sunburst scar on Toshinori's stomach, Shouta hesitated to ask, he was afraid he would be prying to much

"Something bothering you, Shouta-kun?" Toshinori asked as Shouta blinked back to reality, there was a pause, before Shouta admitted "There is something that bothered me" he eventually said, "What is it?" Toshinori asked back, his hand tugging a stray strand behind Shouta's ear

"I don't want to force you to answer me, it's just that, when I changed your clothes yesterday, I saw a scar on your stomach, and I was going to ask you, what kind of monster did you fight Toshinori?" Shouta asked, eyes full of worriedness

There was a pause before Toshinori sat up and cupped Shouta's face with his big calloused hands, "I know I will eventually tell you about my sunburst scar, you're far from forcing me to answer you love" Toshinori said, as Shouta flushed red, clearly not used to the petname Toshinori called him

"You just found out about the scar earlier, it was from my first fight with that despicable monster, All For One" Toshinori said

"It destroyed my respiratory system, but I somehow managed to survive" Toshinori said, while Shouta's line of view began to blur, tears threatening to spill over, which it eventually did as he sobbed, he felt guilt wash over him, all this time, how could he be so mean to him all this time when he was suffering so much?

Toshinori panicked at Shouta's unexpected reaction when Shouta launched himself into Toshinori's chest, hugging the lanky man tightly, Toshinori was surprised from his actions, though his eyes soften as he stroked Shouta's black hair comfortingly

Shouta looked up from Toshinori's chest, eyes slightly red, "I'm sorry I was mean to you, even though you're struggling to even breath properly, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm--" he was cut off when a pair of lips shut him off

"Don't be sorry, all your mean actions shape me into a better teacher, you help me everyday to become a better version of myself, so please, don't feel bad about it" Toshinori said as he wipped the tears running freely down Shouta's cheeks

Shouta sobbed harder as he launched himself back to Toshinori's already wet chest, while Toshinori only comforted him, stroking his black untameable curls as his other hand rubbed soothing circles on Shouta's back, comforting him

The two of them stayed like that for a while, holding each other, as Shouta sobbed and Toshinori comforted him, lost in each other's presence, not giving a care to the world.