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Hizashi was never good at staying focused on his school work, his love for his friends and his ADHD were never a good mix. Sitting in math twisting a drumstick between his fingers, Hizashi’s brain ran wild. ‘Bitch, let me wreck you’ Hizashi thought ‘The only way All Might would get what he wanted was if Endeavor stopped being a little brat. All Might grabbed Endeavor’s wrists and pinned them above his head. Taking the brat into his arms, All Might pulled Endeavor closer to his face and…’
“Hizashi!”
Hizashi suddenly woke up from his trance to the sound of his best friend's voice surrounded by the slow boring voice of their math teacher.
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“Huh? Sho! What’s up?”
“You zoned out again dude, and you had that look on your face that must only mean you were writing something inappropriate. We should be focusing on algebra not All Might and Endeavor.”
“I wasn’t writing anything!” Hizashi replied panicked
“I know that face, you were planning your next fic. Don’t lie to me Zash.”
“Ok, I was, but in my defence, All Might pinning Endeavor down is so much more interesting than algebra, why do we need math anyway if we’re going to become pro heroes?”
“Hizashi’s right” Nemuri pipes up from behind Shota. “Why put villains to sleep using my quirk when I can bore them to sleep with algebra!”
“Yamada, Kayama, Aizawa!” Nezu says sternly Be quiet and do your work. Your test is next week!”
Being first years at UA, the school with one of the most prestigious hero courses meant that the kids had to be on top of all of their schoolwork. Even though Hizashi was one of the top kids in the class, Nezu refused to let him chill out. Hizashi only just managed to get back to his work when Shota caught his eye. He had tied his hair back and out of his face so that he could focus better. Hizashi could finally see Sho’s soft jawline, his kind eyes, the way he bit his tongue when he was trying to focus. Fuck. How had he never seen this before? His best friend was hot. Jesus why was he so hopelessly pansexual. The bell rings and Nemuri picks him up off his chair.
“Hizashi! Shota! C’mon we have to get to Lunch Rush before all the good food is gone! Hurry up guys!”
“Nem,” Tensei says “Can you go one second without wanting to shove food in your face?”
“No, I’m a simple woman. I want takoyaki!”
She grabs the boys arms as she tries to run towards the school cafeteria taking their place in line. The kids grab their food and sit down at their table.
“Ok, Ok, Ok!” Hizashi says excitedly. “So All Might is the number one hero right? So what if…” Hizashi keeps talking while Shota is lost in Hizashi’s eyes, the dark red behind the yellow of his glasses, the thick eyelashes and the total passion in what he was talking about. Shota feels a tap on his shoulder and looks up to see Nemuri beckoning him away from the table.
“Sooo?” She starts once they are out of ear and eyeshot from the others. “Hizashi huh?”
“What about him?” Shota replied nervously
“You have a thing for him!”
“Bullshit. I don’t!”
“That was a complete lie, and I saw how you looked at him just then, and how you’ve looked at him all year!”
“I don’t like him.”
“C’mon Sho, you can talk to me. You’ve known me since we were twelve.”
“Ok, fine. So yes. I do like Hizashi. I’ve liked him since the entrance exam.”
“I knew it! Carry on.”
“But for some reason liking a guy makes me feel like I’m betraying my gender, it just feels that because I’m trans I need to like girls. But I don’t I never have!”
“Sho, look at me for a second.” Nemuri took Shota’s face in her hands “Just because you like guys does not make you any less of a man. You hear me. You are just as much a man as Hizashi or Tensei. C’mon we need to eat up before hero training this afternoon."
As the two of them walked back to the table there was a feeling of calm. Even though Shota knew that Nemuri would tease him about his crush, he was glad he could finally talk about it with someone.