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Izuku was currently at the Endeavor Agency, sitting next to a Bakugou that was having an anger-induced aneurysm, and a dead-looking Shoto. Nothing too out of the usual. Burnin' was sitting nearby, currently on break and was lounging around. At the table next to where they were sitting on a couch, Endeavor was currently talking to Ryukyu about some kind of paperwork related issue, too boring to actually go into depth for. She had also brought Nejire in tow, who was seemingly having none of the boring paperwork Ryukyu was doing, and was currently bouncing from one side of the room to the other trying to find something to do. Izuku was sitting as still as possible, hoping that for the love of God she didn't see him, since it was already hard enough talking to girls for him. But he was also busy thinking about a certain someone.
Setsuna Tokage. No matter how hard he tried, the image of her face and smile always drilled back into his head. He very obviously knew he had a crush on her, and for good reason. Her personality was absolutely incredible, being extremely confident and talkative, although a tad bit provocative, but that was something he was willing to work with. Her interests were even similar, which was fangirling over dinosaurs instead of heroes like Izuku. She was also an incredible leader too, not being afraid to take charge. Seeing how sullen she looked after her JT loss to Bakugou made Izuku wince. She definitely didn't like seeing her like that, and wanted to just run and hug her. However, he was completely afraid of confessing, that he'd stammer and look like an idiot, or say something weird or perverted, or that it would be unreciprocated, and that she'd hit him like the girls at his middle school did. Besides, he thought of himself to be too plain to even stand out compared to his classmates, and had little hope she'd even recognize him. Then there were her looks. Izuku genuinely thought she was the most beautiful person in the world, everything from her hair and how it was the same green color to the way her smile seemingly never faded. They'd hung out before, at the party after JT and a little before that, even by themselves where'd they mostly played on her Switch. Both of them had each other's contacts and were part of each other's group chats, which he was looking at now. Izuku even knew her favorite flower, blue lilacs, from when they went to a flower shop.
Izuku was definitely smitten.
While thinking all of this over, he failed to notice that Nejire was now approaching them slowly while... moonwalking. Okay, yeah, she was definitely a special kind of bored now. She leaned forward with an evil smirk creeping up her face while to the left of the three boys before whispering.
"Hey, Hey! Can I ask you guys a question?" She asked. It was at this point Ryukyu and Endeavor had finished their conversation and were now busy working on their laptops. Almost instinctively, Ryukyu's eyes shot over and began observing her to make sure she didn't do anything stupid. Bakugou turned his head, gritting his teeth and a small explosion forming in his hand.
"Fuck off fairy bi-"
"Who're your guys' crushes? I know mine's Tamaki!" She chirped. Ryukyu facepalmed in the background while Endeavor just glanced at Nejire, Burnin' turning her head slightly.
"Girls are a waste of fucking time anyway..." Bakugou grumbled. Nejire pouted before turning to Shoto who just stared at her.
"Kodai from Class 1-B. She's respectable and quiet." Shoto said in a monotone voice. Ryukyu just smiled warmly at him. Endeavor flinched before an atomic sized smile creeped onto his face. Shoto somehow noticed this and shot such a potent glare at him that it could've killed anyone else. Nejire then turned to face Izuku who flinched and subsequently had all the color drain from his face.
"How about you Deku, hmm?" She said, a huge smile on her face. Ryukyu facepalmed again while Endeavor just stared. Izuku's mind spun out as he fought himself over whether he should answer or not.
"W-Well, U-Uh, I-It's..."
"Oooo, is it me?" Nejire asked.
"N-No! I-I mean, y-you're g-great a-and all, b-but.-" Izuku was cut off again, this time from Shoto.
"I'm quite curious myself, Midoriya. Uraraka has Iida now and Tsuyu has Tsuburaba." Shoto asked.
"It's okay if you don't want to share." Ryukyu spoke up with a reassuring smile, trying to be the voice of reason.
"It's not important anyway." Endeavor said, not taking his eyes off his screen while he typed. Izuku's eyes shot back and forth nervously, before speaking up.
"O-Okay, I-It's T-T-Tokage from Class 1-B." Izuku stammered. Nejire and Ryukyu beamed while Endeavor glanced. Shoto was extremely confused though.
"Wait, from what I deduced, it should've been Nirengenki-"
"The lizard bitch?" Bakugou scoffed. "I kicked her ass in Joint Training, not sure why you'd want to bang her."
"Don't say that!" Izuku replied. "Everything about her is great! Sure, she slipped up when fighting you, but that's why it's called "Joint Training," Izuku emphasized with air quotes. "-So she can get better than she already is. She would've wiped the floor with anyone else! Just because she's not as frontal combat oriented as you are doesn't mean she's weak, Kacchan." He finished, crossing his arms. Katsuki looked genuinely stunned for a split second before he scoffed and turned away, going back to his explosive self. Then...
*sniff*
"So precious..."
"H-huh-" Izuku spun around, only to find Nejire with her hands cupped over her mouth laughing with tears of joy, Ryuykyu smiling warmly in the background with her hand over her heart. Endeavor also looked partially stunned, although not turning away from his laptop, and Shoto was also smiling. Burnin' looked slightly confused.
"It's great to hear you think so highly of her." Ryukyu said, still smiling.
"Tch, whatever you fucking nerd, just don't come crying to me when you get Hanahaki's." Bakugou snapped. Nejire, Ryukyu and Burnin' glared, but Shoto and Izuku both looked confused.
"I'm sorry, Hana-what?" Izuku asked.
"Hanahaki's Disease. I've heard about it in fanfiction before." Shoto spoke up. Endeavor coughed in the background. "It's where someone starts coughing up their lover's favorite flower when they experience unrequited, or one-sided love. It gets worse the longer it goes on for until it fills up your lungs and you suffocate. As far as I understand, it's only an anime disease, which means it just exists in fiction thankfully." Izuku turned pale as his eyes widened.
'It's not real, you have nothing to worry about, Deku-' He tried reassuring himself mentally.
"Too bad. Maybe I have to shove some fucking roses down your throat for you then." Bakugou said while glaring. This was quickly met by a slap on the back of the neck by Nejire.
"I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU-"
"Hey, Midoriya, you don't look so good." Burnin' said worriedly. Izuku snapped himself out of it and almost fainted. His head felt extremely light and his heart was racing. He felt his stomach start churning and that he could barely breath. His vision began going blurry as he felt like he was falling. Izuku's breaths became labored as he nearly fell over before Shoto caught him. He put his hand on Izuku's forehead before pulling it away.
"Yeah, he's got a fever. Here, I'll get a trashcan or bag." Shoto said as he stood up. Izuku then started coughing. It was more raspy wheezes than anything before he doubled over. Bakugou stood up and backed away as Ryukyu ran over and put her hand on his back. Nejire stood back as Burnin' and Endeavor looked extremely concerned.
"It's okay, just breath, just breathe with me, 1, 2 ,3-" Ryukyu said. Deep down, she was panicking since it happened so quickly as Izuku continued to cough and gag. As soon as Shoto came back, Izuku recoiled before he began coughing up blood and... flower petals... It splashed onto the floor as Izuku began choking and crying before he regained control of his breathing. He still felt like fainting, and was taking all of the force out of him to keep himself conscious. Everyone in the room froze. None of them expected this, or were even prepared.
"A-Are those flower petals? Like the Hanahaki thing?" Burnin' asked nervously. Izuku continued to stare down at the offending pile of blood and flowers below him, some still dripping out of his mouth.
"Those... Those are Blue Lilacs... Midoriya... Aren't Tokage's favorite flowers blue lilacs? Midoriya!?" Todoroki asked frantically.
"Y-... Yes..." Was all Izuku could muster before he fell unconscious.
"Oh... Oh My God..."