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Sero was going through a bit of a rough time at the moment, studies were starting to get more serious with teachers piling on not only more homework but more training as well, and if that wasn't bad enough on top of everything he was trying to balance his hobbies and social life (all of his friends didn't seem to be feeling the strain of work, although Sero knew it was all just a brave face they put on for the teachers) and it was already starting to feel like it was too much. When all of a sudden Sero, distracted with the stress of the increasing workload, made a silly mistake in training and ended up seriously injuring himself in the worst way possible, a dislocated shoulder! I mean he was the swinging hero: Tape elbows himself! How was he supposed to fly through the sky when he couldn't even hold a glass of water because it hurt to move his arm. Although, as upset and awful as Sero felt, his boyfriend Iida felt even worse. “I should have caught you, I was right there! You fell past my nose babe, right past it!” Iida said, breaking his usual calm presence as he paced around Sero’s hospital bed, almost literally kicking himself. Just as Sero was about to call his boyfriend to come sit in bed with him Recovery Girl walked in and ushered Iida towards the door as school hours were over and then Sero was sent home to his family where he spent 2 weeks of bed rest recovering and missing his boyfriend.
Eventually there were only two days until Sero was allowed to return to school and he was practically running around his room with excitement at the prospect of not only Finally leaving his house but also seeing his friends and most importantly, his boyfriend for the first time in 2 weeks (which felt like 2 years). Sero’s frantic celebrations of his triumphant return to school was disturbed, however when his phone pinged with a message and his heart lit up when he saw it was from Iida, however it suddenly sunk down past his toes, down through the floor and to the core of the earth when he read what Iida had said,
{Texting}
I - Hey babe, I've suddenly become quite unwell and cannot attend school for the foreseeable future as I wouldn't want to make anyone else in the class sick, especially you. -
S - NOOOOOO, but I was about to come back -
S - i miss you so much -
I - I miss you too baby but Aizawa wont let me even see anyone because you're all so busy and we can't afford half the class on sick leave when we have training to do. -
S - Aah Iida without you im in Spain without the S -
I - Umm, pain? -
S - YESSSS -
I - I love you too babe, I'll get better as soon as possible okay? -
S - <3 -
Unfortunately even though Iida wasn't dangerously sick his illness ended up lasting a long time, right till the end of term to be precise and Sero was losing his mind without him. He hadn't even seen his boyfriend in just over a month's time and it was slowly killing him. Iida and him talked on the phone every day though and Iida still managed to make him feel all warm and fuzzy inside even if there was a large distance between them and they were only connected by a phone line.
Eventually term ended and Sero was exhausted to say the least, having had to catch up on all the work he missed while injured and also retrain his dislocated shoulder, careful to not reinjure himself. Now that holidays had arrived Sero thought it was finally time that he could spend time with Iida again. However after comparing schedules for the holiday it looked like they only had one day where they could see each other. UGH could the universe get anymore cruel! It had separated Sero from his boyfriend for long enough already.
Sero spent the majority of the beginning of the holiday recuperating and counting the days until he and Iida had planned to see eachother again. Sero didn't know what Iida had planned for their reunion date but he was excited as Iida always planned the best dates. Finally when the big day rolled around, Sero spent an embarrassingly long time getting ready and changed his outfit (which he did plan 2 days in advance but it just ‘wasn't perfect’ on the day) around 12 times before deciding that he was ready and left for their date. He met up with Iida at the train station and almost wrapped the both of them together forever with his tape so that they could never be separated again but upon remembering that they were in public he compromised by wrapping Iida in his arms instead, and promised him that he would never let go.
Iida brought the two of them to a little cafe where you could paint your own ceramics and they would bake them for you to take home and Sero’s heart melted because it was so perfect, and romantic. Iida found the table that he had booked for the two of them and sat down to start thinking of what he was going to paint. Sero had decided that he was going to paint a plate before he arrived with a picture of one of his favorite anime characters (or so he told Iida) so while he was walking around, trying to decide which plate would be the best size Iida walked around trying to see if anything sparked an idea for him, but to no avail. Eventually he decided on a large mug and also picked one of his favorite anime characters to paint. Sero ordered a large plate of chips and some coffee milkshakes for them and they both started to paint.
Even though Iida started long after Sero, Sero took so long that he finished 45 minutes after Iida did, and felt quite bad about making him wait. But everytime Sero was going to stop painting and start apologising for taking so long and a lot of “No it's alright babe i’ll just have a half finished plate” his eyes met Iida’s and the loving look he had kept Sero painting until he finally exclaimed “Okay I'm done what do you think?” Sero turned his platel around for Iida to see and Iida was not prepared for what was on the other side of the plate. It wasn't a nice picture of Sero’s favorite anime character like Iida had expected but it was rather a nice looking cartoon picture of Iida himself and it read “Iida-Dakimasu” underneath in Sero’s barely legible handwriting. Iida blushed and took Sero’s hand in his own, giving it a kiss. “Sero, darling, that is adorable” “And polite, I thought you would appreciate it” Sero replied, also blushing now. “Oh hun I love it!” Iida then paid and they walked out hand in hand, sad that their date was drawing to a close but with hearts still filled to the brim with love for one another.
Sero had never, ever, in his life been excited for a term to start like he was when his alarm woke him up after the holidays had ended, right on time for the first day of school. He quickly hopped out of bed, pulled on his uniform, inhaled some breakfast and started sprinting towards his first class, wanting to be early for once in his life. Despite his best efforts to be there before his boyfriend, when he arrived Iida was already there, sitting just behind his desk chatting happily to Momo. However when Sero opened the door the sound drew Iida’s attention and their eyes met. He said nothing and only beckoned Sero over to join them. Sero (being extremely extra) took a running start before sliding across Iida’s desk before Iida caught him and shuffled him around so that Sero was settled nicely onto his lap. “Sweety we are at school, you should sit properly on your own chair” Iida said, not really out of concern for the school's rules but more because he was worried that Aizawa would walk in and see them like this. “Awhhhhh but baaaaaabe” Sero said, exaggerating the first and last word as he rested his chin on Iida’s shoulder and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's waist. “I missed you so much,'' they both said at the same time, looking into eachothers eyes before Sero leaned over and kissed Iida’s cheek, making him blush.