Chapter Text
He is a stranger.
The familiar ding of a bell chimes, echoes through the almost silent room, interrupting the peace as the door opens with a small swing.
Izuku watches as the same man enters the cafe at the same time, everyday. He doesn't know when it became a routine for him to gawk and stare at someone.
He shook his head, focusing on petting the cat on his lap.
He doesn't know why he stares at the man. The black haired man just looks familiar. Like Izuku has seen him somewhere before.
It doesn't matter.
Soft music plays in the background, sunlight filtering through the window as cats lay around, lazy and asleep under the sun.
His favorite book stays on the table, the bookmark sticking out. Next to it is his cup of coffee.
"May I join you?" A voice interrupts him.
Izuku looks up to find the same man, a white scarf covering half his face. He raises an eyebrow in reply.
"Okay?" He tilts his head in a questioning manner.
The cat jumps down from his lap, trotting towards the man, her tail swishing in a mocking manner.
Izuku pouts. The cat left him for that stranger.
He takes a sip of his coffee before pushing his round glasses on his nose from the top of his head and opens the book again.
The man takes out his mobile and starts to do something in it.
The silence between them is not uncomfortable.
"Well, I am sorry but do I know you?" Izuku asks, interrupting the man as he closes his book again, crossing his legs.
"I don't believe we have met but maybe..." The man trails off, his eyes glued to Izuku's arm, right where a patch of small flowers rest.
Izuku follows his eyes and stares at his soulmark - a patch of grey flowers. He looks back at the man questioningly.
The man raises his hand and pushes his sleeve back, showing the exact same flowers in the exact same position.
Izuku gasps.
"We share the same soulmarks. Our main flower - primroses, they mean eternal love." The man states.
Izuku grabs his hand and pulls him closer, watching in awe as their grey soulmarks turn colorful.
"Red roses are for desire. I don't know what your black rose is for." Izuku explains, his eyes still glued on the soulmarks. He furrows his brows as he tries to remember.
"I have an alyssum here while you have an amaranth. It explains our feelings - mine means 'worth beyond beauty' and yours is 'everlasting love'. We both share honeysuckles as well." The man adds, his finger tracing the daisies on Izuku's arm.
"I have a daisy while you have a yellow rose here." Izuku muses, pointing at the flowers.
The man nods slightly as Izuku lets go of his arm.
"Sorry about that." Izuku smiles sheepishly after he realizes that he had grabbed a man. The man shakes his head in reply.
"Its okay. I am Shouta Aizawa, by the way. Call me Shouta." The man- Shouta finally gives him his name.
"I am Izuku Midoriya. Please call me Izuku." Izuku smiles back in reply.
"I have to leave now but here is my number. Let's meet again, on the weekend."
Izuku nods in reply as he takes the slip of paper from Shouta.
"Okay."
"Good. Its a date." And with that, Shouta leaves the cafe.
Izuku blinks in surprise. Shouta may be his soulmate but Izuku still gets this weird vibe from him.
But the flowers on his wrist only show positivity, and the flowers are never wrong.
He decides to google about black and yellow roses later. His mind wandering back to Shouta.
He is a stranger.