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Shouto is nervous.
He's going to give Eijirou a valentine's day present confessing his feelings.
Shouto's been trying to confess for months, and this is his last attempt to get enough courage to tell him.
"Are you giving it to him straight up?" asks Izuku as he bounces on his toes, his clutched hand swinging with his movements.
"It'd be fuckin' stupid not to," snorts Katsuki as he tugs Izuku still to press a kiss to his cheek.
"Shut up," whines Shouto as he stares at his stupid red gift bag.
They're in class way too early because Izuku wanted to come with Shouto, and he dragged his boyfriend along with him because they're attached at the hip anyways. But Shouto was nervous, so he wanted to have time to decide how he wanted to handle it.
He has a note that's tucked into the gift alongside a cute Crimson Riot bear that's holding a mug that says, "You're a Riot! <3" on it in black print. Inside the mug are some Reese's because Eijirou likes them when he's in the mood for them.
"Either give it to him, or make sure the note isn't so hidden he'll lose the damn thing," sighs Katsuki in annoyance, and Shouto glowers at him as he adjusts the note in the bag, looping the string through it and around the handles on the bag.
Shouto drops the bag on Eijirou's desk and hurries to his own, settling into his chair with a deep sigh.
"Don't freak out," says Izuku softly, showing his worry again as he walks over to stand with him as the "Bakusquad" attach themselves to Katsuki's side. "He's going to love it, and you'll finally know where you stand."
"I know, but I can't help worrying that it's going to go wrong," mutters Shouto as he watches Mina hug Eijirou around the waist, her smile blinding as she looks at him.
"Remember what Kacchan said," murmurs Izuku seriously because they'd been told that Eijirou doesn't see Mina like that a few months ago.
Shouto sees Eijirou grab the bag from his desk, untangle himself from a pouting Mina, and pull out the note. He watches his head whip up, and their eyes meet, but Shouto doesn't move to speak. So, Eijirou walks over to him, prompting Izuku to leave his side with a barely audible squeal.
"Shouto, did you get me a valentines present? Only me?" asks Eijirou softly, brows crinkled with uncertainty.
"You read the note," mutters Shouto nervously as he tips his head forward.
"Yeah, I did, and I would love to," replies Eijirou genuinely as he taps the desk, bringing Shouto's eyes back up to meet his. "At five?"
Shouto nods in surprise.
Eijirou wants to go watch the new Crimson Riot documentary together as a date for Valentine's Day tonight. He wants to go on a date with Shouto.
Shouto's disbelief suspends over him as their classmates pour into the room.