2021 Onseshot Book!

Todoroki x Villain!Deku: Rooftop Meetings

Warnings: Brief discussion of suicide, blood

Shoto let out a breath of frosty air as he sat on the rooftop of the UA dorms.

He knew it was past curfew and therefore against the rules to be up there, but he needed the peace and serenity that the roof provided.

Suddenly, he snapped out of his thoughts. At first he was confused as to why his mind so quickly returned to the present, but he saw another person sitting next to him.

Shoto tensed, preparing to get up and leave. With luck, they'd see no reason to tell Aizawa about his rule break in the morning.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

Shoto froze. That voice didn't belong to any of his classmates, but who else would be up here?

"We're so high up... we could fall and die if we're not careful. There's no railing." The mysterious person that the fire user had yet to look at said placidly.

Well, that's just creepy. Why would anyone say something so foreboding? Shoto couldn't help but wonder.

He looked over at the other.

They were shorter than he was anticipating, wearing a collared shirt and dress pants with a matching black vest and tie (even though it was tied rather haphazardly), the strangest part of the outfit was the oversized, red tennis shoes that were almost less dressy than the rest of their outfit. They had thick, wildly curly dark green hair with black undertones and large, round emerald green eyes. Their face was covered in freckles.

They laughed. "You know, if you took a picture, it would last longer."

Shoto realized that he had been staring. "Sorry." He quickly apologized, looking away.

The green eyed one smiled. "I don't mind. It was quite refreshing, actually. Most people look at me like I'm some sort of criminal. Not that they're wrong, but they don't even try to understand my motivations for becoming what I am." He blushed out of embarrassment, laughing awkwardly. "I-I have a habit of rambling, sorry about that."

Shoto shrugged. "I don't care. You're fine. But that being said... why are you here? I don't recognize you from school."

"Ah! That's because I'm not a UA student!" They waved their hands frantically.

Then... why are they here? And, more worryingly, how did they break in?

"Why are you here?" Shoto asked, mentally preparing for a fight.

The figure smiled, putting a finger to their lips. "That's a secret. But since you've been civil thus far... I have an idea."

"What is it?" Shoto's eyes narrowed.

"I'll be coming here a lot for the next few weeks. My idea is that you keep quiet and don't report me and I won't cause any trouble. I'll even let you ask me a question every night. I promise that I'll answer honestly. Deal?"

Shoto didn't trust him. They had just met, after all. But agreeing to his terms seemed smarter than fighting him head on. "Deal."

Their smile widened. "I won't even make you waste a question on my name! I'm Izuku Midoriya, but you may know me better by my alias- Deku."

Shoto's heterochromic eyes widened. "As in... the villain Deku?" He asked cautiously. This boy didn't seem like a villain, he looked to genuinely kind.

He shrugged. "I prefer the term anti-hero, but you're close enough."

Shoto clenched his fists. "You-"