He thanked the universe.
He was breathing hard and you grew worried. Then, a thought hit you and you stepped to the side, thinking you were blocking his way. He looked like he was heading out somewhere.
He growled at you. "What the hell are you doing?"
Crap, that wasn't at all what he meant to say.
You just blinked, holding up a pair of bamboo chopsticks in your hand. "I... I realized you probably can't eat without these so I went to Lunchrush and got some. I'm really sorry I came today but I was worried that you didn't bring anything to eat today and since Sato-kun's and Todoroki-kun's been helping me, I thought I could—"
Cutting off the rest of your nervous rambling, he engulfed you in a warm hug.
"Aizawa-sensei?!" You burst out, now really worried something was wrong.
He never showed affection so openly like this. You didn't know what to do.
"I'm sorry."
Now, you were really freaking out.
"W-What?!"
His arms curled around you tighter and you just stood there, unsure what this was all about. Was it the food? Oh All Might, did he hate it?
You knew it. It would've been better just to buy something and have them deliver it to the school. But you really thought that it would taste okay—
"Kid."
He stopped you from spiraling too far.
Aizawa sighed heavily, detaching himself from you and regarded you with poorly concealed gratitude. "Thank you for the food. It was very thoughtful."
He nearly cringed as the words left his mouth since he wasn't used to being so blunt in this way, but the smile that stretched across your face as he said it made it worth it.
"R-Really?! You don't hate it?!" You blurted out without thinking and in that instant, his expression changed.
Aizawa's chest tightened painfully at how innocently earnest that came out. "Kid, what the actual—"
You clapped a hand over your mouth. "I'm sorry!!"
"When did I say that?" He demanded, quite sure he never said he hated anything you made.
But as you shifted uneasily in front of him, he couldn't quell his disbelief. You thought that it wasn't good enough for him, that you had disappointed him.
Ah.
All the puzzle pieces fit seamlessly and he cursed himself for not seeing it sooner as well as for his foolishness earlier. He never was very aware when he woke up.
"I'm about to eat it now, how about you come in?" He asked awkwardly, just now noticing how he was having a conversation with you while you were still in the doorway.
You nodded and stepped inside rather shyly, making sure not to trip this time. Unbeknownst to you, Aizawa was looking for the same thing.
Midnight was nowhere to be seen now but she was most likely with Cementoss nearby. Present Mic waved enthusiastically to you from the back and you returned it rather timidly, hiding behind Aizawa before you could stop yourself.
Aizawa chuckled but made no move to pull you out into the open. He had social anxiety, too, so he understood perfectly. Everybody knew how intimidating his best friend could be with that quirk of his. It was the perfect match for his personality.
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BNHA: Saving Her (Ojiro Mashirao x Wolf!Reader)
Hayran Kurgu"You're safe now." He murmured into your hair as he held your trembling form, his sturdy tail wrapping around your waist and tightening to let you know that you weren't alone. "I've got you." You were captured by Quirk Traffickers a long time ago. A...
