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Cute

Izuku's POV

I was watching (Y/n) and Kacchans fight on the tv in the nurse's office and my heart was in my throat the whole time. Just as much as (Y/n) hates seeing me get hurt, I can't stand seeing her hurt either. In a way, I was relieved the match ended quickly, but at the same time, I was frustrated. I wanted to be out there encouraging her, maybe I could've been ... another source of serotonin for her...

I ruffle my hair from the thought, feeling my face grow hotter. The doors open revealing a bruised and bleeding (Y/n) being carried on a stretcher, and I feel my heart sink further. 'Kacchan couldn't have gone a little easier on her?' They set her up on the bed next to me with Recovery girl not too far behind, smooching her on the cheek.

(Y/n)'s injuries heal and she has a more relaxed look on her face, and soft snores escape her cute plump lips, along with a little bit of drool.

I can't help but chuckle at the sight. "You like her don't you?".... "eh?.....EHH?!? I-Is it that obvious? W-What gave it away?" "Hoho, no one stares at another person that endearingly unless you have some sort of feelings for them." Recovery girl smiles sweetly at me "Plus I've lived and loved long enough to notice a thing or two. So have you planned on telling her?" "...I don't even know if she feels the same way," I say looking down at my bed.

"Who knows, she could just be better at hiding her feelings than you hehe. Don't let fear ruin your opportunity of obtaining your goal." She pats my head and walks out of the room chuckling to herself "haha, budding love." And with that she closes the door, leaving the room in silence with faint snores to act as white noise.

My face feels so hot right now, I need to calm down. What if (Y/n) is just better at hiding her feelings, it was never really easy to read her emotions. I look back over to her bed and noticed that she is sprawled out now. 'How did she move so much?' I chuckle to myself.

'There's no need to rush the confession, plus I need to confirm if she even feels the same way.' I turn to face the Tv screen which shows that they are getting ready for Todoroki-kun and Kacchan, they're the last fight of the day.

(Mini time skip)

As Todoroki-kun and Kacchan fight, I notice (Y/n) shifting herself to sit upright in the corner of my eye. "So I lost huh?" She spoke barely above a whisper "Uh.. yeah you did... B-But I thought that you looked really cool fighting though!" I scrambled to say the right words worried that I might add salt to the wound.

She lowered her head creating a dark cast over her eyes, but then she suddenly exploded "UGGGGGH THIS IS SO EMBARRASSIIIIIING! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SHIT I WAS TALKING, HE'S NEVER GONNA LET ME LIVE THIS DOOOWN!" She finished clawing at her face.

She turned herself over on the bed with a huff, slamming her face into the pillow. "Be honest, it probably looked hilarious when I got tossed out of bounds, didn't it?" She said kind of muffled, "Well if you want honesty, it was hard watching you get hurt out there. I could barely watch." I responded scratching the back of my neck. 

"Aww where you worried about little ol' me?" She questioned turning her head in my direction with her face resembling that of a mischievous cat. "... U-Uhh I-... yeah I was," I sweatdropped, struggling to play it off. "Hehe, Izu you're so cute. And your fun to tease." She giggled laying her head on the pillow smiling at me with a faint glow in her eyes.

I feel my face warm up a bit from the compliment and the teasing. Being absent-minded because of the moment that just occurred, the last fight was over. Kacchan was the victor, giving him the first place spot, but he didn't seem too happy about it.

Todoroki-kun was knocked out and it seems like Kacchan still wanted to fight, but suddenly light pink smoke appears and Kacchan is knocked out. Infirmary robots appear and they're carrying them to the infirmary now. Recovery girl walks in to let us know we are free to leave after checking our injuries one last time. Both of our gym uniforms were in tatters, but the school provided us with a new set. After we finished changing we headed back to our classmates.

(Y/n)'s POV

I'm still pretty tired right now, and I just know that tonight's sleep is about to hit different. As we're making our way back to our classmates I can't help but notice that Izuku's got a little more pep in his step, he doesn't look as timid as he has in the past, which is an improvement.

He also looks a bit muscular and his hair has gotten a little longer. It still looks fluffy as always and it's tempting to touch, without thinking I run my hands through it "I think it's time for a little trim, don't you think?" I ask still staring at it, realizing my actions I snatch my hand back and apologized. "Ah, sorry. I should've asked first, that was kind of rude." I say embarrassed. I feel him take my hand and lay it back on his head with a light blush on his face.

"I don't mind... it felt nice." He said meekly, slightly looking away from me.

We stopped in an empty hallway that is not too far away from the stadium doors, where faint cheering is heard in the distance. Izuku's back was facing the wide windows with the sun hitting him with a warm glow, giving him this soft angel-like appearance. His hand still holding mine on his head and his bashful facial expression make him look so... "Cute". I feel my face slightly warm and my heart seems to be beating a little faster.

He looks up at me with slight confusion "what did you say?" Realizing I might've called him cute out loud, I ruff up his hair and start walking ahead of him, "M-Maybe you should clean your ears, cause I didn't say anything." I say walking a little faster, my face warms up a little more, embarrassed that I almost got caught. 'Man, what is happening to me?'

He jogs to catch up and we're approaching the doors to the stadium now. "Maybe it is time for a trim, the hair in the front is getting a little long." He says pushing his hair back a little. 

"Maybe you should ask them to help you clean out your ears too while you're at it." I giggled teasingly walking through first, looking back at him for his reaction to see a deflated expression on his face, making me laugh a bit more. 'I missed this boy so much.'