My Hero Academia Oneshots

Priority - TodoDeku?

Tw: self-doubt, rough breakup

More rambly angst-fluff cause I'm ~mentally ill~~ also really short, just under 500 words

Todoroki and Deku aren't in a relationship, although todoroki does have implied feelings if you squint hard enough

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"He's doing better."

Todoroki paused, hearing the smaller boy sound so broken over something he tried so hard to be happy about. "Isn't that good?"

Deku sniffed, "yeah, I guess. But it hurts," he whimpered, tears threatening to spill again.

"I'm sure it does," he wrapped his green-haired friend in his arms, one hand resting on his curly locks and pushing his head to rest on his chest, "but you were worried he'd be upset, so isn't it good that he's doing better?"

"It should be," he was trying so hard not to sob that his body began shaking and his voice cracked, "but it feels like I never mattered. I felt that way for weeks! Weeks of being ignored and pretending everything was okay... I know it did bother him when I ended things, but he kept pretending it didn't and it just made things hurt even worse... it was like he wasnt even bothered... I loved him, Todoroki, was I stupid for that?"

The other merely pet his head, trailing his fingertips down his back in an attempt to be comforting. "You weren't stupid, these things just happen sometimes. I know it hurts, but you've been though hurt before, you're going to be okay. You're so strong, Midoriya, you'll be okay," he hushed.

Deku only whimpered more in his arms, trying to keep himself from ruining his friend's shirt with his tears, "I should be happy for him."

"Midoriya, you don't have to be happy all the time, it's okay to be hurt and be sad and cry. You're still human," the taller stated bluntly. "You're allowed to feel your feelings."

Many moments went by as deku began to steady his breathing, his tears slowing substantially. His face was nearly dry by the time he spoke again, but the heartbreak was still evident in his words.

"Why is he feeling better now? Why wasn't I a good enough reason for him to want to get better before?" His voice was so small, Todoroki could feel his chest begin to ache as his heart broke.

"You need to stop with that. You can't hold yourself to impossible standards. He wasn't willing to try for you, that's his problem, not yours."

"I guess you're right... I just... everything seemed so perfect at the start. He was amazing, he was everything I wanted and he convinced me I was everything he wanted too. Then all of a sudden, I wasn't a priority anymore." He had stopped crying by now, but his small, weak voice still gave away how upset he still was. "I miss feeling like someone else's priority." He leaned further into Todoroki's body, who wrapped his arms tighter in response. Izuku relaxed into the firm hold, missing the feeling of a loving embrace.

"If it means anything, you're a priority to me."