Shattered Dreams

The Only Way Is Up

To say that All Might did not "expect" to bump into Shōto, was a HUGE understatement.

The Symbol of Peace froze dead in his tracks and turned bright red, just like a kid caught after some mischief.

(...Crap. What was one supposed to do, in such a situation?!)

- Ahem! G-Good evening Todoroki-shōnen! he blurted out, clearing his throat in a very, very unnatural way.

The young man paused and blinked...
Causing the former N°1 Hero to let out a long, RELIEVED sigh.
"Oh thank GOD, he didn't get it-

- Did you and my father just have sex?

...Okay, so obviously he did, but would it have killed him to be less direc-

Realization dawned upon All Might as the blunt words sunk in.
He had just slept with Endeavor.

Holy shit...!!

His eyes grew wide and he looked away, holding back the million unanswered questions related to that action that his mind was suddenly buzzing with...
(But those mismatched eyes, staring back at him with a mix of confusion and... relief? did not help. At all.)

Cold sweat rolling down his neck he frantically looked for an excuse to escape that VERY fortuitous encounter.

- ...Hum, so! Just act as if nothing happened, oka-

He cut himself short as he spotted the two soda cans in Shōto's hand-

and was suddenly very glad he didn't ask the hero in training why he wasn't at the dorms at this hour.

"...OH NO. He and Midoriya-shōnen were planning to- and that's the SECOND TIME I've interrupted them!"

- A-Anyway, good night Todoroki-shōnen! All Might hurried in blurting out, before crossing the living room at top speed.

Unfortunately he couldn't get very far, since the entrance door simultaneously opened on Hawks and Fuyumi.

- -aww baby dove, c'mon! You know all birds ain't like tha-

The silver-haired girl covered the Wing Hero's mouth with a shriek as she spotted the Symbol of Peace.

The latter turned even more scarlet and hid his face in his hands.
(Seriously...? Was Endeavor's second son going to step in next, too?!)

"Is it karma punishing me for skipping the UA open doors or something?!"

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Izuku was growing more and more nervous by the second.

Granted, he wasn't exactly known for his patience and he had a teeny tiny tendency to overthink literally everything... but Shōto still hadn't come back.
(And he had been gone.
For twenty minutes.)

The green-haired teen sat down on the futon and looked to his hands, trying his hardest to ignore the unpleasant hypothesis that maybe Shōto had changed his min-

"AaAAAAaahh no, I really need to STOP stressing out by myself!!" he mentally scolded himself, shaking the idea away.

He stood up and looked around, opting to focus on the contemplation of his boyfriend's bedroom to calm down.

How funny that the Todorokis liked traditional Japanese style so much, he thought, impressed. Shōto's dorm room was a perfect replica of this one, from the futon to the tatamis on the floor, including the bamboo panels that ran on a rail to serve as blinds on the window.