Todoroki x Y/N: Femme Reader

14: Choosing a Hero Name

Todoroki and I walk into class the next day. Well, Todoroki's walking. I'm being pushed by him in my wheelchair. When he pushes me into class, everyone is shocked to see me in a wheelchair.

"(Y/L/N)! Are you alright? What happened to you?" Deku asks.

"Oh. This? The piece of the ceiling that landed on my leg caused one of my bones to shatter and the other to have a clean break. Recovery Girl actually had to do surgery on me. A lot like the one she did on you actually Deku. I'll be okay but Recovery Girl couldn't heal me too much because she didn't want to drain too much of my stamina. I'll be able to walk again in about a month or so. For now, my leg is gonna be in a cast and I have to be in this wheelchair. And I have to see Recovery Girl once a week to help the bone heal. It sucks, but if it means getting my leg healed, then it's worth it." I explain.

"Wow. That's rough (Y/L/N). I'm glad you're okay though."

"Thanks, Deku."

Unfortunately, the peace in class doesn't last long. Bakugou walks up to Todoroki and me.

"Hey, IcyHot. I see your little girlfriend's in a wheelchair. That must be so sad." He starts laughing so hard but no one else is.

"Bakugou. You're the one who caused her to end up in a wheelchair."

"Yeah. It's because of your explosions that that piece of debris fell on her leg in the first place."

"It's bad enough that you caused it, but now you're laughing at her?"

"Ugh. What an ass."

"Yeah. He's just a sadistic jerk."

I look up to see how Todoroki's doing. There's definite anger in his eyes. But I reach my hand up for him to hold to help him calm down.

"Babe. It's okay. Don't give him what he wants. Everyone else has already told him off. Don't mind him. Let's just get today's classes over with alright?"

He takes a deep breath. "You're right, princess. He's just trying to get a rise out of me. I won't let him have the satisfaction."

"That's my guy. Come on. Let's get to our seats. Would you mind moving the chair by my desk out of the way so I can get in there with this wheelchair?"

"Of course not. Anything for you Snowflake." He leans down and kisses my lips. He tastes like strawberries. How did he do that? I blush a little while he gets the chair out of the way. "Come on. Let's get you to your desk."

"Thanks, Todoroki."

Then Mr. Aizawa comes in and begins the class.

"Today you will be facing a different kind of challenge. One that may affect you for the rest of your careers."

Everyone in the class, me included, starts to panic. What is he talking about? Is this some kind of test? Is there a pop quiz?

"You will be choosing your hero names."

Everyone takes a huge breath of relief.

"Now, these names may be temporary, but they may also stick with you for the rest of your lives."

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Then Midnight walks in.

"Ms. Midnight is here to okay your hero names or to have you change them if need be."

Wow. We're really choosing our hero names. This is so cool. But what do I choose? There are so many options. But what works with my quirk? 

I'm snapped out of my thoughts by Uraraka announcing her hero name.

"I wanted my name to reflect who I am and what my quirk is at the same time. So my hero name is URAVITY!"

"You go, girl. Make that quirk work." Midnight comments. Uraraka smiles and walks back to her seat and I gave her a thumbs up. That's a perfect name for a hero with her quirk.

All the other students go up and share their names too. For some reason, Shoto and Tenya just go with their names. I'm confused as to why they would do that. That would make it easier for villains to find them and capture them.

Everyone including me is shocked when Midoriya shares his hero name. No one's quite sure what to make of it since the name used to be used as an insult towards him.

"Yeah. I used to hate it. But a good friend of mine showed me that it can have two meanings. That's why Deku is my hero name."

We all applauded him. He was so brave to choose that name. But he's making it work for him.

Then my turn comes around to share my name. But I'm still not sure what to do. There aren't many options for someone with a steam quirk. It's so hard to think of anything.

I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look up to see Deku smiling at me.

"Whatever you choose is gonna be great (Y/L/N)."

"Thanks, Deku. It's just not easy. Growing up, I never really saw any heroes with my kind of quirk. So I have no one that's really inspired me that I would want to honor. This is really hard Deku. At least you're making what used to be an insult, into an awesome hero name. And Uraraka was able to use her name and quirk together to create an amazing hero name for herself. I've got nothing." I begin to cry and bury my head in my hands when I feel two pairs of arms around me. I look up and see both Deku and Todoroki giving me a hug. "Why are you guys doing this for me?"

"Because I'm your friend." Midoriya explains.

"And I'm your boyfriend. Both of us are going to be here for you no matter what Snowflake. We care about you."

"Yeah. What he said." Deku agrees.

I slowly stop crying. "Thanks, guys. You're both so amazing. I love you both. Even if it is in different ways." I chuckle. Luckily, I earn a laugh from both of them.

"You know what? Actually, Deku, I think you might've inspired my hero name."

"I did?"

"Yeah. Deku used to be an insult for you right?"

"Yeah?"

"But now it's your hero name right?"

"Also true. What about it?"

"Well, if there's one person who loves to give out nicknames that are insults, it's Bakugou. And I know just how to beat him. Thanks, Deku."

"What did I do?"

"You'll see." 

I quickly wrote down my hero name and held it to my chest so no one could see it. "Todoroki, babe, could you push me up to the podium please?"

"It'd be my pleasure (Y/L/N)." He pushes me up to the podium where I show my hero name. Everyone in the class, Todoroki and Deku especially, goes slack-jawed. They're shocked that I'd choose this name for myself.

"I'm sure you guys are wondering why I chose this name. It's quite simple really. Actually, Deku inspired me to do the same thing he did. And that's to take what used to be an insult and turn it into something awesome. Yes, this nickname was an insult at first. But, thinking about it, it would actually be a really awesome hero name. So, thanks Bakugou for unintentionally giving me this idea. From now on, my hero name is AIRHEAD!"

I look over at Bakugou. I almost laugh out loud. He looks so pissed. His face is red as a tomato.

"YOU'LL REGRET EVER USING AIRHEAD AS A HERO NAME! YOU'RE DEAD YOU HEAR ME?! DEAD!!!!" He almost causes an explosion but luckily Mr. Aizawa looked at him and erased his quirk.

"We won't be using our quirks against our classmates in the classroom. No matter how angry we might be. Save that for training." Aizawa blinked and Bakugou got his quirk back. It's actually kinda funny because when he sat down, he sat down grumbling and he looked ridiculous.

But hey. At least I got another opportunity to piss off Bakugou a little bit.