𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐘.
(n.) a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of something that is important to you.
𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 - sydney suzuki learns that home can be a person, too.
✧.* i. midoriya / original chara...
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— THE CLASSROOM WAS loud with chatter as izuku slid the door open, holding it just wide enough for the two of us to walk in. as soon as our shoes had crossed the threshold, all the previous noise skidded to a sudden silence, everyone's heads snapping over to us.
my eyes flicker around the room as izuku smiles nervously, shifting the weight on his feet.
"good morning!" the prestigious boy from the entrance exam said, standing up straight and walking toward us, "my name is tenya iida from—"
"yeah, i — uh — i know," izuku's laugh strained, but he kept a warm smile nonetheless, "i'm izuku midoriya, and this is my best friend, syd! it's super nice to meet you!"
iida's head tilted, his gaze flickering to me. "syd?"
"sydney suzuki." i corrected.
he nodded promptly in response, smiling at me politely, before turning back to izuku. "midoriya — you realized that there was something more to the practical exam, didn't you?"
"huh?"
"you must be very perceptive, and i completely misjudged you." iida sighed deeply and bowed. "i admit as a student, you're far superior to me."
izuku gasped sharply, vigorously shaking his head, "i didn't perceive anything—"
"hey! i recognize that curly hair! falling boy!" uraraka's voice echoed from the hallway as she jogged to the doorway and smiled brightly behind us.
"that punch was amazing! you were like—" she mimicked a punch, slashing at the air with a grin. "and then the robot was like—" she mimicked another punch, this time from her other arm and with a lot less aggression.
"oh, hey, hi..." izuku said, voice dropping to a low murmur, "oh my gosh... so, i should probably thank you for going and talking to him..."
uraraka's head tilted to the side confusedly, "huh? how'd you know about that?"
izuku fell into mutters, each of which the others failed to be able to discern on their own. my eyes were locked on him as i listened, before flickering to uraraka as she tugged on the sleeve of my blazer.
"oh, hey, suzuki! we're in the same class, that's awesome!" she grinned, "what do you guys think we're doing today besides orientation? i wonder what our teachers are like! i can't wait to meet everybody!"
