𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤

- Chapter 45 -

All Might dismissed the two of you, Izuku waved goodbye to you on his own way home along with Uraraka and Iida who waited for him, While you and All Might walked side by side together towards his home.

"T-thank you, for everything earlier. For explaining One for All and Angelic in a way where young Midoriya could understand how imperative it is for him to master One for All as soon as possible."

You shake your head. "All I did was drill into his skull how he is not to fight All for One alone, despite what you want for him. If I'm going to help you in protecting and teaching Izuku about his powers, then you're going to teach him to death that he shouldn't do things alone."

"Ever." You state, glaring sharp e/c daggers towards All Might, who swallowed harshly, who knew you could be so terrifying if you wanted to.

"R..Right, do not fight All for One alone. Got it." All Might repeated to himself.

You both continued to return home in awkward silence, you had nothing to say to All Might. While All Might yearned to ease the tension amongst you.

"I never got to say this to you but... Thank you, for saving Izuku against the Hero Killer and that Nomu. You got badly hurt because of that, almost losing your life."

You looked up at him, seeing that All Might was smiling softly, genuinely. You could feel that he meant every word, and was glad that you were safe just as much as he was about Izuku.

"Ooo, does the great All Might actually care about me?" You ask sarcastically, laughing to yourself while All Might became flustered.

"I- I always cared about you, I just never knew how to show it without messing up." All Might confesses with a sigh, and you continue to laugh at his social awkwardness.

"Anytime. I'll always save my friends when they're in danger, no matter what." You respond, looking directly at him, a determined look glistened in your e/c eyes.

"I think it's pretty clear that you and young Midoriya are more than just friends." All Might states, sporting his own smirk as your cheeks and ears begin to flush.

"It-It's not like that! He just finds comfort in our ability to understand each other's unique circumstances. We were both given our quirks, we were both quirkless, we both know what it's like to have no one else to go to."

All Might points towards himself with I pout. "You guys can come to me."

"No." You shake your head. " It's different with you, he goes to you for advice or any questions he has with specifically One for All. But I'm his age, and if Izuku just wants someone to talk to or complain about how stressful this all is..."

You pause, smiling to yourself as you remeincided on past timelines when you two would talk for hours. Laugh, cry, and hold each other for what felt like an eternity.

"He comes to me."

Flashback

You were sitting atop the roof of U.A, where you always had your lunches to avoid the crowd of emotions that dense the cafeteria. This was your time to be alone, your moment of quiet before returning to the stresses of class 1A, the pressures of the future.

Only one person ever sat beside you in these moments of peace, which was none other than Izuku.

Before going back in time, on your actual first day of school, he was the only one who noticed your discomfort around crowds when walking into the cafeteria, and decided to sneak you away to the back of the school. You were the one who suggested later that year you two should go to the rooftop, so neither Aizawa nor the other teachers would notice you two.