Opposites Attract ~ OC x Izuku Midoriya

Ch.3

"You have pretty hair."

Tamaki looked a little stunned for a moment, staring at Izuku with a confused expression. Izuku mentally cursed, staring to fumble on his words as he desperately tried to save whatever he just said.

"I—I mean, your hair is pink—no, wait..." Izuku stumbled, his cheeks growing hotter as he struggled to correct his words.

Tamaki stared at him for a moment, his expression a mix of surprise and confusion. Then, his lips curled into a small, amused smile.

"It's all right," he said, "I'll take the compliment." He chuckled.

Izuku's heart felt like it was going to beat out of his chest. That smile was like honey to his eyes, not to mention that laugh.

"Y—You do...? I—uhm, thank you! You're, ah..."

Izuku's sentence trailed off as he found himself completely mesmerized, starstruck even by this boy. It was like he had just stepped in front of the gates of heaven—

Maybe his lover would be love at first sight, after all.

"Uhm...yeah, you're welcome...heh." Tamaki turned his attention back to the front of the classroom, leaving Izuku both relieved and embarrassed. He couldn't believe he had just blurted that out.

As Aizawa continued the lecture, Izuku mentally berated himself for his awkwardness, God, he was such a loser. Normally, he was fine around people—but something about Tamaki made his brain short-circuit.

After what felt like eternity—the bell rang, marking the end of class. The classroom erupted in noise as students began gathering their things. Izuku quickly packed up his bag, keeping one eye on Tamaki the entire time.

Before Tamaki could stand up, Ashido burst forward, slamming her hands down on the two's shared desk. Her eyes were wide with excitement, her smile so luminous it could rival the sun.

"Hi, hi, hi!" She chirped, leaning towards him with an eagerness that's almost contagious.

"I'm Mina! Mina Ashido, you're Tamaki, right?"

Tamaki blinked, a bit taken by the whirlwind that was Ashido. Slowly, he nodded.

"Uhm...yeah. Nice to meet you, Mina."

Ashido grinned even wider, if that was possible, and planted herself firmly on the edge of the two's shared desk. She seemed to have no sense of personal space, or was simply oblivious of it completely.

"So," she said, leaning in even closer, "What's your quirk?"

Tamaki shifted a little uncomfortably at the attention he was given.

"Uh, my quirks...? I have two."

He mumbled, holding up two fingers to demonstrate.

Ashido's jaw nearly fell all the way to the floor, she looked as if she were about to burst.

"You have two quirks?!"

Ashido practically screamed—the entirety of the classes attention now on him.