Boku No Hero Academia One Shots [Book 2]

Tamaki Amajiki

Requested by: Emily_Strwberry

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Tamaki felt suffocated.

You were a cheerful, confident, matter-of-fact personality, and always spoke your mind. Mirio was your mediator, and had introduced the two of you. Immediately, you had stated your comfort, accepted him as a friend, slapped him on the back and exclaimed loudly "I like you, Tamaki!" Ever since, despite the perpetual redness of his features, and the horrendous beating of his heart, he tried as hard as humanly possible to stay away from you. It was extremely difficult, considering your quirk, which led to him covering up his phone and any other electronic, in a vain attempt to lock you out of his life, thus reducing the chance of him suffering cardiac arrest before he got the opportunity to start his own hero office, and really kick off his dream career. Your power revolved around electrical transportation - you could, essentially, travel through electronics. It was slightly more complicated, since you needed to time things perfectly. Sometimes, you messed up and went through the wrong device. You would be summoned somewhere, and suddenly, you would be inside some poor, innocent, confused couple's apartment, hauling yourself through the window in order to get out of their hair.

Tamaki was hopelessly in love with you.

He really didn't feel capable of coping with your buoyancy. You acted very similarly to a certain Ketsubutsu teacher and pro hero, and if it wasn't for your strikingly different quirks, everybody would have thought you related. Tamaki was your exact opposite, and he couldn't possibly begin to describe the depths of his feelings; they had flourished exponentially over the months, but you seemed completely oblivious. To be perfectly honest, he had almost the exact same amount of anxiety around pretty much the entirety of humanity, so it definitely would have been difficult to distinguish between his general nervousness, and the crippling pressure of being infatuated with such an extrovert.

Tamaki wished he had a little more confidence.

Patrolling with Fatgum and Red Riot was tiring, certainly, and it often forced Tamaki too far out of his comfort zone. The constant, unwavering teasing was still ringing in his ears, and every step he took radiated pure dread. His mentor (who had clearly scouted him simply to subject him to Hell), stood nearby, making comments about how he and you would have a marvellous wedding, and he was going to conduct a great speech. He wanted to cry - he hadn't signed up for this.

Tamaki wasn't prepared for what happened next.

Suddenly, and with an inordinate amount of noise, you came flying through Red Riot's phone. He was rightfully startled, moving backwards and falling on his behind. Laughing, you barrel-rolled on to the street, grabbing your stomach and doubling over. A smirk wormed its way on to Fatgum's face, and he directed it at the ebony-haired male. He avoided your gaze. When you managed to stand, however wobbly, you scratched your head and turned to the group. With a cheerful yet unapologetic tone, you asked forgiveness from the aspiring crimson hero.

"I was aiming for Tamaki's phone, but oh well!" You giggled, watching as a dark hue spread across his cheeks.

Apparently, Fatgum and Red Riot noticed it too, but picked up on it a little sooner. They shared a knowing look, then both of them nudged Tamaki into the fray.

"So you wanted to talk to Senpai? Well, I'm sure he'd be happy to!" The scarlet-haired boy beamed.

Mirroring his expression, you exclaimed, "Thanks! Come with meee, Tamaki!"

You yanked his arm and dragged him alongside you, and although he didn't know where the two of you were going, he relished in the warmth of your touch. There was an obvious tenseness, most notably in his shoulders. However, he didn't try to escape. He wanted to be close to you, even if it killed him. When you stopped walking (or running, really), you allowed a wide smile to caress your features.

Tamaki wanted to kiss you.

"You're really nice, Tamaki! That boy even calls you 'Senpai'!" You cooed, laughing and painting Tamaki's face red.

"H-He's younger than me..."

You nodded. "Yeah, but he doesn't have to call you that, right? Which means he looks up to you!"

His blush got worse. "D-Did you need something?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot!" You smacked yourself on the head. "I just suddenly felt the need to tell you how amazing you are, but I figured you probably wouldn't believe me if I just messaged you, so I decided to come here instead!"

"Okay..." He trailed off, embarrassed.

Sticking out your tongue, you added, "Aaand, I love you!"

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