My Hero Academia Imagines

Please Don't Cry (Todoroki Shouto)

Todoroki Shouto

Writing Prompt 2 - Please don't cry. I can't stand to see you cry

You had played this game of 'we're just friends and nothing more' for far too long now. The lie you had been telling yourself all these years would not be working for much longer. Your feelings for Todoroki Shouto were drawing closer and closer to the surface everyday and it was tearing you up inside.

Todoroki had been such a wonderful friend to you and the thought of risking that friendship for some feelings that may or may not work out in the end was not worth it. But lately, your emotions had been pulling you toward the opposite idea. That may be he felt the same! That maybe you were meant to be together!

Your heart told you to scream it, to not waste any more valuable time. But your mind was more reserved. It warned you, scolded you for having such delusions in the first place. Confession? What are you some romance clique? That's not how the real world works and you know it!

There was a war going inside of you, with the casualties to your sanity and emotional stability taking the largest hits and highest number of casualties as more and more days passed by.

The small smiles and laughter was made as a way to distract yourself. Don't allow those feelings to manifest anymore. You'll only get hurt (Name), it's best to let them die rather than your precious friendship with Todoroki.

He was much too important. That damned monotone sarcasm. Those heterochromatic eyes that showed the bluest sky and the silverest gray. The way his hair split right down the middle naturally.

Every part of him was unique and so very interesting! But you... you were just some girl he shared a class with. You were a close friend, but he had people he understood him more.

Midoriya and Iida for example seemed to have gotten even closer to Todoroki as of late. He had even started eating lunch with them, leaving you to sit without him. Heck, even Yao-Momo was closer to Todoroki now then you!

You weren't jealous though, he could form bonds with anyone he wanted after all... but you were hurt. You were hurt that he was leaving you behind without even a second glance.

Maybe this is why these feelings had started to come out more, as you were worried about already losing him to these new friends? Or maybe it was because you needed to make sure that some sort of bond was still there between you and the boy you had known for years.

You shook your head and rested against the side of the gym. Lunch had started a while ago, but you were not hungry. These feelings were making you nauseous and even the thought of food was making you feel like you were about to up chuck.

Maybe he was getting along with these new friends better because they had been the ones to reach him? After all, you had never seen Todoroki so happy. He was not bouncing off the walls full of it, but he did smile occasionally now.

Maybe it was for the best that he had started to drift away from you?

You knew you had started crying now. Your droplets falling into your skirt and the ground, leaving dark little marks as a result. Your eyes were blurring and you couldn't help but bury your head into your skirt as the dam continued to flow.

"(Name)? Is everything alright?" He called out to you and you shook from his voice. His voice hurt you...

"I-I'm fine Todo-kun." You lied through your teeth and you wiped away your tears before looking back at him.

Todoroki stared at you before coming closer to you. He stopped before you and gave off a small sigh of his own. His warm hand touched your chin while his cold one wiped away the tears on your face.

"Please don't cry anymore..." He paused and then suddenly engulfed you into a hug. His warmth relaxes your love sick heart and his cold calmed down your worried mind.

"I don't know what's gotten you so worked up, but I can't stand to see you cry."

You sniffled into his uniform and nodded against his frame. "I-I'll try."

"I'm sorry as well." He spoke and you listened as he did so, not knowing why he should or would need to apologize to you. "I've been quiet rude to you lately, it wasn't right of me to ignore you. I'm sorry if that's what upset you so much."

"It's okay Todo-kun."

"It's not... I should have been treating you better."

"No. It's okay now because you're here now."