Love for Senpai ( KiriDeku )

Chapter 3

Izuku was cute. Strange but adorable. Or so Shoto thinks as he listens to his best friend chatter happily to him about a new hero he found to day, the way he can't keep a smile off his face as he prattled on, how he keeps moving his hands despite his efforts to stop since he's trying to eat, how his bright emerald green eyes keep sparkling as he gets to the good part of what he's talking about, the soft cherry tint to his cheeks since he knows he's being embarrassing, talking so much about a hero when he's soon to be one. It's just so cute.

Shoto can't focus at all at what Izuku was saying but at the same time, he understands and memorises what he's saying, captivated by lips he wants nothing more but to lean into. Katsuki was on the other side of the table, picking on his food and their senpai, Eijirou was intently listening, seemingly happy to hear his Kouhai speak, Shoto couldn't blame him, his day would be made as long as Izuku speaks to him atleast once.

He's not sure if he truly loves Izuku, if this is just some weird, quick crush he has but Shoto decides, that for now, as he's completely captivated by his best friend's every move and every breathe and every word. For now, he's inlove with him, and he'll probably continue being inlove with him. It's just hard not to, Shoto doesn't know how his other classmates manage to keep neutral around this ball of sunshine and cuteness.

"U-Um sorry for talking for way too long but she's just so cool!" Izuku says, excited and embarrassed.

"It's-"

"It's fine Midoriya, we don't mind. It's good to know about heroes as they appear, maybe you'll be able to work with her one day." Shoto says, cutting of what Kirishima is about to say, his attention completely focused on Izuku. He fails to notice the sharp glint to his senpai's eyes as he stole Izuku's attention back.

"A-Ah is it really...?" Izuku asks, Shoto nods, a slight red to his cheek.

"I don't mind what you say, as long as you're the one saying it."

"Hm, really Todoroki-kun?"

"...Yeah. You can speak gibberish for an hour and I'll still listen. Your voice is pretty enough." There he says it, he can slowly feel his left side getting out of control as heat rises to his face, Izuku stills, red also staining his face before he giggles softly, a picture of innocence as he does.

"You're so silly! B-But um, t-thank you I guess." Izuku says, a bit shy before he stuffs rice into his mouth, looking away from him, only glancing back every now and then. Shoto does the same, continuing to eat but he just can't keep his eyes off Izuku.

Lunch soon sends, Izuku cleans up, saying good bye to his senpais before he left with Shoto.

"I feel like a third wheel." Kirishima pouts,

"Shut up, you're the one that wanted to sit with them despite knowing the kid's crush. The fuck were you expecting?"

"I don't know, teasing?"

"Go tease some other fucker Kouhai you have, god knows you have a shit ton of them."

"No way! Izuku's my cutest Kouhai, why would I want to tease anyone else?"

"Ugh can you not talk about Deku like that? You think you're the only one suffering? Deku's like my little brother, you think I like seeing some sentient candy cane try to get in his pants?"

"Do you?"

"Fuck no! The shit?!"

"Sorry, just asking!" Kirishima groans, "As much as I like seeing love bloom with our Kouhai's, it's just weird seeing little Izuku with someone else! I just... I feel overprotective, like I have to protect him, you know? He's too cute to be defiled!"