Shoji's List

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Shoji put down his phone, a smile spreading beneath his signature mask. With his top set of hands, he ran a few fingers through his hair, taming it and brushing it back out of his eyes.

His middle set of hands reached to pull out a drawer, taking hold of a small black notebook in the very corner. His bottom right hand went and grabbed a pen, and with the left, he turned on the desk lamp.

He flipped to the middle of the small notebook, where a page was dog-eared. He ran his eyes over the list of names, starting from the top and scanning all the way to the bottom.

Mina....

Kirishima....

Tsuyu....

Ojiro....

Kendo...

Ah, there was one name. Shoji followed that line, which read: .... Yaoyorozu or Tetsutetsu. Shoji crosses our Tetsutetsu's name neatly, then circled Yaoyorozu's. Next, he wrote the date- May 11, 2019. He added a dash. He had to be logical after all, it was plausible that the relationship could end.

He continued scanning the list.

....Todoroki

Iida...

Mirio....

Himself....

Hizashi Yamada....

E. Todoroki....

Toshinori....

Nejire Hado....

Nemuri Kayama....

Shinso....

His eyes lit up, then crinkled at the corners when he smiled again. He crossed out multiple names this time, circling Neito Monoma. He wrote May 12, 2019, then another dash, before closing the book. He put it back in its place, and shut off the desk lamp. He sat there in silence, debating going back onto his phone again, when a knock at his door startled him.

"Hey, Shoji," Shoji's heart fluttered when he recognized the voice just beyond the panel of wood.

"Yes?" He called out, instantly hating how eager his voice sounded.

"Bakugo sent for you. Food's ready."

"I'll be down in a minute!" He called, relaxing when he saw the faint shadow of feet drift away.

He pressed a hand to his forehead, and another to his chest, smiling a bit as his heart continued its impromptu dance around his chest. Get a grip on yourself...

He couldn't help it though... and he wasn't sure exactly when it had happened either; but he knew that it would be trouble if he didn't act on it soon. Everyone getting together around him gave him a bit of confidence, though. Maybe he'd go see someone about it...

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