Todoroki Imagines

Seven Days

Happy Angst. Good Ending.

One week. Its been one week since Todoroki had started avoiding you, without a reason, without a warning. It was like you didn't matter all of a sudden. At first, you'd just brushed it off as him wanting a little bit of space. You knew only too well how much he struggled with his own emotions, and sometimes he just needed some time to himself to figure it out.

But after three days, when you approached him asking about his day and he completely ignored you. You remember the icy, disinterested stare he gave you before stalking off past you as if you hadn't even spoken to him at all.

That one hurt.

The fourth and fifth days were even rougher. Not only did he continue to act like you didn't exist, but you started to second-guess yourself.

Was it something you said? Had you done something to make him angry? You give him even more space and the benefit of the doubt, hoping that maybe this was all one big misunderstanding, and eventually, he'd come to you and apologize once he was over it. Or even better, come to you so you could comfort him as you always did, helping get him past whatever was going on in that beautiful mind of his.

But that time never came, and he still avoided you as if you reeked of some sort of disease. And when he wasn't doing that, he was talking to what seemed like everyone other than you. You'd never felt so small, and so invisible. Hell, he probably acknowledged Hagakure more than he did you!

You started to withdraw from your friends. It was too hard to have fun with them when he was around, it almost sucked more that you had a mutual friend group. All you would do is stare at the back of his head, hoping, wishing, pleading that he'd turn and simply smile at you again.

Deku noticed your change in behavior straight away. The green-haired wonder being the thoughtful sweetheart he was, caught you in between classes to confront you.

"Hey, Y/N! How are you? We haven't really seen you around!" Deku staring down at you with that friendly, timid smile of his eased your anxiety.

"Oh, hey, Deku, I've been okay, and I've just... not ...I mean—I've just been busy!" You manage to force out, a half-hearted smile out on display so you could hide behind its walls. "For exams, studying and stuff..."

The wide-eyed Midoriya doesn't look entirely convinced, and you can't blame him. Why were you so awful at lying? Well, you supposed you did grow up with someone like Deku.

"But aren't exams months away, Y/N-Chan?" Midoriya asks, though his voice full of uncertainty.

"U-unless I'm mistaken, and the-the dates were changed! And I haven't even had a chance to prepare for them. Did I miss something? If I get studying now I might be able to squeeze just enough into my mind to pass, but I don't want to just pass it! If I want to be the number one hero I need to pass those exams with flying colors. I wonder if Iida has already started studying? Oh, of course, he has, it's Iida after all. I wonder If I can get...."

You stare helplessly as he rattles on, muttering a plethora of things you can barely process before he's moving on to something else. You should've just told him you were fine and left it at that, you didn't mean to confuse him.

"Ah—Deku, no that's not it! Exams are months away, I just... wanted to start early y'know?" Midoriya stops abruptly, face turning bright red upon realizing he's been caught muttering again. He always got embarrassed when he did, It was cute and all, but you didn't want him to worry about something you made up as an excuse to not talk about your feelings.

"Oh, good! That's a relief, you really scared me for a minute there Y/N-Chan!" Deku sighs with one hand over his heart. You shift awkwardly, your foot subconsciously tapping on the tiled floor.