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"Are those two a thing?"
Mina follows Kaminari's questioning gaze from across the classroom and onto their two classmates. Todoroki Shouto and (L/N) (Y/N).
She watches in awe as Todoroki mouths what she assumes to be a joke due to how you laughed in response not too long after it was said.
"Now that you mention it, they have been pretty close lately..." She says. A smile begins to grow on her lips while she still observes the interaction between the two.
Kaminari slumps in his seat and breathes out an exasperated sigh. "Well... there goes my chance."
"Oh stop that! You never had one to begin with," Mina scolds lightly, swatting at the blond's shoulder in retaliation to his comment. "Besides, they're cute!"
Mina doesn't miss the way Todoroki's striking heterochromatic eyes fill with absolute adoration as you boast on about whatever topic that got you to talk so animatedly.
Or how the atmosphere in the room would change whenever you were present with him. It was overwhelming but in the best of ways. His expression always held a gentleness to it.
She doesn't miss it at all.
"Extremely cute."
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The once loud and bustling hallways of U.A. grew quieter as the day went on and the Sun was beginning to set which signalled its start to a late afternoon.
Students were now starting their walk back to the dormitories - often went in pairs or big groups. While others stayed back for club activities or extra studies.
Todoroki sits in silence in the school's library, his eyes often flitting away from his textbook to look at you for the umpteenth time. It was these moments where Todoroki got you all to himself that he relished in.
He tries to convince himself that it's selfish to think so, but the small spurts satisfaction he gains was hard to ignore when he hides you from everyone else.
The way his chest would involuntarily squeeze momentarily before a warm, muffled sensation spread from his torso to his cheeks whenever you would spare him your time of day was compelling.
His heartbeat picking up its pace was a constant reminder of his growing attraction towards you. It could get overbearing at times, but for him to say that he didn't enjoy the feeling would be a flat out lie.
"Todoroki, would you like to head home now?" You ask, closing your book so that you could direct your attention to him. Only to find that he was already looking at you.
You fight down a blush at how wistful his stare was. In a flustered manner, you both quickly look away breaking eye contact.
"Yeah," he says, sliding out of his chair. He hooks his backpack around his shoulders and grabs for your bag as well. "Let's go."
With you, Todoroki began to notice that he allows himself to be vulnerable. He rarely lets his guard down, but now it was second nature to him when he started hanging around you.
As you two began your venture home, an intense feeling swells and spreads like wildfire throughout his being once he notices that you have moved closer to him - to the point that you were brushing shoulders.
Your presence made him dazed and drunk, and he desired more. With every little touch and words you two shared, Todoroki always eagerly awaited for the next time he'd get to do it again.
It takes him time to realize that what he was feeling, was love. That Todoroki Shouto was, without a doubt, in love with you.
And it felt liberating. From the first time Todoroki had conversed with you to the yearning wave of emotions that had crashed upon him whenever he saw you, he knew that his first love was going to be you.
It will and would always be you.
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