IOTA ⋆「multi-fandom oneshots #2」

10. love sick ; tododeku

Midoriya regrets getting out of bed at all today. The halls of UA are flooded with love sick students who are all too happy about not having any classes on Valentine's Day so they can spend the day with the ones they love, and all of it is just making him feel worse somehow. Maybe it's because he himself doesn't have the guts to confess how he's feeling about a certain classmate, to that certain classmate.

And what doesn't help is that most of Class 1-A seems to think that it's a great idea if they all make valentines for someone, even if it ends up being each other.

Keyword is most; Bakugo has absolutely no interest in any of it and claims that he'll kill anyone who might try to make a valentine for him. A couple of the others mumble about how they don't really have anyone in mind to make one for and decide that maybe friendship valentines are the way to go. Todoroki doesn't say anything about it but it seems like he isn't too fond of the idea.

Mina excitedly reminds everyone that Valentine's Day is tomorrow so everyone who plans to make one should get to work on them after classes are over. The class finally starts and all throughout Midoriya can't help but to wonder if he should make one for his... crush... or just forget about it and leave it alone.

After thinking about it for quite a while, he finally just decides not to make one. It's not like anyone is expecting him to make a valentine and absolutely nobody is expecting to receive one from him. It works out, he supposes. Besides, if he did make one, what would he write?

It's probably for the best that he doesn't try and find out.

The day goes by pretty slowly, but eventually all of the classes end and they're free to return to their dorms. Most of 1-A tends to hang out together even after school ends, but today Midoriya declines. He's just not feeling it today.

"Are you feeling okay, Deku?" Uraraka inquires worriedly, causing him to get flustered. She seems a little surprised and sad that he's taking off on them today and he's not exactly sure why. It's not like he always hangs out with them, but he supposes he does do it often enough now that that could be why she's confused.

"Yeah, of course!" Midoriya assures her, putting on a bright smile. Even with the smile, however, he knows he doesn't seem very convincing to anyone. Kirishima gives him a weird look and so does Bakugo, but then the blond just keeps on moving away from the group.

"Is something the matter?" Iida presses, but Midoriya shakes his head, feeling guilty for making all of them worry about him. That's not what he wants- he just feels a little sad and wants to be alone for now.

"Yeah, what is it?" comes from Kaminari, Mina looking between them and nodding.

"If something is wrong, you can tell us."

"No, nothing," Midoriya says with a wave of his hands, "I promise."

"Are you sure, Izuku?" Todoroki asks softly and Midoriya's heart skips a beat at the expression on the taller boy's face- he looks pretty concerned despite never really showing a whole lot of emotion, which is a bit surprising. "You seem a little depressed. If there's something bothering you, you know we're here to listen and to help if we can."

Bakugo scoffs. "When isn't that damn nerd depressed?" At this, Kirishima backhands him in the upper-arm and the blond scowls at him. "It's just how Deku is. He's nothing but a weak crybaby and he always has been."

"Katsuki-" Kirishima starts, but he stops himself with a sigh.

It takes everything Midoriya has in him not to cry right now, to ignore the looks and Kacchan's words. He wants to spill his heart out to Todoroki and hope that it'll turn out alright, but Midoriya is too scared to. He knows it wouldn't end well. After all, how could Todoroki possibly return his feelings?