Balanced Out // TodoDeku (On Hold Until My Writer's Block Swallows a Toaster)

Nightfall (Todoroki's POV)

Midoriya and I arrive at my dorm and I flop onto my bed, laying on my back, immediately. He giggles and lays on the floor. I turn to my side and stare at him. He checks his phone for the time.

"Oh, Jesus, it's already 8:00...I usually shower around now so I can calm down before I go to bed, but I think I'll just wait another 30 minutes for today," he tells me. "We don't have school tomorrow anyway, since tomorrow's Saturday...but I'll be out with Ida and Uraraka to get some supplies..."

"Supplies? What for?" I ask, cocking my head.

"Oh, um...we're just...working on a project together," he explains.

"A project? I was...never told about anything like that..." I say, confused.

"Oh, it's not for school. Just something we've been working on," he replies.

"Ah...what is it that you're working on?"

"Well...we're just hosting a surprise for one of our classmates. It's between us which one though."

"That's cool."

"Yeah...we're working on a deadline though so I have to be up early for a Saturday. We even got permission from Aizawa-sensei to set it up in the common space."

"When's it going down?"

"That's a secret."

"A lot of this project seems to be a secret to me."

He laughs.

"Well, yeah, 'cause it is. Only the 4 of us know about it."

"4?"

"Yeah, we actually got Kacchan to help too, but only because Kirishima's going to visit someone tomorrow."

"You're working with Bakugou?"

"Yeah...surprising, I know...but he has nothing better to do...wish me luck, haha."

"I'm gonna...pray for your safety real quick."

We both laugh and talk for another 25 minutes before we leave to shower. I decided to go with him, as I may need one as well.

He stops by his dorm to grab a change of clothes for bed.

 We make our way back down to the common space and are greeted by the presences of Kaminari, Kirishima, Sero, and Bakugou.

"Oh, hey, Midoriya! Todoroki, what's up?" Kaminari exclaims.

"Nothing really," Midoriya says, smiling.

Bakugou grunts and looks in our direction through the corner of his eye.

"You're up quite late, Bakugou," I say blankly. I don't know how to conversate with the 'BakuSquad.'

Bakugou raises an eyebrow at me.

"You're usually in bed by now, it's strange to see you up past 8:00..."

"Strange? The f--"

"Bakugou. Language. Midoriya's down here," Kirishima says, covering his mouth.

He bites it and Kirishima draws his hand away.

"I can say whatever I damn please! Deku doesn't matter, so why would I change the way I speak for him?"

"That's harsh, Bakubro," Kirishima mutters.

"Midoriya does matter. Don't be ignorant, Bakugou."

"Who gave you the idea that it involved you, IcyHot?"

"You went too far."

"So what? Why do you care?"

"Okay, moving on...! What are you guys doing down here?" Sero asks, frantically changing the subject.