Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 108 - Even if they take it all

Shinsou sighed as he threw himself onto his bed.

He had absolutely no idea what to get Midoriya. Midoriya wasn't a materialistic person, and the boy could literally just build whatever he needed from the trash that piled up from Dagobah Beach, or whatever scraps the Support Course had deemed unusable.

Midoriya's computer? He had fixed it up with an assortment of pieces from other computers, and sure, while it didn't look the best, it was way faster than any other computer that Shinsou had seen, even faster than Kaminari's gaming laptop, and the blonde's laptop was optimized for higher processing speed.

That mini refrigerator in Midoriya's room, sitting under his table? Midoriya had apparently dragged that thing out of the dump, and fixed it up in less than a day, before all the other students had moved into the dorms.

Shinsou did not have to mention the support items that Midoriya was capable of making; his mask, Kaminari's pointer, and Midoriya's own gear spoke for themselves. It did not help that Midoriya had some pretty sick and badass support items; Shinsou had always found those gauntlets that could be used both defensively and offensively as awesome.

Shinsou had also wanted to get Aizawa and Yamada gifts for Christmas, as well as stuff for the rest of his friends, but they were all easy to shop for. Shinsou already had a few ideas in mind for what he could get them, but he was still stumped on what to get for Midoriya.

There was also that... other thing. Shinsou really liked Midoriya, and he figured that he should tell Midoriya about his feelings before it got too out of hand; he had watched the videos that Kaminari had posted on the class youtube channel, just because Ashido had offhandedly mentioned that there were some really mean comments, and he had been ridiculously embarrassed to find that he had literally been hugging the green bean since Sayori's suicide scene.

Christmas it was, then; he should stop being such a coward about it and tell Midoriya about it. At the very least, if Midoriya did reject him, hopefully they could still remain as friends.

But the main problem still remained; what on earth should he get Midoriya as a present for the Secret Santa?

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Nezu was typing away on his laptop, watching Midoriya out of the corner of his eye. The greenette was currently curled up in the bean bag in his office, and while Nezu had no idea why Midoriya wanted to hang out in his office instead of in his room, Nezu did appreciate the company.

"Izuku, do you like bean bags?" Nezu asked, idly scribbling his signature down on some form that he had just spent the past ten minutes reading, and turned his attention back to his laptop as Midoriya looked up. The boy tilted his head slightly, kneading the bean bag a bit more, before reply, "... Yes? ... Why?"

"Well... I notice that you seem to prefer to hand out and sleep in the bean bags in the common room instead of in your own room..." Nezu looked up from his laptop, as Midoriya looked away, "...They're comfortable... I don't mind beds... but I prefer bean bags..."

Nezu's ears perked up; Midoriya never really talked about his preferences, and he was glad that Midoriya was speaking out and opening up.

"Well... if you like them so much... I was thinking of getting you one for your room." Nezu replied, "I know how noisy and rowdy your classmates can get, and you do need your quiet time every now and then. Maybe you'll rest better if you sleep in your room in something that's more comfortable."

"You... don't have to..." Midoriya muttered, "If I need it... I can get it on my own..."

Nezu resisted the urge to facepaw; that was the last thing that Midoriya would ever do. He had helped Midoriya set up a bank account, due to his internship with Sasaki, and had already informed him about it, but he knew that Midoriya was unlikely to use it for himself. He was more likely to buy something for someone else instead of buying anything for his own usage.