The air surrounding them had gotten cooler as Todoroki led Momo away from the loud chatter of their friends and into the forest that edge around the golden sands of the beach. He had to hold in a contented sigh when the reached the secluded path blocked off by layers of trees because of the way the sunset light shone through the small gaps between leaves and gave her a faded glow. She was beautiful at every time of day, it seemed.
Todoroki had effectively slapped a weak-ass bandaid on his problems by raising his blood alcohol way above the legal limit and having a lot of decent sex with faceless girls, but nothing really remedied his loneliness like spending time with Momo. His plan for this particular night had been to take home some girl in a really small bathing suit and probably drink too much beer, but this turn of events ended up being so much better.
"I thought you hated parties," He tried not to study her face too closely, but every soft angle made his heart rate quicken. And of course, she just had to fuck him up by being in a bathing suit and shorts that were very short and had definitely not been chosen by her. Her skin was so soft and glowy and he just wanted to touch her. Not in a sexual way - I mean yes, in a sexual way - but also just... he wanted to hold her hand and trace her soft lips with his finger. In that kind of way. He snapped his eyes back to the path ahead when she began to respond to him.
"I do. But Mina dragged me here," She rolled her beautiful eyes and readjusted her wet hair over her shoulder as they walked, seemingly enjoying the warm summer breeze on her skin which was still shimmering with a thin layer of water. "And of course, it's because she wants me to meet someone," Todoroki visibly tensed but quickly forced himself to relax and put on an easy smile as he asked her,
"And did you?" He tried to sound as apathetic about it as possible but it probably came out more genuinely curious than he had wanted. She just gave a little scoff and folded her arms across her chest as her midnight eyes scanned the surrounding forest peacefully. Her eyes flicked over to him ever so quickly as she said,
"Yeah, right, like I would even so much as kiss any of the guys here."
"Oh, so you wouldn't kiss me?" He raised an eyebrow at her and smirked. He was semi-joking. I say semi because he did genuinely want to know, not that he was expecting her to give him a straight answer because Momo was an enigma. Sometimes she blushed at his comments when she was tired and less in control of her expression, sometimes she clapped back when they were having their playful banter. He never knew which one until it happened. This particular time she answered with,
"Do you want me to kiss you?"
"Maybe," Yes. He shrugged, giving her a sly smile as they continued down the well-walked path, despite the fact that neither of them really knew where they were going. They could still hear the distant sound of their friends laughing on the beach and the occasional playful scream that was obviously from Mina freaking out over a bug or something.
"Well, you're not getting one. Boop," She booped him on the nose and popped the P, drawing his eyes to her glossy lips that would be so easy to kiss right now. If he had to guess, he would guess that she was sweet. Each girl tasted different. Sometimes it was as simple as whatever lipgloss or chapstick they were wearing at the time, and sometimes it was their natural taste. Most were pleasant, like fruit, but he was sure that Momo was different. And even if she wasn't it would still be better than kissing any other girl. If it ever happened.
"What if I did this?" He suddenly pushed her up against a tree, making sure to be careful of her head as his calloused hand pressing gently against her wrist and his fingers slid up against her palm. She looked at him shocked, her playful expression melting into something much more innocent as a light blush dusted her cheeks and she stared up at him with shimmering eyes. She was so...stunning. And he could kiss her right now. He could show her how he really felt about her instead of hiding behind the (admittedly true) title of Fuckboy Shouto to mask his behavior around her. He could crush his lips against hers and let go of his self-control and she would be so sweet and warm-
But he didn't.
Instead, they both burst into simultaneous laughter that echoed around them in the emptiness of the forest as he eased up on the pressure he was applying on her wrist. She looked at him, her playful smile having returned as she watched his features with an almost calculating expression on her face, as if she was still wondering if he might kiss her.
"You're cute but I'm not so easily seduced," She joked, giving him one of his trademark winks. She wasn't as good at it because his whole thing didn't really work for her, but she was so cute that he didn't really care. In fact, he was so distracted by her that he didn't even realize she was stealing his moves and using them on him. He was too busy thinking about the fact that she somehow managed to have really high, pronounced cheekbones and adorably rosy, squishy cheeks at the same time. Like, how was that even possible?
When she pulled away from the tree, she tugged him by their entwined fingers down the warmly lit path, her peachy skin practically glowing with a warm dewy light that made him thank the sun for shining on her at that moment. He noticed almost everything about her from the way walked (graceful and with a slight bounce in her step, if you were wondering) to the light dusting of sun-spotted freckles that appeared on her smooth shoulders whenever the sun was out. You could see them if you looked close enough.
What he didn't notice, however, until they had rejoined their friends on the beach, was that she hadn't let go of his hand the entire way back.
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uno - todomomo
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