Ask me Three Things (tododeku)

Earth to Deku, Deku are you there?

Midoriya woke up feeling as lazy as ever. 2nd the day of summer and he'd already messed up his sleeping schedule and didn't even bother getting out of bed though he'd been awake for nearly an hour. What a hero he was, sleeping in past 10 and not even bothering to get out of bed. 

He only got up because he remembered he had to go to the store for his mom.  She was at someone's house, he didn't know who's, and needed him to run the errand for her.  And she'd be home in likely less than an hour. Midoriya quickly pulled himself together, getting a fresh set of clothes on yet not even bothering to brush his hair. It was a mess always, who cared?

He picked a quick glance at his phone on his way out, sending a message to a few of his friends to say good morning in the group chat.  Then separately, another good morning, to anonymous. Whoever they were deserved to feel welcomed. 

He hustled out the door with the cash and grocery list his mom had left for him.  He fumbled down the elevator of his apartment and headed outside.  It didn't take him long to get to the local grocery market in the lowly part of Musutafu. He chose not to take the bus and jogged there instead. This would be part of his training, he would lie to himself. Really he just liked the act of exercise, might as well kill two birds with one stone, right? 

On his way, he nearly ran into 4 four people, one of whom was an angry old man who threatened to take Midoriya's life for some reason.  He also helped a younger woman who was on her own in a wheelchair, safely across the street without harm. And also stopped a random street thief from stealing someone's bike. Nothing too out of the ordinary. 

Midoriya was only a few more minutes away from the market when something caught his eye. He stopped his jog and stood in front of a large window.  The store which held the window was one that sold recent techs, such as the latest computers, phones, laptops, and even televisions.  About a dozen TVs were placed in the window, each hooked with one another to show off their great screen quality as a video played.

It was a re-run of the UA sports festival. They were playing the highlight reel from a few months ago!

And it featured him of course. He had no idea he'd made it into the highlights! Well, of course, it wasn't focused much on his great performance.  Really, Midoriya thought he looked weak. But the reason was, he was fighting Todoroki. He had no intention of winning. Midoriya felt frozen in place as the scene played out, mostly focusing on Todoroki, of course. With him being the son of Endeavor and all. 

"Hey, that's you isn't it?!" a random man nudged Midoriya a bit too harshly.  

"Oh- uh yeah, it is." Midoriya stammered back. This man was tall and had a gruff-looking face.  His lips curled into a smirk as he watched it play out. He looked rather young, actually.  Like he'd just reached adulthood. 

"You seem pretty strong," the guy continued, "put up quite a fight didn't you?"

"Oh uh- yes, I guess you could say that?" Midoriya said, returning his gaze back to the TVs. Of course, this was embarrassing for him.  He was standing right there, next to a stranger who'd recognized him, and he was getting beat up on TV. 

"What do you mean?" the man chuckled, "I don't think I've ever been able to pull off something like that. You must have broken every bone in your hand, didn't you?" the man looked back down at Izuku.  He had cold, pitch-black eyes, so dark you couldn't even find his pupils.  Not to mention, his grin revealed his incredibly sharp-looking Teeth. Rather reminded Midoriya of Kirishima. "Takes courage and strength."

"Yeah I- I did," Midoriya muttered, now not able to look away from the TV.  Todoroki had a huge wave of ice surrounding both him and Midoriya by that point, still refusing to use his fire.