distractions (todoroki shoto x f!reader)

18 - retake results

(y/n)'s pov

sitting on the grass, i listened to music, waiting for the peppermint boy to finish the provisional license exam retake. i didn't have to come, but he seemed nervous, so i figured i would accompany him. with a sigh, i leaned back to lie down, gazing up at the clouds.

lucky for me, the sun was hidden by some other clouds, and i was able to cloud gaze peacefully.

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"hey." apparently i spaced out a bit, blinking to regain my focus. directly above me was  the boy i was waiting for, who had taken out one of my earbuds so i could hear him. to me, he was upside down, and we held eye contact for a bit, while i got lost in his beautiful eyes.

still a bit out of it, i reached a hand up to fix his messy bangs, not noticing the pink tint on both of our complexions.

he's so pretty...

huh? i mean yeah, i've always thought he was stunning, and attractive, that's normal right?

then i realized why i was there in the first place, spring up off the ground to a sitting position, "oh! h—" as i sat up, i smacked our foreheads together unintentionally. "owww... sorry, that was dumb."

rubbing my forehead, i looked at the peppermint boy, whose forehead was a tad red from the collision. i started snickering while gazing at his aloof expression. "is there something on my face?" he asked, so casually.

that only caused me to laugh harder, "u-umm no, don't worry about it. oH! how was the exam?"

he moved to side beside me, mournfully looking up at the sky.

"oh, it didn't go well? u-uhm... don't worry about it, it's only a temporary setback..." i started to rub comforting circles on his back, worried about the boy.

until he started laughing.

let me tell you, he has the nicest laugh, deep and comforting at the same time, and i could even feel the vibrations because my hand was on his back.

to go along with the laugh was the most genuine and largest smile i've seen him make.

i said he was pretty before, scratch that, he is,,, he's,,, perfect????

he held up a card with his identification on it, "i passed."

"oh my god todo, did you just play me?!??" an exasperated sigh escaped my lips, but a smile quickly found its way onto my face. enveloping him in a hug, i rested my chin on his shoulder, my mouth near his ear, "i knew you could do it, shoto."

upon hearing his first name come from my mouth, he tended up, and i pulled away with half embarrassment and half regret, "oh my gosh, i'm sorry, i figured that now that you have your license i would congratulate you with your hero name, i won't do it again, sorry."

the words spilled out of my mouth in a jumble, frantic and rushed. but the teen merely gave me a small smile and stood up, "let's go somewhere."

putting away my earbuds, i got up after him, pushing back the feelings of embarrassment and awkwardness, "oh! i know this new ice cream place just opened up at the mall. wanna go? my treat!"