The only reason Midoriya got to talking with Ashido was because his bandages needed reapplying. Still, this small hand of fate was all that was needed to spark a friendship and a far closer bond between the two classmates. I honestly have no idea what their ship name is, so I'ma call it MinaDeku. Primarily a writing exercise, may become more if enough people enjoy it ^_^ Now with a TVTropes Page! - https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/AwkwardEnergyMinaDeku

To smile, bring hope to the world. To bring hope to the world, make them smile. Their dreams. Different, yet so very much the same. No one was born equal into this world. Izuku was always reminded of that. Kyouka always reminded herself, whether she wanted to or not. But, differences weren't what mattered; that's what they learned from one another. It wasn't who they were equal to. It was what they equaled to together. (Formerly Titled An Insecure Violet) (No, you're not allowed to post my stories to crappy text-to-speech fanfic YouTube channels)

The look on Yaoyorozu's face after she lost to Tokoyami was all too familiar to Midoriya. (Also on AO3 and Fanfiction.net)