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Denki had never seen Todoroki smile before. And now; now he wanted to make him smile again and again and again. He shook himself and grinned.
"How about dinner?" Denki asked.
"Okay," Todoroki agreed, "dinner."
Denki had never seen Todoroki smile before. And now; now he wanted to make him smile again and again and again. He shook himself and grinned.
"How about dinner?" Denki asked.
"Okay," Todoroki agreed, "dinner."
"But I /want/ to," mismatched eyes narrowed in determination, "you were only making sure that you didn't do too much damage, and I panicked."
Denki didn't know what to say to that, it /is/ what happened.
He offered a small smile, "Okay, fine. You can
"But I /want/ to," mismatched eyes narrowed in determination, "you were only making sure that you didn't do too much damage, and I panicked."
Denki didn't know what to say to that, it /is/ what happened.
He offered a small smile, "Okay, fine. You can
"I want to make it up to you." Todoroki said suddenly.
For a minute, Denki didn't know what he was talking about, but one pointed look to his right hand said it all. He frowned.
"You don't have to do that." He replied easily, shrugging one shoulder, "I'm the one
"I want to make it up to you." Todoroki said suddenly.
For a minute, Denki didn't know what he was talking about, but one pointed look to his right hand said it all. He frowned.
"You don't have to do that." He replied easily, shrugging one shoulder, "I'm the one
The blond hesitated, but eventually went with him after Kirishima's encouraging thumbs up.
Denki followed Todoroki off to the far side of the room where no one was hanging around and no one could hear the conversation. It felt a
The blond hesitated, but eventually went with him after Kirishima's encouraging thumbs up.
Denki followed Todoroki off to the far side of the room where no one was hanging around and no one could hear the conversation. It felt a
She tutted once, but didn't say anything more about it.
Later on, in the common area of the door, Todoroki approached Denki where he sat and joked with Kirishima.
"Kaminari, can I speak
She tutted once, but didn't say anything more about it.
Later on, in the common area of the door, Todoroki approached Denki where he sat and joked with Kirishima.
"Kaminari, can I speak
Denki and Todoroki both murmured that they would and went to stand.
Denki and Todoroki both murmured that they would and went to stand.
They abruptly jerked apart; which caused tears to prick in Denki's eyes again as jerked his hand back to his chest.
Todoroki, however, seemed to sway, struggling to maintain any kind of balance.
"I commend you both for checking on your opponent when
They abruptly jerked apart; which caused tears to prick in Denki's eyes again as jerked his hand back to his chest.
Todoroki, however, seemed to sway, struggling to maintain any kind of balance.
"I commend you both for checking on your opponent when
He almost didn't want to say anything. Denki just wanted to stay under the other boy for forever and admire his strange mismatched beauty.
The blond didn't have to worry about that, because Aizawa approached with a
He almost didn't want to say anything. Denki just wanted to stay under the other boy for forever and admire his strange mismatched beauty.
The blond didn't have to worry about that, because Aizawa approached with a
Todoroki was straddling his hips, almost sitting on him, and was hovering awfully close to his face with his right hand held tightly in his own.
Denki could see the myriad of colors in the other boy's mismatched eyes, the flushed color of his cheeks, and he
Todoroki was straddling his hips, almost sitting on him, and was hovering awfully close to his face with his right hand held tightly in his own.
Denki could see the myriad of colors in the other boy's mismatched eyes, the flushed color of his cheeks, and he
Denki snorted in amusement, "It's not like I meant to do it! You tackled me like some animal. What did you expect me to...do?" The blond trailed off and felt his
Denki snorted in amusement, "It's not like I meant to do it! You tackled me like some animal. What did you expect me to...do?" The blond trailed off and felt his
"I-it's cool," Denki said through the tears he knew weren't flattering and tried to grin at his own cheesy pun.
Todoroki gave a quick exhale, not quite a laugh, and leaned down
"I-it's cool," Denki said through the tears he knew weren't flattering and tried to grin at his own cheesy pun.
Todoroki gave a quick exhale, not quite a laugh, and leaned down
Denki hissed and jerked his hands from the other boy, tears of pain forming in his eyes.
It was then that Todoroki decided to say something.
"I... I'm sorry." He muttered as he pried Denki's now burned hand from where he had it cradled protectively against his
Denki hissed and jerked his hands from the other boy, tears of pain forming in his eyes.
It was then that Todoroki decided to say something.
"I... I'm sorry." He muttered as he pried Denki's now burned hand from where he had it cradled protectively against his
"Yes," was the soft response.
"Good, can you see me okay?"
There was a moment of tense silence as Todoroki seemed to struggle with focusing before his left side abruptly burst into flames; burning not only his clothing, but Denki's
"Yes," was the soft response.
"Good, can you see me okay?"
There was a moment of tense silence as Todoroki seemed to struggle with focusing before his left side abruptly burst into flames; burning not only his clothing, but Denki's
"Oh- oh shit!" Immediately, he brought his hands up rest on Todoroki's cheeks and examined his face closely; his eyes had clouded slightly, but he was still conscious,
"Oh- oh shit!" Immediately, he brought his hands up rest on Todoroki's cheeks and examined his face closely; his eyes had clouded slightly, but he was still conscious,
Without any kind of warning, Todoroki tackled him to the ground. Denki shouted in surprise and put his hands on the other boy's shoulders in an attempt to shove him away;
Without any kind of warning, Todoroki tackled him to the ground. Denki shouted in surprise and put his hands on the other boy's shoulders in an attempt to shove him away;
He swallowed thickly and
He swallowed thickly and
Denki expected the ice and veered to the left, only to be caught off guard when
Denki expected the ice and veered to the left, only to be caught off guard when
Only Todoroki's quirk is ten times more dangerous than Denki's, and a hell of a lot harder to evade.
He tried, he really did, but he'd needed to be a lot closer to Todoroki
Only Todoroki's quirk is ten times more dangerous than Denki's, and a hell of a lot harder to evade.
He tried, he really did, but he'd needed to be a lot closer to Todoroki