Mina Ashido had thought Shoto Todoroki was the most handsome boy she had ever laid eyes on. She always thought his delicate yet chiseled face was a sight to behold of it's own, his two color shaded hair made him stand out, and his eyes each having their own color only added to the attractive and mysteriousness of the boy. Mina had also seen the boy shirtless thanks to their class day at the pool, she could barely keep her eyes off of him that day, swearing that he was like a glistening god in the pool.

His personality left much to be desired though. She wanted so badly to get to know him and be good friends but he always seemed, almost socially inept. She knew none of his hobbies, he never joked around and he rarely joined in conversations.

If Mina was being honest though, she thought that just made him hotter. It added a mystery to him that she just couldn't help but be interested in. What was going through his head, what were his convictions and what would it take to be close with him?

She thought by now they would at least be moderately good friends like she was with almost everyone else in the class, but after a year at UA and already half way through their second one, they were only on slightly friendlier terms than when they first met. She had confessed to him several times just how handsome she thought he was, to which he normally just stood there with an unfazed face and not seem to care for the compliment. His reply was almost always just a simple, "thanks."

Even when she playfully flirted with him a few times she got responses that came across like he had no idea what to say back.

There was one time back last winter, when they had all first gotten their new winter gear. Mina had approached him, sauntering her hips a bit over toward him, stroke a flashy pose that she felt showed off her curves excellently and winked at the class ace as she purred out in a playful tone,"What do ya think of my winter look Todoroki? Think it's cuter than my regular costume?"

Todoroki seemed to look her over top to bottom a few times, much to the girl's delight, before he flatly said,"It's good that you only made the sleeves go out to your elbows, you need your forearms open so that you can utilize your quirk to it's full potential. The fluffier collar also protects you from the cold without hindering you in anyway. It's a smart design choice Ashido."

She was hoping this could change today. The class was preparing a big party and everyone had different jobs to do. Mina was in charge of getting drinks, simple enough to do alone but she saw an opportunity to be had. She made sure to get dressed rather nicely, a tight shirt that showed off her midriff, and form fitting shorts with acid patterned leggings. For an extra touch she added a little beaded ring around each of her horn's base, a nice necklace, and applied only a tad bit of make up.

She wanted to make sure she looked as good as possible without looking obvious what she was doing. She was going to ask Todoroki to go shopping with her and to help her bring all the drinks back to the dorms, after all she would need someone to help carry all the stuff back anyway so why not go for her crush? And just maybe she could use this little shopping adventure to get to know him better, and maybe ask him out finally.

As she made her way downstairs to the dorms common area, she started to think her outfit was a good choice, given all the looks and double takes she was getting from her classmates. How could Todoroki say no to her looking like this?

The class prodigy was seen sitting on one of the many chairs in the room, reading a book for fun it seemed. Mina approached him with a bright smile on her face, arms behind her back as she held her own hands together, leaning down to make sure they could make eye contact easily. "Heeeey Todoroki~" She hummed out to the boy of her affection.

Shoto lowered his book and looked up, not having to move his head much at all to make eye contact with Mina. "Oh, hey Ashido. Did you need me for something?"

Mina giggled lightly and kept her happy face and tone as she stood straight up, turning her shoulders and body side to side in a cute manner,"I was about to go shopping for the drinks I needed to get for the party, and I was wondering if you wanted to help me get them? No way I can carry them all back here myself."

Todoroki then simply nodded his head and gave a passive,"Sure, why not." As his answer.

Mina let out a few more giggles of joy as her smile grew,"Awesome!" She quickly stretched out her arm and lightly grabbed his left arm, noticing how warm it felt, and pulled him up. "It shouldn't take too long! We're going to the grocery store in my home neighborhood by the way, my family has a premium account there so I can get all sorts a discounts!" She told him as she sneakily wrapped her arms around his warm one.

Todoroki and Mina began heading for the door, getting a few jealous stares from other classmates who wished to be in one of their shoes right now.

Todoroki didn't seem to mind Mina being so physically close to him at the moment and seemed too focused on the grocery store,"How far is it to get there? Will we be gone for the rest of the day?"

"It's only like a twenty minute train ride there dude! Then like a fifteen, maybe twenty minute walk at most!" She assured him with a hint of nervousness to her voice, worried this might be a deal breaker and ruin her chances.

"Hmm...that's not too bad. Gives me plenty of time to come back and do more reading."

The two left the dorms then and made their way toward the train station, Mina cheering herself on and repeating, "yes!" in her head over and over as she became over thrilled with how things were going so far. A few hours alone with Todoroki had been confirmed and so far he had no problems with Mina gripping onto him like this.

All she had to do now was keep playing her cards right and she'd have him locked down before the day ended.

Author's Notes
If it wasn't clear yet you can tell I adore Mina and want the best for her hence why I do so many shipping stories with her as the focus lol.
Anyway i sued to not care for this ship, but for some reason recently it's stuck with me and im a big fan of it now and I wanted to do my own contribution for it! I'll update as soon as I can and I hope this doesn't disappoint