Todoroki

His hands...

I almost forgot what he went through at the Sports Festival.

How could I? How could I forget?

My stomach drops, and I feel an old guilt settle back in my chest. I did that to him. Well, technically he did it to himself, and his drive to win broke both his hands... but he injured himself when he was fighting- and helping- me.

"...Todoroki? Are you okay?"

His voice finally tears me from my depressing train of thought. I look back into his emerald eyes, full of worry. For me. He always puts others first, doesn't he? Wait... are those...

"You look like you haven't slept all night!" Izuku's freckled face, usually so cheerful, looks drained, and he has dark rings under his eyes. I guess he doesn't notice my abrupt subject change, and he seems surprised by my question.

He tries to laugh it off. It wasn't working. I stare at him, using my best 'penetrating gaze'. He shifts uncomfortably, then finally mumbles, "I had a lot on my mind lately." When he doesn't elaborate, I sigh, and let the matter drop. For now. Knowing Midoriya, he'll probably tell me once whatever's worrying him has passed. I impusively reach out my hand to touch his tired face, then freeze halfway through the act.

Well.

That would've been weird.

I finally notice how close I'm standing to him, and jump back with an imperceptible squeak. He gives me a puzzled look, but I act as if nothing weird had happened. I grab his yellow backpack from its spot on the floor and hand it to him with a small and hopefully unflustered smile. "Thank you," He murmurs, looking at the floor. Midoriya's like that for a beat longer than he should've been, so I poke him on the shoulder. "So... ready for class?" I ask in a failed attempt at cheeriness. I had a huge All-Might smile plastered on my face, trying to make him feel better. He blinks, then looks up at me. He starts chuckling.

"What?" My cheeks feel like they're cramping up. He stifles a giggle, then says with an expression that makes my heart skip a beat-

"You look like you're in serious pain!"

I drop the stupid smile, and replace it with a genuine one.

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