The bell rang and students found their way into the classroom, Toshinori writing out some of the material for his class on the whiteboard behind him. He could hear whispers of Class 1-A as they'd come in, making reference to the video of Midoriya that was going around. Alongside that, All Might could tell that there was a heavy atmosphere in the room, making him pretty visibly uncomfortable. Turning around to face the class, none of the students would look him in the eyes, and as he'd looked over towards Midoriya, the child's head was hanging low, hiding his face from the teacher. Even as Toshi tried to get the boy's attention, it was clear that Midoriya was avoiding any sort of interaction. This caused Toshi to get a bit heartbroken, hoping that what he wanted to show Izuku later would pay off and wouldn't in fact bite him in the ass.
The entire length of the class proved to be tough on the teacher, and he could feel an aching in his heart. It was clear that Midoriya had been going through quite a bit from his fellow students, but to completely cut himself off out of embarrassment? Toshinori knew he was going to have to put this to a stop, since it was clear that he was trying to distance himself from the object of his shame. Perhaps it was time to be a bit more stern with his student so that they could talk? Or did this require a gentle hand? Class was just about over and he had to figure it out before it was too late and Izuku continued this cycle of avoiding him.
As the bell rang to signal that class was ending for the day, Izuku was rushing to get up before All Might had gently placed his hand on the teen's shoulder, causing Izuku to quickly turn around and look up at the hero with fear and a deep shade of red on his cheeks. Some of the other students began to snicker - believing that the hero was probably going to scold or reprimand him - while others kept their heads turned from the event and kept on walking out the door, feeling uncomfortable or believing that it was none of their business. Bakugou in particular was perplexed and held a cocky smile as he'd left, feeling that he'd done the ultimate damage he could possibly do to Izuku - probably feeling as well that there was another obstacle out of his way. He, in turn, also headed out of the classroom with Kirishima, who had a worried look for the green haired boy but hadn't said anything. Uraraka and Iida held the same looks on their faces but proceeded out the door all the same.
Once everyone had cleared out of the room, Toshinori let off a heavy sigh and lifted his hand to lightly run it through Izuku's hair, the gentle gesture putting a look of surprise on Izuku's face. All Might sat down in a chair next to Izuku's and gently hugged the boy, continuing to gently stroke his hair and making the red that was already on the teen's face grow an even deeper shade.
"Young Midoriya, I'm sorry that you've had to go through so much for my sake…"
"Wh - What are you talking about…? All Might, I -"
The retired hero cut him off with a simple finger to his lips. Tears started to form at the edges of his eyes and streamed down his cheeks, light sniffling turning into rolling sobs as the weight of the past few days started to fall off of his back and he'd felt reassured that the teacher was still going to remain by his side. Toshinori held Izuku's shoulder with a small smile and a reassuring rub, feeling that he'd made the right choice of approach. It was clear that Midoriya had been facing this alone for the most part, and All Might was ashamed that he wasn't a more obvious and strong support system. Looking around, though, All Might could see that there were students that were still hiding around the corner, particularly Ashido, Denki, Mineta, and - though she wasn't exactly visible - Hagakure. Students loved their gossip after all…
"Come with me to the Teachers' Lounge, Young Midoriya. I would prefer we didn't have an audience."
Nodding without a word, Izuku picked up his backpack and walked out of the classroom with All Might, the students who were spying on them casually hanging out and trying desperately to pretend that they weren't spying on the two of them. Their trip to the teachers' lounge was, otherwise, uneventful. The children were either on their way home or busy doing club activities, so they couldn't focus on anyone else's lives for right now. In that respect, All Might was grateful that this incident didn't garner more attention than it did, which means it would probably silently fade into obscurity with students who weren't in class 1-A. Probably… All Might hadn't wanted to worry about that anymore, though, since - for now - it had passed. There were other things to attend to.
They both stepped into the lounge that was devoid of any of the other teachers, thankfully. Closing and locking the door behind him, All Might guided Izuku to a chair and let him sit down, opening his mouth to say something before Izuku had started speaking on his own, tears continuing to stream down his face and the words coming out in the same rambling way that he normally spoke in…
"A - All Might, I'm so sorry, I didn't think anyone would see me, and you're probably so embarrassed, I'm so, so sorry, I just wanted to kiss and cuddle you, I mean with the plushie, I mean not that I don't want to do that with you, but you were never supposed to find out, no one was supposed to find out, and things have gotten out of hand, it shouldn't have been like this, I should have been more careful and I - !"
To stop the boy from speaking further, All Might pulled something out of one of the drawers in his desk. Upon the sight of it, Midoriya completely froze, not quite sure what to say about what he was currently looking at. Messy, green hair, wearing a green jumpsuit with a cute pair of gloves and shoes to match, all in plush form and with a huge smile on its face. Its quality was actually on par with the plushie that Izuku owned and, perhaps, it was even the same creator. All Might owned a plushie of Izuku just like how the boy had one of the hero… All Might was also blushing as he'd showed the boy, but the blush was accompanied by a big grin.
"Young Midoriya, I managed to get in touch with the creator of your plush and they'd agreed to create one of you, since I'd mentioned that I was a fan from the Sports Festival."
Still quite stunned, Izuku nodded slowly before pulling out his own plushie of All Might and looking at the both of them together - which surprised the teacher, since he figured the teen would be too embarrassed to carry it around anymore. Perhaps it was all the support he was getting over the past few days, and All Might felt another wave of shame hit him. It was clear that Izuku was bewildered though, and was letting the moment sink in so that he could enjoy it. All Might took the initiative here and pressed the two plushies together, letting their mouths press against each other and causing the both of them to grow an even deeper shade of crimson. It was a bit embarrassing for All Might to do, but he thought it would be the best way to get his point across. The hero leaned in and held the boy's chin in his index and thumb, guiding the teen's eyes to his own warm, inviting gaze and putting on the best smile he could muster.
"May I kiss you, my boy?"
Wordlessly and practically breathless, Izuku nods his approval and Toshinori plants a kiss on his forehead tenderly, before moving lower and planting one on the tip of his nose, then finally pushing his lips against the boy's an affectionate move as he'd held the boy's face in place for each point of contact. Izuku practically swooned under All Might's touch, but he'd managed to keep himself up to hold the hero's kiss and savor it. As Toshi pulls away from the kiss, Izuku's face is now beaming with happiness and the teacher was glad to be able to see that smile again. Excited now, Midoriya took the plushie from All Might's hand and held the two of them together, pulling out his phone and leaning up against All Might to take a selfie with the two of them and the two mini-them together.
"Can… Can I take a picture of this, All Might?"
"Go right ahead, Young Midoriya. You deserve this much, I think."
Snapping the picture of the two of them together, Izuku puts on a grin and sends it out to Bakugou smugly, attaching the picture to a message:
You can go ahead and spread this picture. It's a lot better than the video. c:
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