AN: (Belated) Happy Valentine's Day guys! I forgot to post this here (sorry =w=;;;)


"I'll be working here starting today!" All Might says cheerfully. Holding out a box wrapped in bright, almost neon, yellow paper. It was adorned with a rosy pink bow (the only thing that was relatively muted in color) and tacked with a small card that has his name inked in neat calligraphy. "This is a token of goodwill! I hope we can become close, Aizawa-kun!"

He stares at the box, taking in the clear strokes on the characters of his name. Black ink, possibly written with a brush pen (or any writing implement with a soft tip), carefully written. There weren't any smudges or blots. It was neat, almost artistic. The man had good handwriting when it wasn't hastily scribbled autographs, the more you knew.

He glances up at All Might, whose smile was beginning to waver the longer he stood there.

He wants to refuse, to turn his head and get back to finishing his lesson plans. He's not interested in tokens of whatever, he has better things to do. Besides, what was the point? He doesn't think he'll stay here for long, so it makes little sense to waste his time and energy in interacting with the man more than necessary.

He's sure All Might won't be a teacher permanently. Maybe he'll stay to complete one school year, but no more than that. Being good at something did not mean being good at teaching it. He may be the number one hero, may have more experience than all of the faculty combined, but it did not mean he was qualified for teaching. That was a whole other profession.

He respects the man for what he's done as a hero, but he's doubtful of his abilities to teach.

All Might looks jittery now, his fingers twitch as he holds the box. He suspects that the blond man wants to fiddle with his hair. He always does that when he's uncomfortable. It's quaint how the man shows his nervousness—and any other emotion beyond happiness and laughter—so easily here. Is it because he's in this form? Is it because this place is more private? Or is it because he's not around civilians?

He doesn't think he'll stay for long, so why bother wondering?

"I don't want it," is in the tip of his tongue. Curt, cutting, and cold. He's grown out of his fanboy phase a long time ago, a gift from All Might would be better off with any of the other teachers.

But he sees the earnestness in those eyes, its shine rivaling the glow of his curious companion (he wonders what kind of quirk Helia has, she may even have multiple ones). His smile may be smaller now, tinged with uncertainty and the always present sickly exhaustion, but it was still filled with a kind of enthusiasm that was similar to another blond he knew. Loud and sincere, energetic and expressive, too bright and bubbly for his taste (usually).

Idly, he thinks this would have been easier if All Might was bulked up. His obnoxious aura would have made him go no on the spot, his overly buff body would have smashed any comparisons away. The similarities would have stopped on the hair only.

(it's not the same shade, not even the same style—still)

"I don't like this kind of thing," he sighs, begrudgingly taking the gift. He pretends he doesn't see the man perk up and his tiny companion do a celebratory somersault. "If you want to be closer, use actions. Even words. You do it easily as a hero," he snorts. "I'm not interested in frivolous gifts."

He tucks the box under his arm and leaves, he'll open it later. At home maybe.


Later, it's Hizashi who finds the yellow gift tossed carelessly on their couch. He grabs it and tells him to open it so they can compare, showing him his own box—his was wrapped in bright green (seriously, was the man allergic to darker shades?) and had the same pink ribbon. He lets Hizashi rip open the paper in glee.

It's chocolate bars, homemade by the looks of it. Hizashi's smelled faintly of mint, while his smelled like lavender. All Might bakes, who knew.

It wasn't bad, he pocketed a few before he left to do his night job.

It was a pretty good night by his standards. He had nibbled on a few bars when he felt the faint pangs of hunger. He later felt his sleepiness and exhaustion fade away (he wonders how much sugar was in it). The straining pain in his eyes wasn't as prominent as usual too, that was a plus, he didn't have the strong urge to use his eye drops the whole night.


AN: My, it's such a good thing that the "sugar" in the chocolate kept you awake (or perhaps recovered your stamina?). Among other things.

Anyways, that's all for part 2! I'm planning to make another one, I did say that this would be for worldbuilding (and possibly character backstory, if you guys have seen my ideas in Tumblr) reasons.

Don't have chocolate, but I will give you guys some extra facts! I said at the beginning that my LoZ notes will only cover the obvious references (e.g, if I wrote "Minish" or "fierce deity" then I will add notes about it). But as a thanks for all the wonderful comments (sorry that I rarely reply), kudos/favorites, and bookmarks/follows you all made-I thought it would be fair to give you all a treat.

So here's a few of the subtler references I've made.

Hero's Shade (in chapter 1) - A spirit in Twilight Princess that teaches Link several attacks. It's stated in Hyrule Historia that he was the Link in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

Gerudo outfit (in smash 1, okay this wasn't subtle, but I didn't state it directly!) - In Breath of The Wild, you can't enter Gerudo Town without wearing this. Males aren't allowed in the town (unless they're Gerudo natives themselves, and that's rare). Wearing the outfit will make the Gerudo mistake you as a girl and they'll let you in.

May the goddess smile upon you (chapter 3) - In Breathe of The Wild, it's something every monk (?) in the shrines say after you solve the trial.

Sidon (in chapter 4) - The Zora prince in Breath of The Wild.

Sheik (in chapter 6) - A Sheikah in Ocarina of Time who helps Link in his quest. Sheik is revealed to be Zelda in disguise.

Pink ribbon (this smash) - It's not a reference to LoZ, but still a reference to a video game.