Pandora here with prompt fourteen, 'morning walk'!
The Christmas party goes on until pretty late and the following morning almost everyone sleeps in, having a day off from lessons and a teacher still passed out on the sofa in his sleeping bag, a paper crown askew on top of it. Ochako is sitting on the windowsill in the entrance hall, her knees pulled up to her chest and book forgotten as she watches the snow still falling outside, when she hears the sound of someone coming down the stairs. Turning to see who it is, she sees Izuku's green mop of hair and freckled face. He's wearing his coat and boots but stops short at the bottom of the stairs when he sees her.
"Oh, hey Uraraka," he greets her: there's a flush in his cheeks that she seems to be seeing more and more frequently of late and he shifts from foot to foot where he stands. "I didn't think anyone else was up."
Ochako shakes her head. "Neither did I – I came down here so I wouldn't wake anyone." She pauses for a moment. "You heading out?"
"Yeah," he says. "I can't really go running in the snow but I thought a walk seemed like a good idea." Pulling his gloves out of his pockets, he seems to hesitate before asking, "Um... do you want to come with?"
A little smile comes to Ochako's face and she nods. "Yeah that sounds nice."
Ten minutes later they're trudging through shin-deep snow, trying to keep their balance and not faceplant the ground. Ochako giggles as they make it over a particularly large snowdrift, unable to keep from staggering a little as they come down the other side.
"You okay?" Izuku asks her, grinning when she nods. They walk a few more feet in companionable silence before he adds, "I was... kind of wondering if we could talk? Without... um, anyone else around?"
Ochako feels her heart pick up speed in her chest, nerves and anticipation making her breath catch in her throat just a little – still she nods. "Sure, what's up?"
"Uh, well..." His voice wavers a little, there's a blush in it, and in a way she's glad he's nervous too. "I... we... when we kissed... I um... I kind of liked it and... I liked dancing with you yesterday and... holding your hand on the ice..."
He seems to be struggling a little with words so she says. "I – I did too... liked it I mean."
He looks at her properly then, a smile beginning to tug at the corners of his lips. "Really?"
Ochako takes one of his hands in both of hers. "Really."