some minimal shindeku that technically isnt even worth mentioning but here it is cuz hitoshi's a homie who takes one for the team
"You didn't kiss him at the end of the date? He's gonna think you don't like him now", Jirou said.
"You didn't kiss Yaoyorozu after your first date", Todoroki replied.
Jirou's cheeks reddened. "That's-! That's because she's a...you know...a lady."
"Oh, stop~", Yaoyorozu was blushing now.
"But you two are guys. You should be able to just like, plant one on him." Jirou leaned back in her chair, satisfied with her argument.
Todoroki thought about what she said. Midoriya had said he liked him. Maybe he had wanted a kiss at the train station. Could it really be as easy as that? Just grabbing him and kissing him? He'd been that way with holding his hand. Perhaps it was time to be bold again.
Midoriya had officially spent way too much time kissing his pillow, imagining it was Todoroki. A kiss was going to happen. And soon. But just as he found his resolve, another problem crept into his mind.
"You guys, do you think my firebreathing makes my breath smell?", he asked.
He was sitting in his living area, being assisted by Uraraka, Iida, and Shinsou as he organized some campaign notes. Midoriya had never kissed anyone before, so this had never been a problem. He brushed and flossed regularly so his dental health was always good. And that had been enough. But now he wasn't sure. Should he take a mint before kissing Todoroki? Would it matter?
How many should he take? If he ate and then used his quirk, would his mouth smell like burnt food? Midoriya was beginning to wish he'd paid more attention when his parents kissed and that was not a good thought for a teenager to be having.
"It should be fine as long as your mouth is clean", Uraraka said.
"But what if it's not okay?", Midoriya's voice turned a little panicky. "What if a side effect of my quirk is that I have a bad mouth for kissing? I don't know how other mouths are, I never kissed anyone. What if my mouth is too warm? Or too dry? Or has a burnt aftertaste?"
"Those are legitimate concerns", Iida agreed. "It's a shame there's no established way to check."
"He could check by kissing someone", Shinsou suggested.
"I can't do that!", Midoriya refused. "Todoroki and I...I mean we-"
"I don't see a ring on that finger", Shinsou said. "You're allowed to play the field before he makes a claim on you."
"Todoroki-kun's character did give his a betrothal wreath", Uraraka said.
Iida had been on Midoriya's side, but he was beginning to come around to Shinsou's. "Back in the day, entertaining many suitors before settling with one was common. And he is not your boyfriend yet."
"Yeah but... I don't want anyone but him", Midoriya argued.
"I'm not saying you start dating someone else", Shinsou said. "I'll kiss you right now and you can know for sure if your mouth is alright."
Midoriya looked at him in disbelief. "You'd really do that for me?"
"If it would ease your mind and we could get back to organizing, yes." As he said that, Shinsou looked to the mountain of notes before them. At this rate they'd never get done.
"Okay", Midoriya permitted. "Let me just-mmf!"
The kiss only lasted about three seconds before Shinsou pulled away but Midoriya was frozen for twice as long, he'd been trying to mentally prepare himself but he supposed he would have never been ready.
"Um, so? What did you think?", he asked.
"Your mouth is fine", Shinsou said.
Midoriya let out a sigh of relief, confident that he could kiss the guy of his dreams now. And such an opportunity finally presented itself a few days later. Having a moment alone was difficult without planning for it, they were usually surrounded by classmates or friends. But on this particular day, it was just he and Todoroki, walking together.
Midoriya had to stop by the grocery store for an item his mother had forgotten and Todoroki seized the opportunity, saying he also had to go to the store and then offering to walk Midoriya the rest of the way home. Considering where he lived, Midoriya knew it wasn't entirely practical but he wasn't going to push Todoroki away. He could see the opportunity too.
There was a little buzzing between them as they went from the school to the store and then from the store to Midoriya's home. When they got to the door, Midoriya paused.
"Um, thanks for walking me home. I enjoyed the company."
"It was my pleasure", Todoroki said.
Midoriya's body felt warm despite the chilly fall air and he almost thought he could hear Todoroki's heart beating in unison with his. Midoriya was holding a plastic bag of tomatoes and instead of letting go, he continued to hold it as he grabbed Todoroki's face and pulled him in for a kiss. Todoroki on the other hand, did drop his bag that held some strawberries and deodorant as he grabbed Midoriya's shoulders.
Midoriya had thought when he finally kissed Todoroki his mind would be erased and it would simply be a physical sensation as he felt new parts of Todoroki but he'd been wrong. He felt everything and his brain was bombarded by it. It was just a touch on his shoulders and their lips, still closed pressed together but he could also feel his breath, his hair, the softness of his cheek and the roughness of his scar.
This is bad, this is bad, this is bad. I might get addicted.
Meanwhile, Todoroki's mind did in fact go blank. And that in itself was a high for someone whose mind had always been in control. But Midoriya destroyed all that and Todoroki's thought process couldn't get past 'more kissing'.
And it may have very well gone farther right there on Midoriya's porch had a crackle of thunder not interrupted them. Midoriya pulled away and looked at the clouds. It would rain before the night was over. But he wasn't really thinking of that.
"Shinsou-kun kissed me", he blurted out.
"...What?"
"I mean, we practice kissed", Midoriya said quickly. "I was worried my mouth would be weird or something and he offered to kiss me to check and he...did..."
"Did you like it the same as our kiss?", Todoroki asked, concerned over that more than anything.
"Not even close", Midorya's answer was breathless as if he couldn't get the words out quick enough.
Todoroki looked at him wordlessly for a moment before picking up his dropped bag. "I kissed Bakugou."
Midoriya's eyes widened. "How are you still alive?"
"Oddly enough his only reservation seemed to be doing it in front of a friend of his. Someone with red and spiky hair", Todoroki described, expecting Midoriya to know them.
"Did you...like the kiss?", Midoriya asked, not really interested right now with why Bakugou cared what someone else thought.
"No. And Bakugou wasn't much help anyway. I wanted to know if I was half hot and half cold on the inside too. But he refused to tell me. He just said I was acceptable."
Midoriya laughed. "You're lucky he even let you do it. But I guess we know for ourselves now." He began to blush a little. "I think your mouth is more than 'acceptable'."
"Yours is exquisite."
"T-Todoroki-kun!" Midoriya went full on blush and put his hands over his ears to downplay the steam spilling out. "I gotta go. It's almost dinner time. I'll see you later, okay?", he said quickly, needing to make an escape before he flustered himself to humiliation.
"Okay." Todoroki was smiling and Midoriya realized he might need to get used to him dropping lines like that with no warning and a straight face. That didn't sound like such a bad fate.
Midoriya opened his door and gave Todoroki a wave before closing it and handing the tomatoes off to his mother in the kitchen. He thought for a moment that it would be normal to be angry at Bakugou for kissing his crush but knowing his friend, Midoriya knew not to read too much into it. He did think about the person Bakugou had been with.
Not wanting to kiss Todoroki would have been understandable. So why did Todoroki get the impression that Bakugou didn't want to do it because of who he was with? Only a few options rolled around in Midoriya's head before dialing Uraraka.
"Is Kacchan dating someone?"
