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Sometimes, when you're on the run from your family's insane personal guard, and all you see is a random boy in an otherwise empty alleyway, you just have to say, "Fuck it," and entangle him in your already ridiculous life just so you can keep your newfound freedom going.

"I'm sorry, what?" said the scarred man when Momo told him she needed to borrow him as she tossed her jacket off to the side.

"Shh!" she hushed, though she was still careful not to touch him. "No time to explain, just do me a favor and hold me in your arms right now."

Still visibly confused, the scarred man put his arms around her waist and let her cuddle close to him, and both hid their faces as Yaoyorozu security ran by.

The second they were gone, the scarred man's arms left her side and went up in the air, as though she were about to arrest him for harassment. Momo let go and took a step back as well, bowing several times to express her embarrassment and gratuity.

"Thank you so much!" she said, as loud as she dared. "I owe you a lot, uhhh…"

"Todoroki Shoto," said the scarred man. "And you are…?"

"Yaoyorozu Momo," she replied, but almost the second she said so, she caught the sound of more pounding footsteps coming their way.

Todoroki quickly pivoted to scout out the sound, then, just as quickly reversed their positions so that Momo was now the one up against the wall and Todoroki was the one with the arm on the wall.

Momo pressed her back against the cold cinder block of the wall, her heart pounding in her chest. Todoroki was still looking away, but what for…?

"Sorry. I need to borrow you for a second now," he said, his voice low. (What was this sudden lightheadedness? Was she about to swoon?)

A tiny squeak escaped Momo, but Todoroki turned his face back to her, and just seeing his genuine expression was enough for her to fall silent and think, fuck it; I'll trust him.

From her peripheries, Momo noticed some men in white start running by. Just what was this guy running from, a wedding?

"Hold sti—" is what Todoroki began to say when she tried getting a better look, but one of the men running by jostled him just so, making him lurch forward…

.

.

…just enough that he, this Todoroki Shoto she had met not two minutes ago, kissed her.

(This night was just full of firsts, wasn't it?)

Momo's eyes were wide with surprise, but neither one pulled away. The men in white were, after all, hardly past them now.

She closed her eyes and gave in to the flow of whatever the hell her life was now, counting the seconds as they slipped by.

One. Two. Three. Four. Five.

The footsteps stopped echoing, and Todoroki pulled away. Momo opened her eyes to see him turned away, wiping his mouth on his sleeve.

"Sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen," he said hoarsely, his face clearly flushed just as red as some of his hair.

"It wasn't your fault," Momo assured him, taking his lead and wiping the spit off her mouth.

"I'll owe you one," said Todoroki, still unable to look at her.

Momo felt a smile creeping onto her face. "May I cash that favor in now?"

Now he turned to her, if only to give her a weirded-out look. "Uhh, sure. Why not."

Momo picked her jacket up off the floor and gave it a good shake to get the dust out. She threw it over Todoroki's shoulders, grabbed his hand, and said, "Follow me."

And they ran off.


Author's Note xxix. i have been stricken by the sudden realization that this may very well be the first fic i write where i will eventually use l to denote that i've reached the fiftieth author's note. well, that's a long way off.

anyway, the other day i was googling "accidentally in love" (yes the song from shrek 2 i have my reasons) and happened upon a chinese drama under the same name. i'm addicted to watching it now. i'm on episode 15 out of 30 and i'm losing my MIND every god damn episode. anyway this is basically how the main couple meets. i won't be writing a full oneshot au of that w/tdmm bc as i continued watching the series i was like "hot damn this is very very kamijirou" so sometime in the summer i'll get that oneshot au out. c;

i mean like yeah i'm holed up inside hiding from the plague but i still have online classes and a couple other indoor, online commitments (like fanfiction. oh, and i joined a tdmm mini-bang), so like. that's not scheduled to be out for a while, but i did go as hog wild as a monkey high on shakespeare yesterday tap-tap-tapping out the start of that au on my keyboard, so i think something pertaining to it will be out eventually. i'm excited! ! ! writing fanfiction again feels so gooood c:

anyway yeah! ! thanks for reading, leave a review, and as always, have a greaaaaat daaaaayyyy~~