Chapter 1: Busy Day at Work
Shinsou cursed having to be awake as early as he was. Ever since he started classes at the local college he has seemed to have less and less time to the things he would like to do. But he wasn't going to complain out loud because deep down he knew that he was doing this for his two adopted dads. Aizawa and Mic had been nice enough to take him and Eri from the same orphanage. Being put into a loving family with strict rules was a change of pace for sure but one that was actually very welcomed by the purple haired teen. He respected that Aizawa had rules and expected the best out of Shinsou. He saw something that not many others did. And since then he has been proving him right every step of the way. Making his way into the local college without going through middle and high school. Did it help that both of his dads worked at the college. Sure but he was going to prove to people that he has what it takes to become successful without the use of those two.
The walk to work was always a long and annoying one. But in his favor he did get to work at his favorite cafe in town. And he had the afternoon shift which usually meant that he was paired with his close friend Denki Kaminari. Denki and his family were the only ones that knew the truth about shinsou. The knew that he was asexual but bi romantic. (If you don't understand that means he like relationships with both boys and girls but has no sexual desire towards them. I personally relate to this. Alright back to the story.) I mean it's not that the thought of sex revults him. He just personally has no desire to get that intimate with someone. He just wants someone to hold and give his love and affection too. The same way that he missed out on during his early years. Luckily Aizawa has been there to change that for the better.
As he reached the Cafe he could see the big sign welcoming anyone to the cafe. Green Acres Cafe was spread across the sky in bold dark forest green letters. As he rounded the back he placed on the dark green apron that he was carrying in his hand. Stopping to look at his reflection in a rain puddle he could see that everything looked good. The grey long sleeve shirt with its sleeves rolled up and ripped up jeans complimented each other in a way that was hard to describe. He could see that the bags under his eyes from studying have become more noticeable on top of his already tired looking features. His purple hair stuck up in the front giving it a cool wave and spike effect that no one else could seem to pull off but him. Nodding to himself slightly he entered the building.
As soon as he opened the door his nose was attacked by the sweet scent of coffee and maple syrup. He could see the bright yellow hair of his friend racing around and handing out food. The other workers also helped as Shinsou lead himself back into the kitchen.
Grabbing the spatula he quickly managed to pick up right were the last chef left off. Giving the people who sat at the counter a good show. As he carefully poured the batter into each spot he could hear the impressed patrons whisper as he flipped one after another. Making sure they were perfect every single time. The faster he went the more oh's and ah's he was getting. It actually made Shinsou feel awesome making people impressed by doing something that he enjoyed. He couldn't help the small toothy smirk that arose on the side of his mouth.
Soon the bar was empty and the lunch rush had ended. Cleaning of his large flat grill again he could finally take a breather. As he was relaxing however a boy came up to him covered in Maple Syrup and Butter.
"Denki how in the hell did you manage that…." He chuckled out as the teen looked to take off his apron.
"Some little kid tripped me on accident and I landed onto the plates I was bringing back. So I got left over syrup and butter all over me. Is any of it in my hair? Oh god please tell me that it missed my hair." Denki started to frantically run his hands through his already messy hair. The sight couldn't help but make Shinsou laugh as he watched the teen freak out. Denki suddenly stopped as he realized what a fool he probably looked like at the moment. His face went flush red as he grabbed the back of his neck. "But hey, my shift is actually over soon so I was wondering if you could make me up some pancakes to go." Shinsou grabbed the pitcher of batter that had some left over. "Yeah I should be able to. Just go get cleaned up and I should be able to bring them back."
"Nah its fine, I'm clean enough. I will just sit at the counter and watch. I usually never get to see you do this." Denki said as he sat back into one of the counter stools. Shinsou again just gave a small chuckle and went to work. Or at least that was the plan…
As he began to pour the batter he overheard someone from the entrance ask if they could sit at the counter. He looked over to see who it was and see if he should ask Denki to move so that the customer doesn't get upset….. But instead he just found himself staring.
It was a teen with bright and dark green hair. The teen was wearing a yellow zip up sweatshirt with a white undershirt with some japanese writing on it. A pair of blue jeans seemed to perfectly fit the boys body. The bright red sneakers seemed to draw a bit of colour into the outfit. The whole look was topped the boys face. Two perfect emerald color eyes beamed in the direction of the counter and the freckles that lined his checks seemed to add a whole other level of softness to the boy.
"Hey man what are you doing!" The screaming voice coming from the counter snapped Shinso back into reality. Looking back at the grill he realised that he had just been pouring the batter onto the grill in one spot. The one spot of the grill was now filled with a huge spot of pancake batter. It started to spill onto the grease trap that sat on the edge of the grill. The boy quickly stopped pouring and grabbed up his grill cleaner. Scraping away the pancake batter he could hear Kaminari laugh at the counter.
"Man I thought you were supposed to be good at this. What the hell happened? Did you get loss in my beauty again because i'm flattered if you did." Shinsou paid no attention to the cackling teen that was already at the counter. Instead he cleaned the rest of the materials and got a new pitcher and spatula.
"Do you remember what I said when I first joined this job Denki?" Shinsou asked as he turned to the teen.
"Ummmmm that your not here to make any friends." Denki said giving a little chuckle at the memory. "That's right you came in here all moody and was like I will work my hardest to become the best here. That's when I decided that I liked you. I respected that attitude. And then I whittled you down and here we are." Denki said with a cheesy grin spreading across his face.
"Yeah and I'm about five seconds from going back to my original resolve." The teen remarked as he turned back towards the grill. Before Denki could say another word a seat right across from Shinso was pulled out from the counter. Shinsou didn't dare look but he also knew it was his job. He dreaded imagining getting lost in those eyes again. But he turned to face the teen.
"Hello my name is Shinsou and how may I help you today." Sure enough it was the same teen that caused Shinsou to lose focus and ruin the batter earlier. The kid just returned a soft smile and looked at the menu.
"Hmmmmm…" Dammit even his voice is fucking cute. "Can I get all you can eat pancakes and… to drink can I get an iced tea." The somehow even sweater voice surrounded Shinso. Making him never want to hear anything else ever again.
"Of course you can… Denki will you please go get this man his drink." Shinsou said as he turned to face the other worker. Of course it wasn't going to be that easy.
"Awww come one man I am so close to done. Can't you just make someone else get it…." Shinsou shot daggers towards the kid making him real back a bit in surprise. "I mean of course I can…."
"Wait if he is almost done I don't want to burden him really. It's fine, I'm not in that much of a rush I will just wait for the next waiter to come by." The teen spoke up from the only other taken spot at the counter.
Shinsou looked back at the teen blinking a couple of times for really no reason. He just ended up shrugging his shoulders and grabbed the menu from the teen. "Okay that works then. You said all you can eat. Well you sat in the right spot because you get them fresh off the grill here." The teen smiled and turned back towards the grill. "Hey Denki how many do you want." He yelled back towards his friend/coworker.
"Just give me like 4 i guess." Shinsou nodded and got to work. He made extra sure not to mess them up for some reason. The precision flipping and cooking worked really well and seemed to impress the teen that was sitting across from him.
(Okay real quick I know its annoying that i'm just calling Deku "the teen" right now. Its getting on my nerves too. So please just bare with me and soon we will get his name. But for right now we just have to bare it. Alright…. Alright let's get back into this cute shit.)
He placed two plates in front of the two teens that were sat at the bar. "Yeah I can see why people like to know when you are working Shinsou.. These are delicious." Denki spoke as he drenched the remaining pieces in syrup and butter.
Shinsou couldn't help but chuckle "Thanks sparky boi. Anyways how are they man…" He was now directly talking to the teen that had caught his attention earlier. The teen whipped his head back with pieces on pancake in his mouth and tears in his eyes.
"There really good. Like really really good. Oh and my name is Izuku. Izuku Midoriya." The kid reached out his hand towards Shinsou. For whatever reason Shinsou just sat there looking at the hand that was outstretched towards him. "Don't worry.. I don't bite." Midoryia gave a small laugh as Shinsou snapped out of his trance.
"Oh sorry I had a mind blank there. But i'm glad you like them. As you probably already know from him saying it but my name is Shinsou. Hitoshi Shinsou."
Authors Note:
God that got annoying to have to keep writing "the teen" like we all know that its deku who am I fooling. Anyways I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter. This was really fun to write and its easily becoming one of my top 5 ships. But yeah have a good day and I hope to have you guys along with me the next time. Have a good day….. Aaaaaaaaand see ya.