With one last chime from the doorbell signaling the last customer had finally left, A solid thud could be heard from the counter where a young man with a messy green mop of hair was lying face first on the counter.
"It's okay if I just sleep here, right Todoroki?" yelled the green mop.
That's when another young man with red hair and two different colored eyes, one blue the other grey walked by the counter.
"I just have to take out the trash then we can head home, I'll drive tonight so just go start the car up, I'll meet you out there Midoriya." Todoroki said as he walked over to the last trash bin and pulled out the full bag
With a tired, but satisfied groan Midoriya lifted his head from the counter and turned to walk into the back room of the shop.
As Midoriya sauntered over to his desk to grab the car keys he looked down at the photo of him and his two best friends, all in their respective college's caps and gowns.
It was still crazy to think that in just six months Midoriya and Todoroki, along with their partner and business guru Tenya Iida had managed to open up their own comic bookstore and cafe.
The three boys had met in high school and stayed close throughout college, all going for different things and to different local schools but still did their best to get together as often as possible.
Todoroki ended up going to culinary school where he specialized in baking and desserts, a passion he had kept pretty quiet throughout high school, causing quite the uproar in his home when he announced it.
Iida was a business major and a damn good one at that, he was the brains of the operation and kept his two friends' dreams, and wallets in check. Without him the shop would never have gotten off the ground. He also still works some days at his family's sports store with his older brother.
Then there was Izuku Midoriya, the superhero obsessed face of the store who ended up with a English Degree with a focus on creative writing. Midoriya had always been enamored by comics and would spend hours upon hours in the local shop when he was younger.
After grabbing the keys and flipping the light switches, Midoriya took the opportunity to look around the store.
Even in the dark, the yellow walls were bright and accented well by the blue and red stripes. Several bookshelves lined the hard wood floors between the counter and the wall, These were filled with bigger books like graphic novels and manga. Behind those were several racks filled with older comics and past releases of still going runs.
To the right of the counter on the wall were the racks of that week's newest comics from all the major publishers and several indie titles. To the left was the cafe portion of the store.
There were steps leading up on both sides of the store, the cafe kept the color scheme of the store and was filled with several tables and a couple booths lining the walls. The counter for the cafe was on the same side as the comic shop. Though slightly bigger so Todoroki could display his creations better. Behind the counter was another entrance way into the back that served as a kitchen for the young baker.
As Midoriya released a tired yawn he activated his cars remote starter and waited for his friend to come back from his final task.
The two boys apartment was only a five minute drive from the store, close enough to walk in the warmer months but the combination of the oncoming winter and how tired they had been of late quickly outweighed the desire to save on gas money.
It was then that Midoriya heard the back door close and saw his equally tired friend walk up. The boys had been working on adrenaline the first few months but were seriously starting to feel the effects of running a business all by themselves.
The store was open from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday leaving Sunday as their only day of rest, with the trio taking turns going in and deep cleaning the store for a few hours to keep it in tip top shape.
"Man I'm so glad Iida is the one cleaning tomorrow, I haven't been this sleep deprived since Aizawa's last finals week," Midoriya said as the two boys made their way to the car.
"Ya, when we set those closing hours, I didn't think we would still be here past midnight this often," Todoroki said as he climbed into the already running car.
"At least it's not as bad as when we started, remember that one night when we first started when we were here till 4:30 cause I kept messing up my inventory and you fell asleep in the booth?" They both shared a tired laugh at that. There were a lot of growing pains at first but they were starting to get into a groove now three months into it.
"You know, I have been thinking it's about time we looked into bringing some new blood in, even just some people to watch the counters during the busy times so we could get stuff done during the day. I would love to not have to rubberneck the counter while I'm cooking all the time." the red head said
"You're probably right, we are starting to make some money now so it wouldn't kill us. Plus I would love to be able to get on the floor more so I could experiment a bit. We could even get our ordering done when the suns out!" They both drooled a little at that thought. "I'm going to talk to Iida about getting an ad out there and see what we can find." Midoriya said, a bit more awake from the new idea.
The drive home was over in a flash and the two boys trudged into the apartment building continuing the conversation
"I'd come but Momo is coming over tomorrow and I feel like I haven't seen her in forever"
"Don't worry about it bro, I'll text it to you before we post it so you can make any changes if you want, Just try not to have too much fun while im gone" Midoriya said with a wink, causing Todoroki to blush a little while he unlocked the door and threw his keys onto the kitchen counter.
The apartment was modest and well kept. A small kitchen that faced a living room/dining room that housed a couch, coffee table and T.V. with a moderately sized table between the kitchen and couch that was used more for meetings and board games then actual eating.
"Well I'm going to bed, Momo said she would make dinner for us tomorrow so tell Iida to come by after yall are done with the ad thing, just make sure you get some sleep before you go in," Todoroki said as he made his way to his room with a wave.
Midoriya nodded and after saying good night to his roommate made his way into his room and changed into a pair of superman shorts to sleep in.
"Man I hope we can find someone quick, I don't know how much longer we can keep this up" Midoriya thought as his head hit his pillow and sleep quickly consumed him.