Todoroki POV

I was getting worried as I finished my breakfast, and my brother had yet to come downstairs. Making it impossible for me to ask him for clarification on what he was talking about yesterday morning.

I had put on my shoes. I was giving up hope when he finally emerged.

"'Morning Shouto, waiting for Midoriya again?" he asked as he came downstairs.

I nodded before asking him the question I had silently rehearsed all morning. "What were you talking about yesterday? About you accepting me?"

"About being gay?" his answer was more of a question than an answer.

"Gay?" I asked, I have never heard that word before.

"Wait, you don't know what gay is?" he let out a small chuckle, "no wonder you were so confused," he went over to me and put a comforting hand on my right shoulder. "Gay means boys that fall in love with other boys," he explained, opening up my mind, leaving me a mess of emotions that I didn't know how to process.

I didn't know what to say then I saw that green-haired boy approach the house. "He's here I shouldn't keep him waiting," I told Natsuo as I left.

"Hello Todoroki!" He smiled at me. This is the first time in a while that I was not delighted to see him, this morning I just wanted to be alone to collect my thoughts.

"Good morning Midoriya," I responded trying not to sound like my world just got turned upside down.

"What's wrong Todoroki? He asked. He knew me too well not to notice that something was wrong.

"I have a headache, I took something for it before I left," I lied. This lie would not only hopefully give an acceptable answer, but will give a reason for us not to talk. He nodded as a response. We didn't talk the entire commute.

Iida was in the classroom when we arrived. He immediately started talking to the adorable boy. Adorable? I caught myself mid-thought. What are my feelings for my best friend? Adorable is more of a love word. I went over to my desk to think this over, leaving the two of them to talk.

Eventually, Aiwaza-sensei started class by shocking everyone with what the practical exam would actually be. Instead of fighting robots like everyone thought we would, we would be fighting our sensei's in pairs. Both who we would be fighting and who we would be fighting with was predetermined. I would be fighting Aiwaza-sensei with Yaoyorozu. I felt bad for Midoriya who had to fight All Might with Bakugo. I do not like Bakugo, he scares me and sometimes kind of reminds me of Enji. Not enough to be debilitating, but enough to make me very uncomfortable. The fact that he bullied my best friend throughout middle school makes me like him even less.

I wanted to be alone before my fight. Instead of going to the observation room to watch my classmates fight or strategize with Yaoyorozu, I waited by the entrance of my fighting location.

I sat against the wall and just thought. I thought about Midoriya and all the things he did for me and how it made me feel. He's my best friend, but do I want him to be more? I never felt this way about anyone before, but I also never had friends before. I was still in shock that two boys can even be in love. Eventually, it was time for my fight.

I told Yaoyorozu my plan, she showed some hesitation, like she might have a plan of her own. I didn't even give her the chance to tell me. I just wanted to have control over something, considering how out of control my mind has been that day. My plan may have failed, but at least I had some degree of control. Luckily, we were able to pass the practical with Yaoyorozu's plan. I didn't even want to think about what Enji would have done to me if I failed.

Midoriya was injured from his battle with All Might, so I walked home alone, still thinking about the boy and being gay.

When I entered the house and took off my shoes, I noticed that there were no other shoes there. I was relieved that I was the only one home. I went straight to my room. I lied down on my bed and stared at the ceiling, I'm not sure how long it was but eventually, I managed to fully wrap my head around the concept of being gay. Now that I figured that out am I gay? I never had any crushes before, then again, I never really interacted with anyone my age before. Is friendship required for love? I went back to figuring out my feelings for that adorable green-haired boy. The fact that I keep thinking of him as adorable makes me think it's a crush and not just friends. He always makes me happy, and I feel like I can tell him anything. He really cares about me and he makes me happy and I always want to be with him. Even thinking about spending time with him makes me happy. I guess I am in love. I guess I'm gay.

I'm in love with Midoriya.

I put my faith in what Natsuo said about Fuyuma and mom accepting me, as I texted them asking if they wanted to visit mom tomorrow. That way I can tell them all at the same time. Maybe one of them could help me figure out what to do now.

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