Me: I wanted some tiny!Deku while eating mac and cheese for my midnight snack and when I imagined the last scene I was like: does AFO have a nose?
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Normal POV!
A lot of people know this, but Ashido Mina has an eye for fashion.
Granted, she is no match for Bakugou Katsuki, but she once heard from the blond's childhood friend that his father, Masaru-san, used to have a job involving fashion, so he doesn't count.
So yes, Mina has an eye for fashion, and so far the worst fashion disaster she's ever met comes in the form of one Midoriya Izuku.
So far, Midoriya has the worst style when it comes to dressing himself up. The boy's all about practicality and only buys what's necessary — hence the terrible clothing.
Still, Mina never calls him out on it.
Midoriya can dress however he likes, and she only found out about his awful taste in clothing once they started living in the dorms. He shouldn't have to give up his comfort just because of her assessment.
Besides, it's become a running joke in their class that Midoriya's T-Shirt's are the funniest thing ever. Plain white with a text in the middle stating what it is even though it really isn't. Mina finds it hilarious, and so she lets it slide.
At least he doesn't wear crocs (although, his signature red shoes are no better, but the boy seems pretty attached to them so Mina stays quiet).
So yeah, Mina has an eye for fashion.
So when the aforementioned greenette walks to the common room, Mina's eyes immediately catch the boy's getup.
His clothing for the day consists of his white T-Shirt, this time having a print that says 'sweater', along with long pants instead of his usual short one, a testament to the cold weather as of late, and a pair of indoor slippers similar to everyone's.
What caught the pink-haired girl's attention was the boy's pants being rolled up.
It wasn't anything bad — the poor guy just woke up, after all. With winter just around the corner, it's getting harder and harder to get up from sleeping. Rather, it just made Mina realize something she should have noticed earlier.
Midoriya is small.
Like, tiny kind of small.
Granted, Mina herself is a whole two inches shorter than him, but seeing the greenette drowning in his too big shirt (probably insisting on a larger size so he can grow into it) and his pants apparently needing to be tucked so it doesn't get dragged and trip him really brought it into perspective.
Mina suppresses a coo by covering her mouth and disguising it as a yawn, watching the green-haired boy slink towards the kitchen, his pants rolling down from the loose fold and Midoriya's subconscious reaction to pull his pants up.
Mina muffles her laugh, feeling glad that she got up earlier than usual to witness such an adorable sight.
~•~
The U.A. Dorms are big enough to house twenty students, and that means living together doesn't grant much privacy to each. Still, the class has some boundaries, and their only space for privacy is their rooms.
Come dinner, only four people can fit on one table — which works just fine. After everything they've been through from villain attacks to the randomized selection of teammates during group training exercises, Class 1-A may as well be a tight knit family rather than a group of classmates.
Usually, the room would be bustling with chatter, everyone talking about their days, a few gossips here and there, but today everyone is exhausted from the training exercise Aizawa made them do while outside, exposed to the cold weather and now everyone's muscles are aching and their lungs practically freezing. Today is a quiet day.
And Toru, not having the energy to talk, observes her classmates, a habit she's grown used to for being born with a quirk that makes her invisible, to blend in the background. She watches Ashido and Kirishima dig into their meals, the exercise having made them hungry, Yaoyorozou pick her food in an elegant manner (Toru doesn't know how she manages it, being able to keep her composure. She must be hungry, her quirk overused and requiring her fat to function.), and Uraraka and Iida murmuring with Midoriya as they discuss something quietly to their group, Todoroki quietly slurping his soba beside the green-haired boy yet attentively listening to whatever was being talked about.
Her eyes drift down and that's when she notices it.
Midoriya's feet can't reach the floor!
Toru smothers a squeal at her new discovery, earning a startled look from Ojirou, but she ignores him in favor of looking at the way Midoriya's feet are crossed together, having no surface for them to settle, while the green-haired teen eats comfortably on the chair, seemingly used to sitting on something high and unfit for his own size.
Toru is a fairly observant person, and despite not being the shortest in the class, Midoriya seems to have developed some habits for being short. Like how his feet keep moving, fidgeting when he thinks. Or how his feet would point downwards when it's his turn to speak, excitement coloring his tone. And how his legs would sway back and forth when he's listening to his friends talk.
Toru giggles under her breath, watching them move under the table. She vaguely hears Ojirou ask her what she finds funny, and she waves him off by returning to her food.
Such a precious sight, one she decides to keep to herself.
~•~
Momo delights in sharing her things with her classmates, but sometimes she seeks for a cup of tea alone without anyone to bother her.
Don't get her wrong, she enjoys having someone with her, possibly drinking tea and having deep, intellectual discussions, but sometimes Momo wants a moment for herself to think, or clear her mind.
And that's exactly what she's doing.
In her class, she is one of the few who have no trouble getting up early in the morning. Like Iida, for example, who's gone out to do his morning run. Usually, Bakugou would be up cooking in the kitchen, but it seems even the blond has leisure days, which she supposes make sense, especially when his quirk is affected by the cold.
And surprisingly, Midoriya.
From what she heard, Midoriya has a habit of staying up late at night, sleeping beyond an appropriate time even in school days. Momo thinks it's unhealthy, as does everyone else, but it is the routine the green-haired boy has grown used to, so there is no changing his sleeping habits unless he decides to try.
Speaking of which, Momo carefully places her teacup set onto the table as she hears said boy shuffle into the room with her.
"Yaoyorozou-san!" Midoriya beams, looking like he's still waking up as he greets her. "Good morning."
"Good morning, Midoriya-san." she nods politely. Momo pauses, a considering look on her face before turning to the greenette, offering, "would you like to drink tea with me?"
The shorter man stops, thinking. And then he shakes his head and smiles. "I'm actually looking for hot cocoa right now."
Momo nods in reply. Hot cocoa is a good drink for the winter season, although Momo just prefers her favorite tea for this particular day. She lets Midoriya walk to the kitchen, saying, "It should be on the top shelf." receiving a sleepy 'thank you' in reply.
Unbidden, her eyes watch the other as he moves to the counter, reaching up to get the bag of cocoa.
Or at least, tries to.
Momo lets go of the tea bag hovering over her cup, hands flying to cover her mouth as she watches in awe the scene before her.
Midoriya, still tired and drowsy, stands on his tip-toes as he stretches his body to its full extent in an attempt to reach the top shelf. His finger grazes the bag, causing a grunt to escape the sleepy boy's lips as he tries again by pulling his upper body further. He ends up nudging the bag further out of reach, making Momo coo at his disgruntled expression.
'How cute!' Momo thinks, watching the other try again with a determined expression on his face, like a man on a mission — a cute man on a mission.
While Midoriya is not the shortest boy in class, with Tokoyami and Mineta being a lot shorter than him, he is the only one who'd attempt to overcome such small inconveniences in life. The other two won't try to do anything they know they can't, although Tokoyami has Dark Shadow to help him, and Mineta can just use his quirk to climb up and reach high places (then again, they're all used to Mineta's vertical deficiency by now).
Some others, like Uraraka and Asui, also have quirks that can assist them, along with Jirou who can use her earjacks like a limb.
So it wasn't that Midoriya was short that Momo finds this scene adorable. It is the way he tries so hard to overcome his body's limits that make it cute.
Chuckling quietly to herself, Momo makes her way to help the struggling teen. Reaching up, Momo gets the bag of cocoa and hands it to the other, easily getting it from her towering height, earning a shy thanks from Midoriya before he moves on to make his drink.
Momo hides a smile behind her hand. 'Cute!'
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From a distance, Kyouka has learned to tell who is coming based on the sound of their steps. Some have heavy steps, others have lighter feet. And after living with her classmates for an entire semester, it is safe to say that the indigo-haired teen has her classmates memorized.
Midoriya, she observes, has tiny feet hidden under his big, red, signature shoes.
It's not as petite as a girl's, and he even has this weird crooked part in his toes, but among the guys he's got the smallest feet.
It's not important, nor is it an eye-catching detail, but Midoriya lost his indoor slippers because someone must have taken it by accident with the slippers being identical to everyone's, but Kyouka notices because not only is his steps lighter than normal without his shoes, but he also takes really small steps, having to walk faster just to keep up with the others.
It's such a small, random, observation on a detail that does not benefit her in the slightest.
But Kyouka smothers a laugh anyway.
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On days like this, when it's cold and everyone's in a soft mood, Class 1-A organizes a sleepover at the common rooms.
They make a pile at the center, dropping a soft bedding at the center and piling blankets for them to share as some sort of impromptu slumber party. Their more reserved classmates do not join them and opt to sleep inside the comfort of their own rooms, but the more friendlier ones have no qualms jumping in to the pillow pile they somehow managed to create.
Of the boys, only Kirishima, Kaminari, and Midoriya are invited, Mineta having been banned from joining. The rest prefer to sleep alone, although they'd asked Todoroki to come by later and sleep on the couch to at least keep an eye on Mineta in case he tries something. So along with the girls, there will be nine of them sleeping on the ground of the common room, one taking the sofa.
But when Tsuyu moves to join them comes a dilemma.
The bedding is full, the boys having moved a bit to make space out of respect to the girls. She tilts her head, not really offended since she's used to forcing herself to fit with her younger siblings taking up most of the empty space.
Kirishima notices. "Oh, hey Asu–Tsuyu! We're just figuring out the sleeping arrangement to get everyone to fit."
Midoriya looks up from his phone then. Sitting up, he shuffles as he adjusts his lying position, curling to himself as he moves to make room, leaving an empty space on the bedding big enough for Tsuyu.
Huh.
It figures that Midoriya can do that.
Shooting a grateful smile, Tsuyu thanks him.
~•~
Ochako shouldn't be one to judge, but Deku makes being short look adorable!
She's much shorter than him by four inches, though only Deku can make his height more prominent with his habit of pushing his limits even in little things.
She finds it cute how, no matter how hard he trains, Deku never seems to lose some baby fat, and lags behind in the height department. His body is on par with the other boys, having muscles that make his body firm and strong, but still no growth spurt on his end.
It's not a bad thing, of course. In fact, it's become a subject for gossip and gushing during their girls' nights for the past few weeks.
One would think summer is the best time to really get to know everyone, but winter also brings out a different side of their classmates.
And then they meet Midoriya Inko.
"Oh, you must be Uraraka-san!" soft and kind, Inko-san is just how she imagined Deku's mother would be. The older woman makes her way to her, entering their dorms to get more warm. She is holding a small bag, and it is then that Ochako remembers Deku telling her about his bones aching in the cold and that his mother insisted that she'd go and deliver his electric blanket instead of going out of his way to go home and retrieve it. "It's wonderful to meet you! My son spoke a lot about you. And Todoroki-san and… Iida-san, too!"
The two mentioned boys approach from behind her, Iida straightening up to introduce himself more formally while Todoroki stands in wonder, almost curious about the guest as he studies the plump woman.
Ochako doesn't blame him. Inko is as soft and as kind as Deku described her, looking smaller than her son in the same height as Ashido. Something about her prompts them to treat her gently, and even Bakugou tones down his angry yelling from the kitchen.
Inko sees Bakugou, and she chirps a greeting to the younger man earning herself a grunt in reply, although he did nod at her politely.
"It's so nice to finally have faces on your names." Inko beams, softly this time and looking more and more like a female carbon copy of their friend without the freckles.
From her hair color to her eyes, her button nose and her short stature, Ochako can see where Deku got most of his physical attributes from. Even her demeanor reminds her of her green-haired classmate.
"I came here to drop something off for Izuku, and I also brought some muffins for everyone! Izuku told me that some of you have big appetites, or if not then your quirk requires it, so I made sure to take that into account so don't worry about eating too much…"
And she rambles too! What is it with Midoriyas being so cute!
Ochako puffs her cheeks, staring at the green-haired woman as she fusses over her classmates while internally cooing at the display.
Deku comes out later, clad in a huge sweater (a real one this time) and immediately runs to his mom, taking the bag from her and blushing as she fusses over him in front of his classmates, raising his hand to scratch the back of his head in fluster, showing how the sleeves are longer than his arms, making Ochako squeal in her head.
The Midoriya genes really did Deku favors in being cute. Ochako wonders if he got his freckles from his father, and Ochako can't help but wonder if the man was as adorable as these two.
If she adds an "s" to the Midoriya Protection Squad group chat name, no one says a thing.
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OMAKE:
*sneeze*
How does a villain sneeze without a nose?
They don't.
Instead, Shigaraki Tomura sneezes by proxy.
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Me: I hoped you enjoyed this as much as I did. The perspectives per part is not planned — just like in other fics, my brain just randomly chooses who is appropriate to share the scenario. Jirou is more of a last minute addition when I realized I conveniently used all the girls and needed one more to make it a 5+1 fic (or a 5+1.5 fic, really). Once again, this is the one and only PhoenixNinja101 signing out!
Midoriya: Uhm, you're forgetting something.
Me: Haha, I don't think I need to tell them that everything you showed in this fic is just me IRL, right?
Midoriya: No, not that…
Me: Then what? Oh…
Midoriya: Don't forget - the author now has a link to a discord server (tdNdHA9).
Me: Oh yeah, xD Uhm... please remember that it's NEW.
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