I randomly had this idea at 1:30 AM. Super random and I like the idea of Tsuyu being playful with Fumikage.

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"Hey Tokoyami." Tsuyu calls out her bird-boy classmate. "Are you bored?"

Her friend at first was surprise of this unexpected question. Usually he would instantly respond with a polite answer, but his mind starts cranking in theory of what she means by, bored?

Bored of school? Not likely, seeing there are interesting students with various quirks, what's there to be bored about U.A High school?

Bored of the routine he and the frog girl do everyday of sitting quietly during lunch? Not that either, for where they're located is peaceful and the weather is very nice and warm.

What brought this up? Fumikage keep having these different definition and reason for the word bored, boring, boredom... could it be he's bored of the girl beside him?! Absolutely not. If the dark-feather boy were to be publicly honest, she's the ideal companion (close to topping Dark Shadow) to have around during those quiet days. Someone who wouldn't be awkward and forcibly tried to break the ice, and make the silence worse. The ideal person who like to have peaceful silent but make nice small talks.

Mentally sweating, he kept the physical facial of deadpan as he turn to Tsuyu.

"What do you," He fake a cough to cover up his hesitation when he just realized how close they are to each other, and the teal-haired girl slightly leaning forward. "Mean?"

Tsuyu just tilt her head with a finger place on the thin line of her lips. Fumikage's eyes follow her movement as he kept a tight beak and holding up his monotone expression, not sure of what she's thinking. Her next question, straightforward as ever, almost gave the bird boy a heart attack.

"Are you bored of me?"

His shoulder tense up, his eyes widen, and he let out his second stutter with no way of recovering from his mistake.

"W-What— No. Of course n-not." He lean his head back in need of creating space without getting the wrong idea if he move his whole being away from his friend. He's not lying but his nervousness made it seem like it. Continuing with his watchful eyes, the frog girl brought her knees to her chest, crossed her arm on top of them, before placing her lean head on them.

"So you can show emotion. Heh." Tsuyu randomly claim her observation, leaving Fumikage in a state of confusion. He became even more confuse when he witness Tsuyu crack a smile. "When we hang out, or you would answer my question, even when we greet each other in the morning, you always have on that stone-face of yours."

At first Fumikage was puzzled of these observations she spouting. Then he look back at it, remembering he wouldn't show any emotion and doesn't reveal much of his social skills, unless he's in battle. As for her mentioning whenever they talk to each other, he would nod his head with his usual deadpan face as he listens intently. Out of context this kinda making him look like some ignorant douchebag.

"What's wrong with showing no emotions? Just because I listen to people, doesn't mean I have to react so obviously." He begin to feel self-conscious of his face, noticing his face feels a little heated.

"Oh look," Tsuyu giggles. "You're blushing, and I can see them easily despite they're under your feathers." Hence his shade slowly became brighter.

"W-Well, aren't you he same? Whenever we're in class, you always kept t-the straight face...!"

"But that's class though, and it can get boring sometimes." She bluntly shot back, in which Fumikage can't help but agree with her.

"You rarely show any emotion to even those closest to you." He imply those who are social butterflies like Ochako Uraraka, Eijirou Kirishima, Tooru Hagakure, and Mina Ashido.

"They simply just know how I'm feeling."

"How so?!"

"I use my words."

"There are people who can't decipher what you're saying."

"Then you got to be straightforward."

"Do you really think people can understand better when you got an expression of a statue?!"

"And you don't?" At this point the bird was gawking from that bluntness of a comeback, that he have no other way of winning.

"Well you can't beat around the bushes now, can you?" Fumikage was practically a full warm thermometer as he can sense the smugness she's giving. He tear away his sight on her and look at what's ahead of him. Tsuyu on the other did the same.

Silence was ensure leaving between a sly frog girl and an embarrassed bird boy, sitting beside each other. Eventually Tsuyu gave each other space. And all they could do is stare at the view ahead of them, neither of them giving each other a glance but just face forward.

'Great. This is awkward...' Fumikage scrunch his eyebrows, feeling bitter as well as awkward. Should he break the ice just to bring back that peaceful vibe they had with each other in the beginning of lunch? Once he re-collect his calm composure and the blushing died down. He begin opening his mouth to pop a question.

But Tsuyu beat him to it. She confess a little story of her past that goes back to the beginning question of their conversation.

"I would lying to myself to not say I was worried that you would find me boring." He stay silent but was surprise for the frog girl to think of that to herself. "I always kept a calm face ever since I was very young. My old classmates back at middle school would say I have a facial feature similar to a statue. They never ask how I am feeling, nor would they take the time to approach me to try, because they never know what I am thinking... which make me intimidating for everyone. I had a hard making friends due to my lack of expressions back then."

The bird boy turn to girl beside him with shocking eyes.

"But I was lucky to have someone to put in the effort in wanting to be my friend. I muster all the courage I got to ask her to be my friend, and she said yes because I met her halfway." She still kept the straight face, but her the slight difference was her lips, curve into a small grin of reminiscent. "And so, from that day forward, I promise that I will speak whatever is on my mind to make up my lack of facial expressions."

This personal story got Fumikage to admire the girl even more. But there was one thing that bother him.

So it was his turn to be straightforward.

"You're not boring." She turn to him as he cough a little before continuing. "I don't think you have a stone face either, because I seen you have different emotions, from the time you're happy, times you would be smug about something," He quickly pout at her, which she found it quite amusing. "To times you're were sad. To be honest, I thought you were this girl who's very much mature than the rest of he people our age, someone who got everything under control, and got things planned ahead. You always do your best in whatever situation you're in and make the best out of it, hence your straightforwardness, which is admirable. When you told me you personal story to the end, I couldn't help but admire you all the more." He sighed an air of relief as if this some sort of emotional weight on his shoulders have been lifted.

"You're the most interesting girl I've ever met." Tsuyu stay quiet as her eyes widen and glisten with amazement. Unaware her cheeks were radiating with rosy red tints, similar to Ochako's signature blush. His face on the other hand was beaming with pride for his friend, also unaware of his own blush.

She didn't know what to say. Of course she's thankful and felt special for someone to notice her efforts and emotions. With no idea what to say, she continue staring at the bird boy with widen eyes.

"What? Am I still stone-faced?" He tilt his head in curiousity. But then he study the team-haired girl's facial expression, and so he intentionally wanted to payback the teasing. "No longer straight-faced, I see?" Smirking for the embarrass reaction

"You're cute when you're blushing."

Sadly back fired for he was fully red. He immediately rose to his feet as he turn away from Tsuyu.

"We should head back to class." Quickly trying to jump to a different topic. Receiving a giggle from his friend.

"Sure thing."

And the two animal-humanoid walk beside each other to their next class lesson.

"You should blush more often. It's better than that blank face of yours."

"So you're basically saying I should embarrass myself more often? No thanks. I rather not show that to everyone."

"So only me?"

"Only you make me feel this way."

"That's another way to say I'm not boring."

This more like a Drabble/rambling chapter. Let me know what you think!

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