Whispers *my glasses son needs more appreciation I love him so much*
Tenya looks at his hands as he sits on the edge of his bed. He keeps turning over the same thought in his mind, but he can never think of the right place, the right time, the right atmosphere for it.
On the sheets beside him sits a pink rose, a little crinkled from having been in his bag for the entirety of the day, but not too much worse for the wear. Tenya is glad of that fact- he can't have anything going wrong more than it already has.
If Uraraka were in his dorm with him right now, she'd probably say the exact opposite, Tenya recalls with a smile. He honestly doesn't know if he would have made it this far without her encouragement. He is going to be sure to get her something else in return for her efforts, besides for the chocolate he gave her, along with everyone else in his class, this morning.
Now if Tenya can just stop wasting that support.
It's not like he hadn't tried to get Midoriya alone, he's been trying to do that all day. But whenever he tries, something else comes up and stops him. It ranges from Bakugou's usual temper to Kaminari almost short circuiting the entire campus after he tried to prove his love to Kirishima and Sero by putting a fork in the electrical socket. That headache still lingers in Tenya's mind as well.
Iida picks up the rose, mentally repeating the speech he had prepared for Midoriya days before. He has a need to be prepared, for this more than anything. Because at this point he's so lost in his feelings he's having a hard time keeping them inside. A brush of fingers to the way Midoriya's eyes shined with pride with any small victory, all of it set Tenya's heart aflame. He can't stop the way his cheeks warm, or the stuttur that always appears around Midoriya. Any day now the freckled boy is going to notice, Uraraka had just convinced Tenya to confess on his own terms.
Then Tenya realizes something critical, that Midoriya should be back from the grocery trip with Tsuyu, and most likely in his room now. Iida isn't going to get a better opportunity than this.
Tenya looks at the rose, the green in its stem reminding him of the shades of Midoriya's hair and the way the shadows deepen when sunlight dapples against his strands. With that, his mind is set. Now is the time, he can feel it.
Tenya stands, holding his head high as he marches to the door. He opens it, grinning, only to freeze when a mop of green hair jumps.
"I-Iida!" Midoriya edges backwards, his hands tucked behind his back. "H-hi."
"H-hello Midoriya." Tenya greets, wondering what he had been doing outside Tenya's door. "Did you need something?"
"I- uh- um- actually- um." Midoriya bites his lip, eyes flickering to random points on the floor. Midoriya takes in a deep breath, straightening himself. "I- I- I wanted to give y-you this but you don't have to accept it as anything but a gift between friends and it's really not that big of a deal even though I feel like I'm making it a big deal by doing this and it's really, really not. But I couldn't really think of any excuse to give this to you besides for repaying the chocolate- thank you again for that they were delicious- even though I was really hoping you might maybe come out with me later? Not as in later later, but more as in Friday later because I know you wouldn't want to do anything big on a school night where it might disrupt our studies and I agree. Honestly I- oh, I'll just- shut myself up now, I'm sorry."
Midoriya looks to the ground again, face twisting in a way that Tenya can't stand. "I don't mind Midoriya." Tenya reassures him, and Midoriya looks up hopefully. "Although I'm sorry if I didn't catch everything you said. In all honesty, I only understood the first part."
"O-oh." Midoriya deflates slightly, but smiles wide. "H-here. I j-just wanted to give this to you." Midoriya takes his hands out from behind his back, revealing a heart shaped plush, with the words 'Be Mine' sewed onto the front in pink calligraphy.
Tenya stares at it for a moment, slacked jawed as he takes it into his free hand. He glances at the writing, and then back to Midoriya, wondering if this meant what he thought it meant. Midoriya nods, understanding Tenya as he always does, a deep blush painting his ears and face.
"I- I actually was on my way to give this to you." Tenya admits, holding out the rose. Midoriya hesitates for a moment, eyes blown wide in disbelief. Tenya pushes the flower closer, and Midoriya accepts it. "If you wouldn't mind… I would be honored to ask you to possibly come out with me this weekend?"
Tenya's face most certainly matches Midoriya's at this point, but he can't find it in himself to care right now, not with the way Midoriya is beaming at him as he slowly nods his head.
"Just to be clear," Iida adds nervously. "I meant that as in a date-like context. I like you Midoriya, more than I've ever liked anyone."
Midoriya giggles at him, and for a moment Tenya fears he may have messed everything up. "Sorry, I'm not laughing at you, I- you're- uh- adorable. And I really really like you too Iida."
"Tenya." Tents corrects on instinct, both him and Izuku flushing deeper.
"O-only if you call me Izuku." Midoriya- now Izuku replies.
"Of course." Iida agrees, looking into the emerald spheres that are Midor- Izuku's eyes.
Yes, Iida decides, Uraraka really does need a thank you gift.
Izuku was absolutely standing outside Iida's door for ten minutes (after Uraraka shoved him there) debating how he would flee the country when Iida said no.