Books slamming, pages turning, pencils writing, and Katsuki yelling. These are the sounds that filled the hallways of Class 1-A's dorm for most of the week. A clear indication that finals is around the corner, and everyone is hard at work. Which also meant exceptions to several strange routines. One of them is studying in the hallways with your notes scattered all over the floor. Normally Tenya would be extremely bothered, and give you a fifteen minute lecture on how obstructing the hallway can be a major fire hazard, but seeing as how he too is preoccupied with studies, he very lenient. Though he will tell you to stack you notes together since it's a lot tidier.
And this bring us to the current situation of several of the students. Normally Kyouka studies in either the lounge or in her room, but something else is troubling her besides passing her finals.
"She hasn't left her room yet…" she tells Mina. The two sit on the floor, notes in their hand, and blankly stare at Momo's door.
"She's been like this for weeks now," Mina says as she frustratingly crosses out her answers to a question.
"Normally I would check on her, but I've been so busy these past few weeks that this semester flew by really quickly." Kyouka isn't wrong. Classes, internships, and personal business are some of the challenges they currently face. Something that comes naturally now that they're sophomores, but the two never expected the difference between their freshman selves to be so different.
"It's not like checking on her is your duty. That's normally left for certain people to do like her parents and––TODOROKI!" Mina yells.
The empty hallway is filled with life as Shouto walks with his backpack full, and a folder on his hand.
"Come to check on Yaomomo I see," Mina teasingly replies.
"Lemme guess, you're here to find out what's been bothering her?" Kyouka asks.
"Normally Momo would tell me if something is bothering her, but she's been shutting herself in her room for the past two weeks now," Shouto flashes his phone showing the girls the texta he's sent her.
"I also asked our teachers how she's been doing in her classes, and they've all said she's doing an excellent job."
"Do you really have to go that far geez?" Kyouka asks with concern.
"Awww is someone jealous. Is it cuz Kaminari hasn't been spending time with you."
"As if!" Kyouka objects. "That idiot needs to study. Though I'm not sure if studying with Bakugou is such a smart idea."
"Then Midnight-sensei came up to me and showed me this." Shouto pulls out a piece of paper from the envelope, and shows it to the two. On the sheet is a list of students names with percentages listed next to them. The two immediately knew what this list was, and scrolled down to check for "Yaoyorozu."
"59%!?" Kyouka screams in shock.
"Yaomomo failed a test!?" Mina yells out.
Ever since they passed their battle exam against Aizawa, Momo slowly started to regain her self-confidence. However, when things happen to her that are extremely out of the ordinary, she tends to revert to her old ways. This was the case when she failed her midterm. Midnight told her not to worry. She has enough points to pass the class, but if she wants to get a A she has to do well on the written final. Momo isn't one to settle with a passing grade. Since then, she's locker herself in her room much to her friends' and Shouto's inconvenience.
"That came as a surprise to me too."
"Which is why you're here, right?" Kyouka says.
"You're such a good boyfriend, Todoroki!" Rather than savor Mina's compliment, Shouto turns around to face Momo's door. "Ooh he's embarrassed!" Mina adds.
"Don't even try knocking. She's been ignoring us for the past three hours."
"Jirou, who ever said anything about knocking?" Shouto flares his hand out with a room key dangling from his fingertips.
"Wait, is that?" Shouto simply nods his head.
"I told you to burn that after Momo's birthday! I even told her we did!"
"I just kept it in case something happens," Shouto hears the lock click open and turns the doorknob. "Turns out I was right."
"Touche, Todoroki, but I hear lip from her it's on your head!"
"I'll tell her to be considerate," Shouto says as he peaks inside the door. "Luckily she's taking a nap right now so I'm alright."
"Isn't this illegal?"
"Oh so now that it isn't her birthday you're concerned about the legality of your actions?"
"You two can study in the lounge now. I got it from here." Shouto quietly shuts the door. From outside the two can hear Shouto tiptoeing his way to grab a seat on Momo's desk.
"I guess he'll wait for her to wake up?" Mina asks confused with Shouto's actions.
"The lengths those two will go to take care of each other, I swear," Kyouka slams her books on the floor angrily.
"He's just being a sweet boyfriend."
"True. I can't argue with that."
The two grab their notes and make their way down to the lounge.
"And for the record, yes, I am a little jealous, but don't tell Denki I said that."