Vicarious Valentines
Location: 1-A Dorm, Izuku Midoriya's room.
Time: 6:45 pm
Date: February 14th
"Hmmmm hmmm hmmmm," Izuku hummed as he buttoned up his shirt in front of his bedroom mirror, delicately looping each button through the slits, "Hmmmmmm hmmmm hmmmm."
'Okay put this one through this loop, theeeen the other,' he thought to himself, trying to quell his nervously shaking hand, 'Come on just calm down, it's no big deal, people go out on Valentines Day all the time,' he took a small breath before continuing, 'Y-yeah it's a first for you, you've never done this before, you barely know what to do here, your heart rate is through the roof, got a weird tingle feeling in the back of your spine, and your floor is now wet because of the giant sweat pile below your feet.'
His breathing soon became sporadic and high strung, "Just play it cool, be calm, relaaaaax, I'm sure you won't make yourself out to be the biggest fool imaginable, you got this, you got this, you know what you're doing, you've been together for a couple months best Christmas present you could've asked for, all you need to do is make this epical, unforgettable, romantic, fantastic, beautiful, lovely, and without a doubt the greatest moment-I messed up the button order again.'
He frowned at his reflection, he mirror showcasing the messy button job he did, all of them out of order leaving one half of the shirt lifted up showing off a section of his midriff and belly button, while the other was loosely hanging below the belt line of his black pants, 'And that makes attempt number three,' he pinched the bridge of his nose in, 'Well at least I saved the tie for last,' Deku soon finding himself thinking of the following possibilities with the neckwear: accidentally double knotting it and choking himself, looping it through the gaps in his shirt, then tied around his forehead, then binding his wrists, and somehow getting it around his eyes and wrecking his own room in a blind series of clumsy actions.
'Ooookay that last one is a bit of stretch,' quietly sighing as he started back at square one, releasing the buttons from the incorrect slits.
"Need some help,"Nana Shimura asked from the inner world of One for All, appearing to him from the side, playfully leaning on his shoulder.
"Please," Midoriya pleaded as he outstretched his arms, giving her control.
"You got it," she stood up and walked behind him, overlapping his arms with her own, getting to work as she helped the poor boy.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it kiddo."
"Sorry to have to make you do this."
"Izuku, I was a hero and a mom, stuff like this is what I lived for."
"Fair enough, a-although it must look silly that one of your successors can fight villains to a stand still but can't button a shirt."
"Eh, nothing I haven't faced before."
"Huh?"
"You seriously think Toshinori just woke up one day and knew how to look fancy?"
"You did this for him to?"
"Every single time he needed to look…*ahem* 'SOPHISTICATED' Nana yelled, doing her best impression of her student's booming voice, forcing a laugh out of Izuku that mellowed him out a bit, Nana smiling at his shifting mood, "He always came to me for it, Of course I teased him about it but I never turned him away."
"Because he needed you."
"Oh the boy would've been lost without me."
"Gran Tornio says that a lot."
"Good to know the old coot will never let him live it down."
"He's not that old."
"Hehe, you're a good kid you know that," she complimented, making him blush from the flattery.
"Y-You say that too much."
"That's because I mean it, and by the way, don't be nervous, you're gonna do great tonight."
"But what if I screw up?"
"Then laugh it off, and try again."
"I'm not exactly the best at that."
"You'll get there, besides she won't make a big deal out of it."
"You think so?"
"Nah she'll definitely tease you about it."
"G-Great…"
"Buuuuut, she'll still remember why she picked you out of everybody."
"What's that?"
"The same reason we all like you," Nana finished up releasing the shirt, before using his hand to ruffle his already messy green hair.
"Hehehe, s-stop it," Midoriya laughed, trying to wrestle control back.
"Okay okay you're free, but look, it's gonna be okay kiddo, you'll have the time of your life and I'm sure you'll sweep her off her feet like you always do."
"You mean it?"
"Absolutely."
"Thank you, Nana."
"Anytime, now take it slow, follow the steps, and treat everything with care."
"Okay, I'm sure I won't mess up the shirt this time."
"…I was talking about the date sweetheart."
"O-O-O-Oh yeah…me to."
"You're a good kid, but a terrible liar."
"S-sorry."
"However, that's another thing we like about you, just uhhhh," she cupped her hand around the side of her mouth, whispering in his ear; even though she didn't need to do that, "Don't let Banjo know I told you that."
"ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME OUT THERE!?"
"Hehe, gotta go, the other six don't like it when he gets all rowdy like that."
"It doesn't sound too fun."
"Trust me, it's not," the two laughed, Shimura's subtle tactics of calming him down finally bearing fruit, no traces of his anxiety left to be seen.
"Honesty, thank you Nana, you really helped me out, you're the best."
"Like I said, don't mention it, it was my pleasure, now go out there and charm your future wife!"
"W-W-W-Wife!?"
"Man, it is fun to make you blush," She poked his warm cheek, embarrassing him a little more.
"Nanaaaaa."
"Relax, fix up your shirt, and have fun alright? I'll be right here if you need me."
"I appreciate it."
"I know you do. Take care son," Shimura waved, giving him a warm and reassuring smile, Midoriya doing the same as she faded away.
"Th-thank you...grandma."
Midoriya turned back to the mirror, having achieved peace of mind, as he grabbed the edges of the shirt, calmly starting over again.
…
…
Then the plot happened.
Izuku's door shot wide open, Kyoka Jiro swiftly running through the doorway and grabbing the back handle and throwing it towards the frame with a very loud-
SLAM!
Locking the door, and pushing her back up against it, Midoriya whirling around from the mirror having nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard the slam, turning his attention to his girlfriend whom was wearing a very panicked expression as she heaved with each breath and gripping the sides of the door for dear life.
"K-Kyoka! What's wronnnn," Although he panicked like no tomorrow, this didn't stop him from admiring her beauty, Kyoka opting to wear a sleeveless dark purple dress, stopping short of her knees with a skirt like hem, Jiro compensating for this by wearing long black stockings that sprouted out of her black boots, her shoulder's covered by a black coat that Deku bought her for Christmas last year, and to top it all off she chose to tie her hair up in a bun styled pony tail at back portion of the top of her head. Needless to say, Midoriya's heart was beating a few ticks faster than he ever thought possible, his mouth gaping open as he continued to uh…speak?
"Nnnnnnnnnnng?"
"WE GOT A PROBLEM!"
"Wh-wh-wh-what is I-I-It?"
"Mina! It's Mina!"
"Wh-wh-wh-what's wrong with her th-this time?"
"She figured us out and she want's to take pictures of us!"
"W-W-W-W-Well that's a bit embarrassing, b-b-b-but I don't think it's all that beautiful."
"This is MINA we're talking about! And-beautiful?"
"Yeah..beautifu-problematic, I meant problematic, I was trying to call YOU beautiful."
"Ohh that makes way more sense than-…wh-what," Kyoka turned her attention away from the door, locking eyes with her green bean, his undivided attention and dorky crooked smile melted her heart.
"You look a-amazing Kyoka," he complimented again, tears welling up in her eyes and running down her red stricken cheeks.
'I'm so glad I didn't wear eye liner for this,' she smiled and wiped the water from her face with her hand, "Thank you, and you look abs-"
Then her eyes wandered to his wide open shirt, his chiseled pecs sending her mind into the exact same trance as his earlier one, "A-A-A-Absssss Abbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbs."
"Abs?"
"A-A-A-A-A-Abbbbbsssssssss," she drooled a little bit, finally clicking with Midoriya what she was distracted by, blushing as he closed the shirt to cover himself.
"S-sorry, I was having some trouble buttoning it."
"Abbbbbbbsssss," Kyoka slapped herself to regain focus, "Abssssolutely great, that's what I meant, that you look absolutely great," she wiped the drool and smiled at him.
"Th-thank you," he looked down at his shirt and got to work once more, "Wait, what was that about Ashido about a second ago?"
"Oh! Well-"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"OPEN UP, I KNOW YOU TWO ARE IN THERE!"
Kyoka pressed her arms back against the door with all her might, "Go away Mina!"
"NO I DEMAND A FULL EXPLINATION!"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"Just respect our privacy and let us go on our Valentines Day date!"
"…OH MY GOD YOU'RE GOING ON A VALENTINES DAY DATE!? THAT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ROMANTIC!"
"And here I thought it couldn't get any worse," Jiro groaned, almost falling off the door with every knock the pink alien jabbed into the wooden slab.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"COME ON LEMME TAKE A FEW PICTURES I'M SURE YOU TWO LOOK ADORABLE!"
"NO WE WILL NOT LET YOU TAKE PICTURES!"
"AWWWWWWWW PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE!"
"NO!"
"PRETTY PLEASE!"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"SO HELP ME I WILL POKE OUT YOUR EYES!"
"YOU GOTTA OPEN THE DOOR FIRST TO DO THAT!"
"Crap…"
"Why is she so desperate for pictures," Midoriya asked, finally finishing the process, as he walked over to his love.
"Mina loves gossip, loves embarrassing us, and making things WAY MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY NEED TO BE!"
"YOU KNOW IT BABY!"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"UGH!"
"BESIDES YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!"
"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!"
"I DON'T CARE!"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"What is she talking about Kyoka?"
"…I um…may or may not."
"MAY OR MAY NOT!?"
"Okay…I did something, that I'm NOT PROUD OF, and now she wants to embarrass us as much as possible."
"What did you do?"
"…I let it slip that she has a crush on Kirishima."
"O-Oh…"
"To Kirishima."
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh."
"It's not like I tried to, she was just talking about how she didn't have a Valentines date to me and the rest of the girl's and I just said 'Why don't you ask Kirishima out, we all know you like him,' failing to notice that he just walked out of the elevator."
"Oh boy…."
"Yep, and then I told her about us to make up for it and…here we are."
"Well, on the bright side, it seems like she gave up."
"Huh?"
"Ashido hasn't knocked for a couple minutes now."
"...Huh, seems like you're right," Jiro placed her head against the door, stabbing her quirk into it to confirm her pesky pink problem had given up, and after a few seconds of silence, she backed away, "Shew! …That was a close one," she sighed as she fell into her boyfriends arms.
"I'll say."
"But I swear, I didn't mean to say it."
"I know Kyo," he kissed the top of her head, "I believe you."
"At least YOU do," Jiro replied, "Sorry to drag all this to your doorstep."
"Well I always thought you would make my life interesting."
"You have a really funny idea of interesting babe."
"That I do."
"You have trouble getting ready?"
"A little."
"Need my help finishing up?"
"Maybe."
"I wouldn't mind lending a hand, a few conditions though."
"What's that?"
"Firstly," she kissed him on the lips, "I wanna do that a couple times."
"I'm okay with that."
"Secondly," she kissed him again, "I wanna do that a couple more times."
"I'm following you."
"Thirdly…I think you get the point."
"Y-yes I do," he narrowed his eyes at her as she did the same, the shy couple starting to kiss over and over again, and speaking between breathes.
"So what do you got planned for tonight freckles?"
"Well first I wanted to take you out to eat at your favorite karaoke place."
"You plan on singing for me?"
"If you want me to I will."
"Oh bet on it."
"Then if you wanted, I thought about taking you to Mufastu beach and enjoy the moonlight."
"Wow, sounds pretty romantic."
"I believe today is the day for it."
"You're not wrong."
"I was hoping I wasn't."
"Well, what're you waiting for? Put on that tie and-do you smell burning door?"
In a split second the door fell off the hinges attached the frame, hitting the ground with a loud and powerful-
BANG!
"GOTCHA!"
A series of flashes blinded the shy couple, as Mina kept tapping her phone to take pictures of their loving embrace, the two going beet red with each photo taken.
"Run," Jiro asked, clinging tightly to the future number #1.
"Run," Midoriya quickly picked her up bridal style, grabbing his coat on the way out as he threw open his sliding balcony door, and jumped out.
The two escaping into the night, as Mina yelled, "YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME!
To Be Continued
Author's Notes: This is gonna be a fun one, I plan on including multiple ships in this so minor trigger warning, the main pair though will be Izuku x Jiro if you couldn't already tell, I really wanted to get this out for Valentines Day but the next part I don't think i'll get done with until after the holiday passes, so I hope that doesn't ruin the feel for you guys.
I hope you all are having a wonderful Valentines Day with whoever you want to share it with, whether it be yourself, your friend, family, or significant other, stay safe, enjoy the season, be good to each other, and have a wonderful day!-T.L.C