A/N: I've been enjoying an epic TodoDeku fic called Blood and Steel (Cannot Build A Home) by ColdLuigi, so I decided to do a chapter loosely inspired by it. Seriously, go check out his fic! It's got intrigue, action, romance, and Fem!Todoroki just generally being the sexiest girlboss ever. Tell him that I sent you.
Deku awoke to a blur of unfamiliar colors, which coalesced into a room of damp, gray stone. At first, he wondered what he was doing here, but then it came to him that he had been on a mission to assassinate Lady Todoroki, the Grand Governess of Japan. Lady Todoroki was a fearsome woman of steel, a woman whom few had ever seen and even fewer had lived to tell about. Deku, however, was not one to easily resign himself to his fate. As one of the world's top mercenaries – known only by the codename of "Titan" – he had been through hell and back more times than he cared to remember, and he figured that this time would be no different. Problem was, upon inspecting his person, he found that all of his weapons and gadgets had been removed, so escape would be far more difficult – if not outright impossible. Nevertheless, he wasn't one to give up so easily, and he knew that there was a way out if only he was willing to put in the time and effort. He stood facing the wall and prepared to charge up One For All.
(One For All, Full Cowling, 85%)
However, before he could unleash a Detroit Smash on the wall, he heard someone coming, so he powered down and sat on the bed, pretending to despair his situation. Soon after, he could hear the clinking of a key unlocking his cell door, and shortly after that, Lady Todoroki entered. She was even more beautiful than that one blurry photograph of her had suggested, and her outfit – a white, frilly, strapless dress with red accents – perfectly captured every one of her curves. To accent the outfit and show her royal status, she wore a golden crown with red and white jewels embedded in it. Immediately, she addressed him:
"So, you're the one who has dared to intrude upon my estate. I daresay I should kill you right now for your insolence, but you may yet be of use to me…at least for a little while."
Deku said nothing; he merely gave a defiant stare to her.
"Do not attempt to faze me with your strong, silent act. You may not know or even care who I am, but let me tell you this: I am the most powerful woman in the world. I hold all the noble houses and their power structures as a puppetmaster holds his puppets with strings. You are NOTHING compared to me. You've no hope of even dreaming to topple me. Since you've been so insolent, you've left me with no choice but to kill you. However, before I do that, I require that you tell me just who you are."
Once again, Deku refused to talk. This time, Todoroki got in his face and put her hands on his cheeks.
"Go ahead, keep defying me. You're going to die anyway, so I'm going to offer you a choice: you can tell me what I want to know and die a quick and painless death, or you can continue to be silent and die the most agonizing, painful death you'd never wished you died. It's up to you."
Just then, Deku's mouth twitched into a goofy smile, and he burst out laughing, causing Todoroki to burst out laughing too.
"Deku, what the actual heck!? You're not supposed to laugh!"
"I'm sorry; I just couldn't help but notice how cute you were when you tried to be all mean and threatening!"
Deku and Todoroki laughed even harder. Once they came down from their little fit of laughter, Deku spoke up again:
"Seriously, though, you pulled off the 'menacing tyrant' act very well! You should be a professional actor!"
Todoroki clasped her hands together. "Awww, thanks, Deku! You're such a sweetie!"
Deku stood up. "Really, I enjoyed acting out this fantasy with you! We should do stuff like this more often!"
"Definitely!"
Deku and Todoroki kissed each other, and then they held hands as they exited the fortress that they'd snuck into to act out this fantasy, thinking about what other fantasies they could try.
Criticism is gold. Negativity and nitpicking are pyrite.