The day after the students of UA moved into dorms, the Hero Course students worked on creating ultimate moves based on their Quirks, and the training was like the late great John Wayne: it was rough, it was tough, and it didn't take a single ounce of shit. Nevertheless, all the students made it through with flying style, and they were free to enjoy another day of relative peace. However, enjoyment wasn't exactly the first thing on Todoroki's mind, and Deku took notice of this:

"Todoroki, you don't look too happy. Is something wrong?"

Todoroki sighed. "It's just…last night, seeing Tsu break down like that, I…I felt so bad for her, and I can't get it out of my head. I hope she's OK."

Deku smiled. "I'm sure she felt better after you gave her a big hug, but if you really want to check up on her, she's right over there."

Deku pointed his hand at Tsu, who was a bit far ahead of them.

"Are you sure about this?" asked Todoroki.

"Hey, if you found the courage to use the left half of your Quirk because of me, then you can certainly find the courage to talk to one of your friends!"

Todoroki clenched her fist and put it over her heart. "Right!"

Todoroki quickened her pace and tried to catch up with Tsu.

"Hey Tsu!"

Tsu paused and turned around.

"Oh, good afternoon, Todoroki. What's on your mind?"

"I just wanted to check up on you…you know, to see how you've been feeling since last night."

Tsu frowned. "I'm not going to lie; I still feel awful about comparing you guys to villains, and I still feel a little depressed about crying in front of all of you like that." Her smile returned. "On the other hand, knowing that you're not mad at me and that you cared enough about me to give me a hug made me feel that much better, ribbit."

Todoroki smiled. "Well, I'm glad, because your feelings matter to me." She frowned. "Then again, it's still very difficult for me to relate to people. This feeling stuff is so hard."

Tsu put a hand on Todoroki's shoulder. "Todoroki, I may not know how you feel, but if you need a friend to talk to about anything, I'll always be here for you, ribbit."

Todoroki's smile returned. "Thanks, Tsu. Having you and Midoriya by my side makes me feel better about being a girl."

Tsu smiled. "You're welcome. And I like how you're choosing to grow your hair. I can't wait to see what you do with it, ribbit."

Deku smiled. "Well, I'm glad to see two of my favorite girls getting along so well!"

Todoroki blushed. "Midoriya, you're making me feel hot!"

"But aren't you already hot?"

Deku and Tsu had a good laugh at the whole thing, while Todoroki smiled:

"Come on, let's get back to our dorms!"

Todoroki wrapped an arm each around Deku and Tsu before heading back to the dorms, relieved that another person was happy because of her.


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