A/N: Just to be clear on something: Todoroki was always a girl prior to the events of this story. She'd merely been masquerading as a boy up until Deku gave her the courage to reveal her true self. That aside, I'm still taking requests.
Deku and Todoroki rushed around a corner, having been forced into a hasty retreat by the League of Villains. The two heroes had prepared as well as they could, and they tried their best, but the League had a couple of trump cards up their sleeves. Both of them huffed and puffed as they tried to cool down.
"Looks like we've lost them for now," said Todoroki.
"Yeah, but they're still out there, looking for us!" exclaimed Deku. "Seriously, why do I even bother sometimes!?"
"Deku, it's OK! We're still alive, aren't we?"
Deku pounded his fist on the side of the building they were next to. "No! I wasn't strong enough! I should've been able to beat them!"
Todoroki put a hand on Deku's shoulder. "I understand you're angry, and you have every right to feel that way. Just know that you have a choice in this matter: you can choose to let this failure define you and cease to keep trying, or you can choose to look back on this as a learning experience and use that knowledge to do better next time."
Deku said nothing; he merely shook his head. Todoroki wrapped her arm around him.
"I realize it's not so easy for you to deal with, but I promise you, I'll always be there for you, and I'll always love you."
"Shoko…"
Finally, Deku turned around, and after making brief eye contact with Todoroki, he gave her a big hug and cried. Despite still being frustrated with the retreat he was forced to make, he just found her words so comforting and reassuring that he just couldn't help but be thankful that he had someone like her by his side to take solace in. After all those years of being Quirkless, he wondered how he could've gone on so long without her to alleviate the pain of being bullied. Nevertheless, he tried not to lament the years without love so much as he tried to be grateful that she was there for him. He wondered if she was an angel. Whatever she was, he couldn't have asked for a better person to be with.
Todoroki couldn't have asked for a better person to have in her arms, either. After Deku had given her the courage to use the Hot portion of her Quirk at the Sports Festival, she knew that he was the kind of guy that she wanted to be in love with, and now that she was here, giving him her love, she felt really good about herself, especially considering that she was giving him comfort in his hour of need. While she didn't have an intimate understanding of how much hurt the little green bean been through in the past, holding him in her arms, she felt that he must've felt really messed up inside to feel awful about something like this. Because of this, she elected to hold him in her arms as long as possible. He stopped crying at one point, but he too kept holding on to her. He did let go eventually, but not before both of them had gotten their fair share of comfort.
"I'll always love you, too," said Deku.
Todoroki smiled and gave Deku some tissues, which he used to blow his nose and dry his eyes.
"Hey Deku, if it's all right with you, I'd like to take you out to dinner. I know this place that has really good katsudon."
Deku gasped and smiled. "I'd love to! Let's go!"
Deku and Todoroki held hands as they headed for the restaurant. Even if the League of Villains was still out there, at least he could rest easier knowing that he had the kindest, most beautiful girl by his side.
Criticism is gold. Negativity and nitpicking are pyrite.