A/N: As I've said before, I prefer doing more lighthearted one-shots about Deku and Fem!Todoroki. However, no relationship is perfect, and this idea came to me after listening to the song "Standing In the Rain" by Don Ray. I promise I'll have a more lighthearted story next week, and that request line is still open as well.
It was – as Queensrÿche once said – just another rainy night, and Deku had nothing better to do than go through his various Kokuyo Campus notebooks about hero analysis. He'd read them so many times that he practically had the contents committed to memory by now. Nevertheless, he still got a kick out of actually reading the notebooks because of the physicality of holding them in his hands. To him, nothing would ever replace traditional paper books. Then, while he was going through his notebooks, someone knocked on his front door, so he put down the current notebook and opened the door.
"Hey, Shoko!"
Todoroki was looking soaked to the bone, her hair in particular drenched from the rain. "Um…h-hello…D-Deku…"
"Don't just stand there in the rain! Come inside!"
Todoroki stepped inside, and Deku closed the door behind her.
"So, what brings you here?" asked Deku.
Todoroki lifted a trembling hand to her mouth. "Um, so I…well…I don't know how to tell you this, and there's really no better way, so…I…I just got really afraid today and had doubts about this relationship, and I…I…I wanted to tell you that it was over and…"
Deku dropped his jaw. "Why would you want to tell me it's over? I don't understand."
Todoroki put her hand up to her other hand. "I…I don't know. I…I just…I could never end it now. My feelings for you seemed to get in the way. I'm so sorry, Deku."
Deku put his hands on Todoroki's shoulders. "It's OK, Shoko."
Deku gave Todoroki a big hug, which the latter returned before letting out a few tears. While still confused by the whole thing, Deku didn't think any less of Todoroki. He'd read that relationships aren't perfect and there were bound to be a few bumps in the road. Heck, there were times when even he'd had doubts about their relationship. Nevertheless, he knew that she was a very good person and that her hellish relationship with Endeavor meant that she didn't always think straight. Even if their relationship hit any more snags further down the road, he vowed that he was going to do his best to work with her and figure everything out. After all, they'd been through so much together, and he could never envision leaving her for another girl.
As Todoroki continued to hold onto Deku, she also beat herself up over the fact that she even dared to think about breaking things off with him. Furthermore, she cursed Endeavor for having such a ripple effect throughout her whole life. Despite being filled with so much pain, she was also grateful for the fact that her feelings stopped her from terminating the relationship and that he had forgiven her for being so hasty in her thinking. Even if she still wasn't totally knowledgeable about how relationships were supposed to work, she vowed that no matter what, she was going to do her best to continue to make this one work. She owed so much to her green bean, and she wanted to repay her debt to him any way she could. Eventually, she broke away from the hug.
"Deku…thanks."
Deku smiled. "You're welcome."
"Can you ever forgive me for my moment of doubt?"
"Oh Shoko, of course I forgive you! Let me get you a towel and a hot cup of tea."
Todoroki smiled and nodded. "That would be very nice. And Deku…"
"Yes?"
"I promise I'll never leave you! I mean, I'm not sure about getting married, but you mean a lot to me!"
"Awww, thank you! You mean a lot to me, too!"
Deku went to get a towel and some tea for Todoroki, while she looked at him with a smile, thinking about how wonderful it was that their relationship was still intact.
Criticism is gold. Negativity and nitpicking are pyrite.