Linked Together | TodoDeku | Red string AU

•Chapter 16•

•Bodies•

Todoroki's [POV]

I had woken up around 11am, its about 1pm by now. I had remembered Izuku wanting to go to the beach the day we had met. I was never really comfortable with my body, yes I was in shape, and yes I did go to the gym time to time, but that doesn't mean I don't think of what others would think of me.

We had packed our things for the beach a while ago, I had packed just a pair of swim trunks, they were faded so it went from white to a blue. I would usually put a swim shirt on, but I didn't bring one this time, and I didn't want to ask, mostly because I knew they weren't my size, and I didn't buy one at the mall since I had purely forgotten to.

I got up from my bed heading to the bathroom. I took off my sweater, putting it off to the side. I stood there looking at myself, I had the sweater on it would be better. I frowned at myself in the mirror. I kept looking, I started to trace my chest with my finger, feeling upset at myself not wanting what I had.

I sighed feeling arms around me. I see a red faced Izuku with his eyes shut closed hugging me. I laugh softly, turning around and picking him up, taking him to the bed and laying him down on my chest. We stay like that for a while. By the time we left the bed it was around 1pm.

He had gotten out first and took some clothes to the bathroom, I gabbed a White sweater, some baggy light blue jean shorts, cuffing the ends, and my light sea green converse, then puttingon a black belt. Izuku has come out the bathroom wearing some high rise baggy red floral shorts, a yellow baggy short sleeved some what cropped shirt, along with his red shoes.

We grabbed our bags, as well as our sunglasses, mine fading from green and white, and Izuku's fading pastel pink to pastel yellow, both were round. We left the house, knowing Inko will be away for awhile. A while ago we both realized that she missed her husband, or Izuku's dad, he had been working about for quite awhile, thats as much as I know, so I bought her a plane ticket, one here, and for one back in a few days.

We actually stopped by the store, just to get a few meats, just so we can make a barbecue, I knew how to cook for a long time, being that it was one of the things my mother taught me. There was also a clothes section, there was a sleeveless swim shirt, mostly back with red lines, it would cover most of me, but not my arms. They aren't noticeable, it's fine. I grabbed my size.

We go pay and leave the store, the beach was fairly close to us, so walking there wasn't a problem. Not long after we found ourselves at the beach, it was fairly warm, not hot, but not cold, but there was a gentle breeze. We set up, going to the bathroom to change. He went first while I looked after the things. A few minutes later he came back with black and light green shorts, not to short, but I'll be honest, enough to make me jealous, as well as a white and black swim shirt.

He stayed back while I went to go change, I put on my white and blue swim trucks, and zip up the black and red sleeveless swim shirt. I looked at my arms, tracing the lines, they weren't at noticeable the day they were made so I wasn't worried in the slightest. I came out the changing area, we set up and headed to the water.

I watched as he ran ahead of me.
"He's so beautiful."