CRUSH ／ shouto todoroki.

OO - prologue.

Todoroki's response came in stuttered string of words, he could feel his cheeks melt off at the unwanted, expectant stares of his 4 friends.

and before he could deny her accusations, the boy caught something from the corner of his eye. three girls walking through the cafeteria isles side by side; said girls were non other than Momo, Jiro and (Y/n)— an iconic trio for class 3-A. you'll never catch one without the other two.

Uraraka, noticing her friend's eyes were trained on something behind her, turned to search for the source of his distraction, following his line of vision— finally giving Todoroki a second or two to catch his breath without her staring him down.

the brunette girl's eyes fell on the friend group of three, watching as Momo's chest and shoulders vibrated with a chuckle at something Jiro said. Uraraka's brown irises shifted to the final girl sitting across from the two, catching her stuffing her face with candy and other unhealthy snacks she, undoubtedly, brought— after all, (Y/n) was known to having a sweet tooth.

turning back to her dual-eyed friend, Ochaco smirked, her next words spilling from her lips sinisterly. "so? s'it Momo, Jiro or (Y/n)?"

he choked on his saliva.

and this is where he leaves. this is where Todoroki leaves.

he pushed his seat backwards and powerwalked his way to the giant doors of the UA cafeteria– ignoring the calls of Deku and Iida.

Uraraka, however, wasn't going to give up so easily.

next thing the boy knew, a glaring Ochaco with a psychotic grin blocked his way— arms extended outwards despite their short length and low strength.

"is it Jiro?! huh?" she asked, tilted her body to the left to stop him from maneuvering his way around her. "are you secretly into that goth gf thing?"

"goth wha- no! its not Jiro- let me leave."

"so Momo?"

"ew,"

"definitely (L/n)!"

"what about me?"

the two froze at the new third-party voice, heads slowly turning to meet a very confused (Y/n), hands behind her back and small smile tugging at her glossy, pink lips.

"saw you guys from across the cafeteria making a ruckus. Momo, Jiro and i thought to ask if everything was ok." she explained, throwing a thumb over her shoulder— to which Uraraka and Todoroki followed, gazes falling on a very concerned Momo and slightly annoyed Jiro.

silence filled the atmosphere, leaving an awkward air around the three.

"well? is everything ok?"

before the two could respond, Deku saved the day by throwing his arm around his friends and giving (Y/n) an innocent smile. "peaches and cream." he lied.

"yeah!" Iida jumped in, patting Todoroki on the head. "Shoto is very sick and Ochaco was only worried."

Asui threw an attempt to try and help her embarrassed friend, though when he heard what she had to say; Todoroki wished she was mute. "he just has diarrhea."

. . .

(Y/n)'s sweet smile morphed into one of embarrassment, with her cheeks heating up her (e/c) eyes met Todoroki's discolored ones— "uh hope you uh... feel better?" she nervously uttered, shifting her body weight from one leg to another. "im... gonna go now."

and when she finally left, Shoto's body slowly turned to Asui— "DIARRHEA?!"

"I PANICKED! IM SORRY!" Tsu defended herself. "besides you should be happy i even helped out!"

the poor boy facepalmed, stealing a glance in (Y/n)'s catching her giving him a judgemental stare– which she quickly broke upon being caught.

he fell backwards onto an empty chair conveniently placed, a groan leaving his lips. "first impression too..."

Uraraka raised a perplexed eyebrow at him, "why are you so upset about what (L/n) thin....ks..." realization dawned on the girl— eyes blowing up inhumanly wide.

a loud gasp later, she had a deathly grip on Shoto's shoulders. "ITS (L/N)!" she screeched, her wide grin almost splitting her cheeks.

well it was too late to hide it now, the jig was up.

"so what if it is?" he mumbled, staring off to the side in a feeble attempt to not make eye contact with a crazed Ochaco.

"what're you waiting for? go talk to her." she urged, letting go.

"well thanks to a certain someone she now thinks i have diarrhea." the boy glared at Tsuyu. "i don't think she'll want to associate with me when her first real impression of me is about me having explosive poop."

the green haired girl crossed her arms, "ok now you're just putting words in my mouth! i never said explosive."

"as if that makes it any better!"

"well its not my fault you never talked to her on your own— didn't we start UA two years ago?" Asui pointed to her cheek, feigning a thinking expression. "you're the one with zero play."

"now thats just mean."

Uraraka quickly shut down the mini argument between them. "how about we make her like you?"

"how?"

"kidnap her and force he-" midoriya cut himself off upon noticing his friends' weirded out stares. "what?"

"i know this really helpful wikiHow article Mina randomly sent me the other day." Ochaco smiled. "its titled how to get your crush to like you. im sure we'll find a couple tips and tricks that are sure to help you out!"

"and we'll help you, how does that sound?" Iida offered a comforting shoulder squeeze.

"absolutely horrifying." Todoroki deadpanned, but let out a sigh in defeat. "but what other choice do i have so... ok."

que Uraraka's excited squealing.