~ deku / izuku oneshots ~

so cold and yet so hot

Todoroki finally turned to his friend "Doesn't change the fact I hurt you" - with my fire side was left unsaid. Despite this, Midoriya seemed to catch on and turned to face him, now dangerously close. "It changes nothing, it was a competition and I was aiming to hurt you too." He paused, as if unsure, but added the last statement despite this. "You're not him, Todo..." his eyes closed softly. "You're not your father."

Icyhot knew where this was going but it still hurt to bring the topic back up. "I know." Somehow, this was all the sunshine needed to envelop the other in a tight hug. As soon as he let go he realized his mistake and his cheeks seemed to flame up in a darker shade than they were previously, almost covering the light freckles dusting his nose. Midoriya puffed his cheeks out and finally let out his smile. "Good," he seemed happier, lighter. "But don't ignore me again." He let out the air in his mouth all at once, causing Todoroki to smell the sweet scent of coffee that lingered - he couldn't help but smile back to the radiant boy. 

"I won't." 

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AGED UP TODOROKI POV

My feet hit the ground almost hauntingly for what had to be the thirtieth time that day. I cautiously opened my eyes to see the front of my second year UA class instead of the dark basement at Hatsume's house. Despite myself, I mumbled out in disbelief. 

"M-mei Hatsume" I brought my hand in front of my face. "She did it."

I heard the distinct sound of chairs scraping on tile and looked up to see my entire UA class from two years ago. I stood right behind the younger version of me, my back against the wall. I looked past all the incredulous faces at a wide-eyed Aizawa and couldn't help but fall to my knees.

As though electricity shot throughout me, I looked up past all the faces aimed at me. I stood up and immediately made eye contact with the only person that truly mattered. My eyes softened immediately. 

"I-izuku?" I couldn't keep the stutter out of my voice this time either.

I ignored the stares as I made my way towards him and immediately hugged him. I ignored the hot glare on the back of my head as I pulled away. He's so beautiful. 

"Who the hell are you?" I turned to find my younger self, slightly shorter and with a smaller build but otherwise the same. Unlike myself, I let out a laugh. "I'm you..." I couldn't help but pop out a teasing smirk "...but better." 

MIDORIYA POV

"...but better" my world shattered. 

Was I high?

I let out the breath I didn't realize I was holding. Aizawa stalked his way towards my side, directly behind the unsuspecting clone. His ravelled scarf quickly shot out from his side, ready to tie up the newcomer, but in the blink of an eye, the stranger turned and released fire to shrivel it up.

The damage was minimal to the heatproof snake, yet it did halt it's path only to sadly flop onto the ground with a soft bang. If Aizawa wasn't incredulous then, he was now. Almost as if reading his mind, the doppelganger turned to Eraser with the same teasing smirk.

"Ah I'm not Toga, sir" Despite the teasing tone, it held an edge of truth and he seemed almost desperate.

Almost as if just now noticing the dark stares, he made his way to the front of the classroom and sat on Aizawa's desk. The man seemed calmer now, and I took this chance to examine his features. Did he seem older? Was I imagining it? Why did he hug me? W-why did he call me izuku? 

The questions raced through my head like wildfire and I couldn't seem to catch my tongue in time. "Why are you here?"

I could faintly make out a silenced Aizawa asking Iida to get Nezu, but that's not what caught my interest. His attention seemed to be directed solely at me as he stared, the glint in his eye grew strong with determination. "To see you, actually." His rare smile was lopsided and easygoing, stopping my heart in an embarrassingly straightforward way.