I'm doing this to pass the time while votes came in. So what I have decided to do is close them in about 2-3 days. I saw people requesting a Denki story so I will be writing a chapter for electro boy, then I will close the votes (I am literally tallying on a sticky note).
I also haven't written for Shoto and forever and my last fluff for him was actually the VERY FIRST chapter of the story. So I wanted to do him justice.
"The students who passed will now be showed on the screen in alphabetical order." The man said raising a hand to the large board that was filled with names.
"A lot of people passed." You said standing beside Shoto who had his signature neutral expression lining his face as he scanned the names.
"Oh! I'm on there! I passed!" You shouted as students began to see their names on the board cheering with happiness. You noticed your boyfriends pale expression as he stared at the names.
You followed his eyes, right after Fumikage's name there was another student.
Shoto didn't pass the exam.
"Shoto..." you said placing a hand on his shoulder, his eyes connecting with yours. "THE HIERARCHY IS FALLING!" Mineta shouted pointing at him.
"Neither Bakugou or Todoroki passed, our top two from the sports fesitv-" Iida picked Mineta up and held his mouth shut. "Bakugou didn't pass either?" You glanced around, eyes landing on the infuriated Bakugou.
"BULLSHIT!" He screamed in Kirishima's ear. "He seems to be taking it well." You whispered to Shoto, earning a light laugh out of him.
"Todoroki-kun!" Midoryia said approaching him. "You didn't pass..." he said softly, almost apologeticly as he lowered his gaze to the floor. Shoto breathed a puff of air out of his nose before he looked at you.
"I'm happy for you (Y/n). You did amazing." He gave you a quick kiss on the cheek, blood rushing to your face. Your head leaned against his chest as you hid your flustered expression.
"I told you to warn me before you do stuff like that, you never do PDA so it always catches me off guard!" He gave you a soft smile, and stroked your hair.
"Todoroki Shoto!" A voice boomed from your right. You both looked over to see Yoarashi, the man who seemed to have it out for Todoroki...and also could make some cool tornados.
After silence lingering between them for a moment, Yoarashi slammed his head into the ground with a odd frown still plastered on his face.
"Im sorry! It's my fault you didn't pass the licensing exam, my focus was too narrow minded. Forgive me!" Shoto was taken aback for a moment before he seemed to relax and zone off to himself.
You eyed him curiously as he came back to reality. "It's alright. Actually, you helped me figure some things out. So thank you." He said calmly taking your hand.
"Students. Your exam scores will now be passed out. The base score was 50 and your paper will show you what you need to improve on." Multiple men began to pass out papers to all of the students one by one.
"Ms. (L/n)." They adressed you handing you your paper. You let go of Shoto's hand to accept the paper and gave a small 'thank you' in reply. You heard your classmates read out their scores as you scanned your paper.
"What did you get?" Shoto said slightly leaning over your shoulder. "A 90?!" You said suprised by your own above average score. "(Y/n)! What did you get?" Momo cheered running up to you.
"90. You?" You said, her smile growing wide. "I got a 94! You did so well!" She cheered giving you a hug, her eyes looking at the boy behind you. "Todoroki-san..."
He gave a small sigh and looked down, her knowing what that meant as she excused herself. You turned back to Shoto, about to speak when the announcer once again came over the speakers.
"Congratulations to all of you that have passed. Having your licenses now means that in emergency situations you are allowed to act based on your own judgement without the guidance of a hero. You will be the pilliars that are now in charge of keeping the people safe. Due to the circumstances of All Might's retirement, Villians will no doubt appear at a surprising rate..."
Whispers spread throught the crowd, Shoto grabbing your hand once again as your eyes were both staring at the podium. "As for you who didn't pass...you still have another chance."
Mineta screamed something about the heirarchy before Iida shut him up once again. You gave Shoto's hand a squeeze as your heart sped up its pace in excitement.
"We allowed you to continue to particpiate becasue we believe you have potential. With a bit of training and extra guidance, you can get your hero license by taking a special exam in March that, if upon producing satisfactory results, can allow you to earn your license."
Your heart swelled as you cheered, hugging Shoto with the tightest grip you could. "Normally, we wouldn't pass this many of you, but as I said before, we need as many heros as we can get. That is all."
A large wave of voices spread over the crowd as the students began to head back to their class areas. "I will do whatever it takes to get my license." Shoto said looking at you as you walked back hand in hand.
"I know Shoto. I know you can do it!" You pumped your fist as you looked up at him, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips as he watched you.
"You're beautiful." He said, you sending him a sweet smile. "Thank you. But you are far more attractive then I am." You giggled to yourself, looking straight ahead once again.
You both chatted and occassionally talked with a few others as you grabed your hero-suit cases and waited outside the building for your bus.
"-I still hate you!" You heard the last line of Yoarashi's sentence as you approached Shoto. "He's a bit odd." You spoke, catching the dual-haired boy by surprise. "Mm, he isn't horrible though." He added.
You chuckled as your bus pulled up, Aizawa scaring all of you as he silently appeared. "Let's go." He said. Your classmates began to head toward the bus, you and Shoto following suit.
The ride bsck was calming, you put your head on his shoulder and shared a pair of headphones with him humming along to the music as it played in your ear.
He rubbed his thumb against your skin as he leveled out his breathing in your ear, leaning his head back. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
The bus came to a stop and you looked over, noticing Shoto was fast asleep. "Go figure...he doesn't snore." You said to yourself pulling out your headphone as your classmates chattered grabbing their bags.
"(Y/n)..." Shoto grumbled in his sleep. You looked down at him as his eyes fluttered open. "You let go of my hand." He said tiredly, pulling the headphone out of his ear. "You didn't notcie the bus stopping or the loud noises but you noticed my hand missing?"
He nodded making your smile. "You amaze me." You helped him stand, grabbing your cases and heading to the dorms. "(Y/n). Can I come to your dorm before lights out? I want to just have some time with you."
Your heart fluttered as you nodded. "Okay. I'll keep my door open." He smiled at you with closed eyes, he loved every second he had with you, and after today all he wanted to do was hold you.
You walked to your dorm and sighed as you undressed, throwing your shirt, skirt and tie on the ground as you walked behind your folding divider screen to get changed.
"You really should clean up after yourself."
"OH MY-" you shot your head around the corner and landed your eyes on Shoto. He was picking your clothes up off the floor and putting them in your hamper. You went back behind the screen and finsihed changing, Shoto waiting patiently on the edge of your bed.
You began to walk around your room, adjusting a few things and picking up accumulated trash. "You're still wearing your jacket...you realize you can take that off right?"
He huffed slinging off his jacket and rubbing his eyes. "Hey, are you okay? You know, you did amazing on the exam whether you got your license or n-"
"I'm sorry." He said looking up at you. You stopped and set the shirt down on your bed, taking a seat next to him. "For what?" You asked, lifting a hand and resting it on his arm.
"For years you have been telling me that I should embrace my fire...even if it was from my father. But I never listened until today, so I am sorry."
He looked at you with his beautiful eyes, staring at you with adoration and love. "You don't have to apologize to me. Sometimes to learn we have to experience it ourselves." You moved closer to him, giving him a reassuring smile.
"(Y/n)...you are too good for me." He kissed your cheek and held your hand ,making sure you knew he meant it. "You're the one who convinced me to do this hero stuff. I should be thanking you for helping me believe in myself."
He gave you a small smile, your face looking his up and down before leaning in and kissing him slowly. His eyes grew wide as you kissed him suddenly.
This was your first kiss together as a couple and it felt amazing. You held his face in your hands as you pulled away, a small breath leaving his lips. "(Y/n)." He swallowed.
"I want to be with you, by your side, for as long as I can." You sucked in a breath as he pulled a box out of his pocket and opened it for you. Inside was a silver necklace that had a small heart charm on it.
"I know it isn't much, but I bought it myself. I heard people talk about promise rings but I figured it would hurt to punch someone with a ring on."
Tears slipped from your eyes as a smile grew on your face. "I love you. I couldn't do this without you here, so please...stay with me like this. Until I am old enough to take your hand."
"Yes!" You smiled, allowing him to put it on you, immediately running out of the room and to the bathroom to look at yourself.
Shoto sat there in shock from your sudden absence. You came back in huffing from lack of breath "I LOVE IT!" You cheered tackling him into the bed.
He laughed and held you in his arms as you planted kisses all over his face, slowing down once you got to his scar, lightly kissing him making him shiver underneath you.
"(Y/n). I want to kiss you again..." He looked into your eyes, lightly stroking your cheek. "May I?" His hand slid behind your neck as he pulled you in closer and closer.
"Mhm." You hummed kissing him once again. Your lips fit together perfectly, like a puzzle piece that had finally connected. He held you in his muscular arms and played with the ends of your hair.
"Lights out!" The speaker screeched around the dorm rooms. You both parted with a dissapointed sigh as you moved off of your boyfriend. "I will see you tomorrow morning for breakfast and the meeting?" He asked grabbing his jacket and standing in your doorway.
"You betcha." You winked standing up and walking over to him. "Sleep well (Y/n)." He said placing a gentle kiss on your head. "You too Shoto." You gave him a lax smile as he stepped out of your room.
Slowly closing the door and leaning you back on it, sliding down and biting your bottom lip. You laughed giddily to yourself as your played with the necklace.
Shoto heard your faint laugh and smiled as he walked to his dorm to retire for the night. The whole time he couldn't stop thinking about you. He stared at his ceiling as the time ticked by, but he didn't care. He just knew that you were the best thing that he could ever wish for and he had you.
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The next morning you woke up with a groan as your alarm blasted in your ears. "Fuck oooooffffff!" You slung your arm over and turned it off, falling off the bed in the process.
"Ow."
You lifted yourself off the floor, going to your closet and throwing on clothes before getting yourself ready again to face the day. "AH!" You shrieked opening your door only to find Shoto waiting for you.
"How long have you been standing there?"
His face was flat and his hands were in his pockets. "Fuck oooooffff..." He imitated blandly eyes looking at you with slight amusement. "We don't talk about me falling on the floor." You said grabbing his wrist and walking down the hall.
"What do you want for breakfast? I can make you something." He said slipping his hand into yours. Your eyes lit up and you told him what you were craving, he nodded and once you got to the kitchen he began to make your food, you sitting and chatting with Uraraka about the two boys who had been placed under house arrest.
After a few minutes he set your food down infront of you, your eyes lighting up. "Your so lucky (Y/n)! I would kill for some freshly made food." Denki said walking behind you.
"Me too." You said glaring at him, defending your food. He put his hand up in surrender, "Okay, okay." He turned around and sat down across the room, a terrified look plastered on his face.
You ate your food normally with Shoto, enjoying the silence. "(Y/n)-" Shoto nervously choked out. You noticed an emberassed blush coat his cheeks as his eyes averted your gaze. "Uhm...yeah?"
"You're so beautiful, you look like a Picasso painting." He said with a sharp breath as you almost died of laughter.
Did he just use a cheesy compliment?!
"Did you find that online?" You asked trying to tone down your laugh for his sake. He looked at you curiously. "Maybe, why?"
You couldn't help yourself as you boomed with laughter. Although he didn't know why you were so amused, he couldn't help but smile as you snorted out a laugh. "S-shoto..." you heaved trying to catch your breath.
"My sweet, sweet boy...oh my gosh- ahaha...do- ehem...do you KNOW what Picassos work looks like?" You asked composing yourself.
He shook his head as you pulled out your phone and pulling up a picture, his face contorting in horror as he looked back at you. "I-I didn't mean that! I didn't know what his art looked like, I just thought it....ugh....nevermind." he said placing his head on the table.
You ran your hand through his hair, hoping to comfort him. "I didn't mean to upset you...I thought it was funny." He looked up at you and sighed. "Really?"
"You couldn't tell by my tears of laughter?" You jested rasing a brow at him. "Oh! We need to eat our breakfast and go!" You scarfed down your food as Shoto followed suit, grabbing your bags and attending the meeting where Nezu told you about your jobs as Heros now that you have your licenses.
Once it finished, you went to class and sat in the oh-so familiar blue chairs. It was quiet without Midoryia and Bakugou, you had to admit it was quite odd.
But the mention of Hero Work-Studies made everyones heart sink. "Usually this work is for the third years but we will do what we must now that there have been some extensive drawbacks." Aizawa droned, the whole class being at peak attention the whole lecture.
"It is outside work you will have to put in yourself, You will be working as a hero alongside the pros. No more training...." You looked at Shoto who sent you a worried look that you were about to question before Aizawa continued on.
"With that. Your classes will continue as normal...starting with English. Whenever your ready Mic."
The door slid open as Present Mic stepped into the room and screamed at your tired teacher and the rest of the class, Aizawa shuffling out of the room closing the door behind him.
"I have a headache." You rubbed your temples as you spoke to Kirishima who was rubbing his eyes. "I didn't understand half that lesson!" He said throwing his bag down in the common area.
"Once you missed something it was long gone, he just kept talking!" Another student grumbled. "Iida what happened?" Midoryia asked holding the yellow trash bags in his hand.
You heard Iida apologize to him and slowly turned your attention to Shoto who was walking down the hall away from everyone toward your room.
You followed him and sure enough he had made a B-line for your room, opening the door and sitting on your bed. You closed the door behind you as you rubbed your arm.
"Are you okay? I didn't do something did I?" You asked. "I shouldn't have oicked that fight with Yoarashi." You paused for a moment as you watched him lean forward and rest his arms on his knees.
"Ah, well uhm...thats all in the past Shoto..." You spoke trying your best to be comforting. "I should have accepted my quirk sooner...maybe I would have passed the exam instead of acting like a child."
"Shoto yo-"
"What if you get hurt!?" He rasied his voice making you step back. His eyes locked with yours as tears began to fill them to the brim, one falling fown his face as he spoke again.
"If you go out there and get hurt, I can't save you!" He stood up quickly as more tears began to fall. "I'm not a hero! I didn't pass the exam, so if you get hurt I can't-" his voice cracked as he dropped to the floor. "I can't protect you..."
You walked over to him and kneeled on the floor beside him, wrapping your arms around him as he pushed himself into you and cried into your chest.
It was a silent cry, with occasional gasps for air as he tried his best to stay quiet. He held onto your uniform for dear life, feeling your fingers gently begin to scratch his back.
"It's okay Shoto....it's okay..." You never expected him to cry infront of you considering most people never even saw him smile. "I can't lose you. But I can't protect you either." His voice was a hiccuping mess as he mumbled into you.
"Lights out!" The alarm once again screeched. He held you closer as you looked down on him. "Let me stay. Please." His tired voice begged you as his heart thudded, making his whoke body shake lightly.
"What if Aizawa-"
"He won't. (Y/n). Let me hold you tonight." Desparation was apparent in him as you sighed quietly and nodded. "Okay."
You stood up, lifting him up with you and handing him a t-shirt you had stolen from him a while back. "So this is where this shirt went." His breaths still jagged as he spoke. You rolled your eyes and changed behind the screen, never taking the necklace off once.
You climbed in your bed beside him, him automatically hokding you close, burrying his nose in your hair. "Mmm, what do you use?" You laughed. "Whatever is available." You replied honestly.
"Your so comfortable and warm." He muttered his arms pushing you flush up against him, your legs intertwining as he held you close. "I won't turn out like my father." He said as your fingers intertwined with his.
"I know that Shoto." You said placing a light kiss on his knuckles making him smile. "This gift he gave me...this power is something I have been repelled by my whole life. I hated it, everytime I thought of it it just reminded me of him."
He squeezed your hand, feeling your steady breathing. "But you came along...you helped show me that the power was my own and the best thing I could do to prove that was use it wiser than my father, not run from it."
He placed three sweet kisses on your shoulder making you giggle at the sensation. "Everything about you is astonishing. I am hopelessly in love with you (Y/n), that won't change."
"You are amazing Shoto. Never forget that." You slightly looked over your shoukded to see him, a small grin tugging at the corner of his lips from your compliment.
"Goodnight (Y/n)." He said placing a kiss on your lips. "Goodnight Shoto."
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"(Y/n) we brought you some- OH MY GOD SHOTO!?!" Mina screamed making you fling out of bed and rush to cover her mouth. "Shushshshshshsh-" you pleaded listening for any marching steps coming your way.
"What is he doing in your bed?" He whisper yelled looking at Shoto who began to shift uncomfortably from the lack of...well..YOU.
"He had a rough time last night and I wasn't just going to kick him out." You defended, a shit-eating grin spreading across her lips.
"So you two...ya know?" She said sliding a finger in a hole made by her pointer and thumb connected. Your face contorted, "Wha-eh?! NO!We still have clothes on, all we did was sleep." You shoved her out of the room as you rambled.
"Still coulda done the dirty." You glared at the pink girl causing her to laugh. "Oop. Lover boy is up, guess I'll- leave ya to it.~" She winked as you shut the door behing her.
"Why did you move?" He questioned, voice low and muffled by the pillow. "I was busy convincing Mina we didn't have sex!" You rubbed your eyes abd sat down on your side of the bed.
"Did you want to?" He innocently asked making your face burn. "I'm sorry if I didn't get a hint, or whatever they call it."
"Nononononono! You didn't miss anything...I just- ugh forget it." You flopped back down on the bed. Shoto leaning over and kissing you.
"Promise to tell me if you do want..uhm..that? He asked looking into your eyes. You nodded.
"Yes. I promise." You playfully rolled your eyes as you stood up to get changed.
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A few days have passed and now here you were leaning over the back of the couch congratulating Midoryia for getting work with Sir Nighteye.
"That is so amazing! You're so lucky...I really need to get on that." You said in a sulking manor, Kirishima, Ochaco and Tau agreeing.
"We really need to catch up." Shoto said as you approached him. "STOP SAYING THAT!" Bakugou shouted in your ear. "Loud ass..." You mumbled getting into a glare off with him.
"Tokoyami. Hawks has requested to see you." Aizawa grumbled interrupting your stare off with the blond. "Kirishima, Tamaki has requested to see you as well. Hado has also asked to speak with Tsu and Uraraka."
Their eyes lit up and you smiled at them. "Congrats!" Kirishima gave you a thumbs up, talking to himself before the three of them went to the 3rd year dorms.
"We need to catch up." Shoto said once again to Bakugou who's face contorted with anger. "QUIT SAYING THAT HALF AND HALF!"
"INSIDE VOICES!" You hollered back snapping at the male. "SHUT UP EXTRA!"
"Students." Aizawa growled eyes glowing red at the both of you. You huffed and stood by Shoto as he smiled at you, Bakugou marching away with a huff. "You two make me sick."
You pulled Shoto down into a kiss, as his face fell red with embarrassment and shock. "FUCK OFF!" Bakugou roared before stomping away. You pulled back from the kiss, Shoto burying his head in the crook of your neck.
"Don't use me to exact revenge please." He muttered making your snicker.
"You start your extra courses for your license tomorrow. I wanted to show you some love....promise me you won't get too hurt." You said getting more serious.
"I promise." He held you close as your breathed a calm sigh.
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"YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T GET HURT!" You barked in the classroom looking up at Shoto who had just walked in covered in cuts. "I'm not hurt badly."
"Ugh....Shoto...are you okay? You look in pain." You said gently caressing the wounds and small scratches on his face. He gave you a soft smile.
"I'm okay. I'll let you help me with them later if it will make you feel better."
You gave him a gentle hug. "Promise?"
"I promise."
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