#and common sense shouldve answered the question before it was asked

[dellovestorant]

What. a. fucking. idiotic. question.

[aremiies]

❥ love starved.

pairings: todoroki x gn!reader

prompt: “i cant stop thinking about you.”

warnings: mentions of ptsd/trauma, swearing and as always fluff and bad writing.

not my gif !

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you and todoroki had a bond.

a special bond.

it wasn’t like the other bonds you had with the rest of class 1-a... it was like you two had your own language only you, yourselves, could understand. you two understood each other, having gone through similar childhoods, there were things you two did or said that only two understood; and you loved that. you loved having someone who you could relate to, who you could talk to— open up to when you desperately needed a shoulder to lean on. and todoroki? todoroki felt the same, he’d never had someone that truly understood him the way you did. of course he’d never admit it, but you were truly his best friend. you transferring to UA was, quite literally, one of the best things that’d ever happened to him.

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“class, we have a transfer student coming from the states, please do your best to be kind and make them feel welcomed.” mr.aizawa introduced you. you looked at the students in front of you, they all seemed friendly enough, but there was a specific person who caught your eye. 

todoroki.

you two locked eyes and you gave him a small smile. he gave a slight nod in response, looking away not long after and in return, you were left looking at the side of his face— the left side of his face. you tilted your head in confusion at the scar that decorated his face distinctly, but shrugged it off, not wanting to seem rude. eventually, you were seated in between jirou and sero, just three seats away from the scarred boy you’d soon call your friend.

when lunch time rolled around, uraraka made it her mission to get you to sit with the dekusquad. of course, you were in no position to say no; who else would you sit with then? after grabbing your lunch from the line, you followed the girl to the table where she and her friends sat. you were greeted two heads of green hair, one head of blue and— red and white?

you let your eyes, once again, make contact with the blue and brown ones from earlier. there was something about his gaze that was just so familiar...

“hi! you’re y/n, you sit kind of across from me in class.” midoriya smiled brightly at you which made your nerves calm a little.

“yes, i am... and i guess i do. i didn’t really look at who i was sitting around, so i didn’t see you behind me... ha, sorry.” you smiled sheepishly and sat down next to uraraka. eventually, you and the rest of the teens had properly introduced yourselves and began making small talk. it was mostly them trying to get to know you, but soon enough they got the sense that maybe you didn’t like to talk about yourself, so they stopped asking questions. you were quiet for the rest of the lunch period, letting the others do the talking. it was better this way, you much better at listening.

a few months later, dorms were established in UA you didn’t hate the idea, but the curfew thing was kind of a drag. you could deal with it, though. it was late at night and although it was well past curfew and well past midnight, you couldn’t fall asleep to save your life. sighing, you slid your feet into your favorite pair of slippers and opened your door as silently as you could, making your way to the common area. upon entering, you spotted a figure standing at the window and let out a sharp gasp, automatically thinking it was a staff member. the person turned their head towards you and gave it a tilt, “y/n.”

you furrowed your brows, “t-todoroki?” the voice was all too familiar.

the boy nodded, walking closer to you, “are you unable to sleep as well?”

“yeah,” you replied taking a few steps towards the window, “when i was home and couldn’t sleep, i would go outside to my front porch and look out at the stars until i got sleepy... though, now, since we can’t go outside past curfew, i figured this would have to do.”

“it seems we have something in common then...” there was a pause before todoroki spoke again, “would you... would you like to talk with me? until we get tired?”

you smiled and nodded, “yes, i’d like that.” and for the next two hours, the two of you talked about any and everything you could think of. and from then on, anytime the two of you were suffering from lack of sleep, you’d call each other to watch the stars.

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speaking of not being able to sleep, that was how your current night was going. you sighed and turned over to open your phone, looking for todoroki’s contact. you pressed the green call button, and put the phone up to your ear.

almost immediately, the call was answered by a certain blue and brown eyed boy, “hello?”

you smiled at how fast the call was answered, “hi. i’m guessing you can’t sleep either?”

“nope,” todoroki sighed slightly before continuing, “i’m guessing you’d like to watch stars?”

“please?” you mused, he could hear the smile in your voice from the other line.

“common area in three minutes.” todoroki instructed, hanging up soon after. just like any other time, you slid your feet into your slippers and made your way to the common area. when you got there, todo was already there, sitting on the floor next to the window.

“hey,” you whispered walking up to him.

“hello.” he greeted back.

you turned to the window and looked at midnight sky above, “the stars are pretty tonight, don’t you think?”

todoroki nodded, “yes. they’re very pleasing to look at... and so are you.” he trailed off.

“hm?” you furrowed your brows, looking away from the sky to look at the boy with a look of confusion.

blushing, todoroki turned away, composing himself soon thereafter, “y/n. i have something to tell you.”

you nodded, “okay, go ahead.”

“okay. i have this problem... and it involves... you?” he admitted.

your heart dropped and your eyes widened, “m-me? i’m sorry todoroki, did i do something wrong?”

todoroki grabbed your hand in attempt to calm you down, “no, y/n, you did nothing wrong... i’ve just... lately i’ve been having an issue. i... i cant stop thinking about you.” he confessed.

your felt your face immediately go hot, “to-todoroki i-!”

“i’ve asked my friends what it might mean, because when i’m around you, my heart rate starts to speed up and i feel... warm. do you want to know what they told me?” he asked.

you nodded.

“they told me... they told me that those are symptoms of love. and so i thought about it, because i’ve never felt these things before, y/n. but now, i feel it’s been long enough for me to say this confidently,” todoroki tightened his grip on your hand, “y/n, i’m... i think... i’m in love. with you. but love is a two person thing. it has to be mutual; and so i guess i’m asking, y/n, do you love me too?”

you felt yourself get teary eyed, and without another thought, you threw yourself onto the love starved boy in front of you. you clung onto him, the moon illuminated your persons. “i do. i love you too, todoroki.”

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i’m sorry if this was a bit awkward, but i honestly (just like any other fic) didn’t know how to end it. ily though, take care of yourself, k? i hope you enjoyed :) (in retrospect, i feel like this shouldve been a shinsou fic 😀)