#this is seriously the cutest thing ive ever fuckign written no joke at all

[midoriyaizukustan-inactive]

"i love you," midoriya sighs, content, half of his face buried in the blanket, the other half facing todoroki.

there are bags under midoriya's eyes, most likely due to the hours of his most recent internship. they are even more pronounced than they would be, due to his paler-than-usual face. his hair is touselled both from wind and from running his hands through it. his lip is still healing from the split it suffered during training earlier in the day.

todoroki's breath still catches, because he can't help but think he looks so beautiful despite all that, especially with how the moonlight is beaming down on him, lighting him up gently.

as if midoriya needs any help being so bright anyway.

todoroki breaths out, before scooting closer. midoriya's eyes are still on him, lazily watching him all the while, and he smiles at todoroki as he moves, the one eye he can see crinkling in the corner.

todoroki does not swoon externally, but god, internally, his heart goes for an absolute loop.

now that he's closer, todoroki only hesitates a slight bit -- is it okay? am i really allowed... -- before he reaches out and combs a hand through midoriya's already ruffled hair.

midoriya closes his eyes then, humming appreciatively, and todoroki's heart squeezes.

todoroki opens his mouth, tries to say something, tries to return the sentiment, but-

...well, he's just...never been a very verbal person.

but he knows he feels the same. he knows he loves midoriya. he knows he loves midoriya like he knows the sky is blue, like he knows gravity is what holds him to the earth, like he now knows that his quirk is his alone.

he loves midoriya, is in love with him. todoroki wishes he could just say it.

as if sensing his thoughts, midoriya opens his eyes again. he still looks content, even more so with todoroki running his hands through his hair.

god, i'm so glad i can do this, todoroki thinks, losing his train of thought.

"what are you thinking about?" asks midoriya. his voice is quiet, patient. the look on his face when he's gazing at todoroki makes him feel so vulnerable, but in a second-handed sense more than first, because...

well, the look reminds him that just as todoroki knows he loves midoriya, he knows midoriya loves him as well.

"i feel the same way." todoroki says.

midoriya blinks for a moment, but then the sentence computes, and he beams at todoroki, leaning forward a bit. todoroki can see more than half of his face now.

"you mean it?" he asks, and todoroki knows he didn't say the actual words, but that doesn't seem to matter to midoriya. his heart squeezes once again.

"of course," todoroki whispers. the words are only for midoriya to hear.

midoriya looks like he's going to break his face with how wide he's smiling, and it just makes todoroki fall deeper in love.

"i- can i-" midoriya heaves out a giddy laugh. "i want to kiss you, but i'm smiling too hard to be able to."

todoroki smiles himself then as his heart lurches with adoration and fondness.

he's still running a hand through midoriya's hair absent-mindedly, but now, he stops, moving to cup midoriya's face instead.

he gazes into todoroki's eyes, the smile still on his face, eyes crinkled and full of fondness that todoroki can actually see.

todoroki leans forward and kisses his forehead, before moving to his nose, chin, cheek, temple -- any space on his face he can reach, really.

midoriya giggles at him, a small flush lighting up his face, and he smiles even wider if that was even possible.

"i love you," midoriya says again, his eyes shining suspiciously.

todoroki's heart squeezes again. instead of responding verbally, todoroki kisses his nose again.

midoriya lurches forward then, digging his head into todoroki's neck, tangling their legs together, curling around todoroki's torso like he inherently belongs there. as far as todoroki is concerned, he does.

todoroki doesn't know why he can't say it verbally. he hopes one day he'll be able to. but for now, midoriya can still read him like he always has. he knows, even if todoroki can't say it.

todoroki supposes actions always speak louder than words anyway, but still. he's just so...so glad that midoriya doesn't hold this against him at all.

midoriya hums, before kissing todoroki's shoulder. todoroki lets out a soft, small laugh before he moves his hand from the side of midoriya’s head and lifts his chin.

he's smiling still, but not as uncontrollably as before.

"can i kiss you?"

todoroki surprises himself with his own words, but midoriya just closes his eyes for a moment to compose himself as his smile widens once again, before he says, "yes, of course you can."

todoroki smiles himself then, and he knows the kiss is going to be fairly lackluster before even leaning in, considering neither of them can stop smiling enough, but it's easily todoroki's favorite kiss with midoriya yet.

they've only kissed a handful of times before this, but todoroki promises himself this certainly won't be the last.

the kiss is sweet and chaste, and their teeth end up knocking together because they can't stop smiling, just like todoroki predicted.

but midoriya laughs, brings his arms up to wrap around todoroki and cling to him, and offers him a quick kiss on the nose like todoroki had done earlier.

"what if that's how we say i love you?" midoriya asks, his voice low, his eyes bright. todorki's heart quickens. "just a kiss on the nose?"

todoroki can definitely get behind that.

he leans forward then, pressing quick kiss after quick kiss on midoriya's nose, trying to get him to understand-

midoriya laughs almost too loudly, his face flushing again. his eyes are shining so brightly and todoroki can't- his heart is literally going to start having palpitations soon.

todoroki offers him one last kiss on the nose shyly, and midoriya grins at him before offering todoroki the same treatment; chaste kiss after chaste kiss on his nose.

todoroki's heart burns to the point he’s almost concerned he’ll accidentally set off his quirk, due to how much adoration he has for midoriya, due to how much...

due to how much he loves him.

todoroki leans forward to kiss midoriya on the nose once more.

midoriya laughs, lets him, before he reaches a hand up to cup his face.

stroking a thumb along todoroki's cheek and scar, midoriya says, "i love you, todoroki-kun."

todoroki swallows thickly, lifting his own hand to hold onto midoriya's, before he hoarsely whispers out, "you can call me shouto."

midoriya blinks as he computes before another blinding smile takes over his face, and wow, todoroki should really invest in a pair of sunglasses if he's going to get to see that smile every day.

"you can call me izuku. please call me izuku," midoriya responds breathlessly, and todoroki can't-

he kisses midoriya's nose again, slotting their foreheads against each other.

having midoriya so close is a dream, todoroki thinks dazedly. his eyes are so green and bright and the intricacies of his iris leave him absolutely breathless. he can count his freckles this close, can smell the shampoo he uses. todoroki is absolutely nuts for this kind of affection, just being so close to one another.

"okay, izuku." he murmurs. midoriya's face flushes, a smile still on his face.

"can i kiss you, shouto?"

"yes." please.

midoriya leans up, and todoroki meets him halfway for another gentle kiss. this one is objectively better than the last; both are in control of their smiles this time, for instance, so no one is knocking their teeth. still, todoroki doesn’t know which one he favors. 

it's soft, and all todoroki can smell is midoriya, all he can see is midoriya, all he can taste is midoriya-

midoriya leans back, and todorki chases after him. midoriya laughs, his breath ghosting on todoroki's face, and god, he's never loved someone so much for simply breathing.

midoriya nevertheless complies with todoroki's request after his chuckles subside, kissing him back just as sweetly as before.

todoroki is in love with him. it’s all he can think about in this moment.

the kiss last longer than the previous one, but it's still too soon when they part once again.

todoroki leans up and kisses midoriya's nose in an effort to satisfy his need to just be close and affectionate with each other.

he can't say it verbally, for reasons todoroki is sure has to due with his traumatic upbringing, but he will be damned if he doesn't say it in every other way he can.

midoriya seems to understand all of that without todoroki needing to say it. he smiles at him, sleepily, softly. todoroki's heart aches with the overload of affection running through his system.

"izuku." todoroki doesn't truly have a reason to say it, but he just...he wants to get as used to the name in his mouth as possible.

"i love you too, shouto." midoriya says, his smile still there. todoroki doesn't know how he can handle it; his cheeks must hurt at this point, but then, being in pain has never stopped midoriya before...

todoroki buries his face into midoriya's hair, wrapping his arms around him, and midoriya, in turn, shuffles forward to rest his forehead against todoroki's neck.

i love you, todoroki thinks. the phrase is cycling through his system; his lungs breathe it, his neurons fire it, his veins fill with it.

i love you.

midoriya hums contently, the vibration of it echoing along todoroki's throat. he shivers but doesn't stop the small smile of his own that stretches across his face in response. 

i love you.

"goodnight, shouto."

todoroki squeezes midoriya gently, before saying, "goodnight, izuku."

i love you.

his heart does another giddy thump at saying midoriya's given name.

todoroki can feel the small exhausted-yet-excited chuckles midoriya lets out.

i love you so much.

i’m glad you understand that.