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Shouto's hosting the squad at his family's house today. They step into the wide, traditionally decorated main room, and Ochako's eyes gaze around them in wonder. She thinks to herself, "People really live in places like this??"
It's movie night and they've got three movies lined up. Shouto's family is out except for his sister Fuyumi. Fuyumi has claimed a chair in the living room. Shouto's on the floor in front of the armrest of the couch by Izuku's legs, and the other three are huddled together on the couch there beside Izuku: Ochako, Tsuyu, then Iida.
The couch is really only meant for three people. The Todorokis must not entertain like this often. Ochako is squished up next to Izuku, and they're both freaking out internally about it. Iida looks over at them and laughs a little. He says, "The movie's barely even started and you two already look so tense!"
First up is a horror movie. In the aftermath of previous movie nights, it's been decided for the benefit of one green-haired individual that no horror movie is to be the last movie they watch before bed.
The suspense of the movie picks up. Tension builds more and more as the heroine sneaks through the killer's home. Izuku grips Ochako's arm. She'd be thrilled about that if she wasn't also terrified of the killer potentially jumping out at any point.
Jump scare!!! Shouto dodges a kick to the face as Izuku nearly jumps out of his seat, while Ochako covers her eyes and Iida's arms fly up in a combat posture. Tsuyu sleepily rouses from dozing off of Iida's shoulder.
Iida says to her, "How can you be sleeping right now, Tsuyu-chan-kun?!"
Tsuyu replies, "I always get sleepy when I watch movies."
Iida responds, "Even horror?!"
The movie comes to an end, and Izuku walks away shaken. The rest of the squad really enjoyed it though, which is something he doesn't think he'll ever understand.
It's dinner time! They're planning to make some 18-bean chili along with a slew of side dishes. Todoroki lays out a list of ingredients and says, "We keep our canned goods in a pantry around the corner and down the hall, first door on the left. Fuyumi and I are going to start chopping up the vegetables, could someone else go grab all these?"
Izuku quickly volunteers.
Todoroki adds, "There's a lot actually, you may want to have someone else go with you."
Ochako says, "I'll do it! It'll be a cinch for me."
The two turn down the hall and find the pantry. It's a walk-in, and Ochako is astounded. She exclaims, “Wow!! I've never seen a pantry so huge you could step inside before!! This is amazing!!!"
They step inside and start picking through the shelves and collecting can after can of beans that they need. Ochako reaches up and pulls a can of pintos from one of the higher shelves and starts to turn around as another can that she nudged teeters on the edge. Izuku sees it start to tip over above her head and he leaps forward. His arm shoots right in front of her and his palm smacks into the wall to anchor himself as he reaches up to grab the can just as it falls off the shelf.
Ochako's eyes pop open and she turns her head toward Izuku at the same time that he drops his head to look at her. Their faces come right up next to each other, so close that their noses and lips are almost touching.
Ochako is encased between Izuku's arms, and her own hands rest on Izuku's stomach, brought up to protect herself as he flew towards her. Her chest slowly expands and contracts, lightly brushing up against his.
They stand there, face to face, gazing at each other, feeling each other's breath on their lips.
Izuku swallows, and slowly withdraws his hand from the wall behind her. He backs a step away from her, still gazing into her eyes. Her hands follow his stomach a short distance before falling off of him and slowly lowering back down.
They continue staring at each other. Izuku opens his mouth, but it takes a while for something to come out. He finally stammers, "...S...sorry..."
Ochako doesn't say anything back, she just keeps peering into his eyes. She watches him stare back at her, his chest visibly rising and falling, his posture tense, still holding the can he caught up by his midsection, gripping firmly. The can's form slightly warps.
She softly takes a step up toward him.
She stands close. Her eyes shift back and forth from his one eye to the other. He's motionless, staring back. She softly places her hands back onto his stomach. She feels it quiver.
Slowly, centimeter by centimeter, her face drifts in closer to his. She keeps drifting in, until they're just as close as they were before. She hovers there, looking back and forth between his eyes, then she closes hers. Izuku is almost shaking as he sees her slightly stick her lips out forward. His open hand places gently down on her forearm. He stares at her lips, then closes his eyes.
He softly touches his lips to hers.
Their lips sink in more deeply together. They kiss, and kiss again, and again. Izuku's arm moves around her and across her lower back. He gently pulls her closer. Her arms slide around to his back, and she pulls her body up against his.
She softly pushes him back up against the pantry wall. He squeezes her tighter and she presses him even harder against the wall. As they kiss more and more and faster and faster, their mouths open slightly and their tongues touch.
They slide down the wall together and Ochako comes down to straddle Izuku, sitting on his lap. He places the can down on the ground beside them, and squeezes her in with both arms as they kiss and their tongues slide against each other.
Iida stands in the kitchen with Shouto, waiting for Izuku and Ochako to bring the beans for the chili. He looks up at the clock and voices his thoughts, "What's taking them so long?"
He starts to make toward the hallway when Shouto's hand comes out and grabs onto his shoulder. Shouto says, "There are lots of things in there to sift through so it'll take them a while to find everything. Why don't we get started on the sides for now?"
Ochako slowly pulls her lips back. Her hands are on his chest. She looks up to his eyes and says a little glumly, "I guess we should head back… the others will be waiting for us..."
Izuku looks up at her longingly. His hands lightly feel her hips and he looks bashfully off to the side.
"...Could...c-could we do this again sometime?"
Ochako gazes at his unbelievably cute face and dives in to kiss him again and puts her arms around his head. She kisses him again, then again. She pulls back, and she restrains herself from kissing him more.
"Yeah.”
She adds, “...Maybe we can have a hang out with just the two of us next time."
The two of them walk back out to the kitchen with a whole pile of beans. The group starts uncanning, peeling, chopping, and cooking up all sorts of food in preparation for a magnificent spread. Iida looks at the chili recipe again. He notes, "Oh, I don’t see any garbanzos. Would you two be able to go back and check if they have any?"
Izuku and Ochako's eyes slowly drift toward each other. They come back to Iida, and the two start nodding in unison.
“Yes.”
“Y-yeah.”