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It’s Izuku’s last year at UA; and he’s finally worked up the courage to tell Ochako he likes her. He painstakingly crafts a love letter, and is ready to put it in her locker. Standing in front of the cold gray lockers, Izuku thinks, Shit. He forgot to put her name on it.
That’s fine though… right? If it goes directly into her locker, there shouldn’t be an issue. Izuku hears talking and footsteps coming down the hallway. His eyes widen, flustered, feeling like he might get caught. He opens the locker nearest to him and hastily shoves the letter in the locker, crumpling the pink envelope a little.
He scrambles off, out of the building, away from the intimidating lockers. He wipes sweat from his brow. Two years of relief crash into him at once. He’s been waiting forever to tell her. He feels bad about pussy-footing around it by writing a letter instead of a vocal confession, but right now he couldn’t be happier.
“Deku,” calls a voice from behind him, from where the lockers are situated. Izuku turns to see its Katsuki, hair dusted with yellow from the setting sun. Izuku smiles.
“Hey, Kacchan.” He sings back. As he walks closer to Katsuki, he notices a slight pink to his cheeks. “What’s up?”
Katsuki grunts back a greeting looking to his feet, color spreading to his ears. “D’you see anyone by my locker?”
Izuku tilts his head and thinks.
“No… Everything okay?” he asks, brow beginning to crease with worry.
Katsuki shakes his head yes, turning in the direction of the dorms, taking off at a quick pace.
Izuku takes note of the red color now at his neck too. Maybe he’s sick, he thinks. A frown washes over his face. He’s never seen Katsuki flustered before.
Sighing, he starts his trek back to the dormitory, too.