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Dear Kaminari,

Thank you for agreeing to my request. Again, I understand it might seem a bit strange seeing as he haven't exactly met, but I appreciate your willingness to communicate and help me out. I know my sister worries about me a lot, so it's put her mind to ease to see that there's at least someone I can communicate with on my own terms, since things are often difficult over here, but I won't bore you with any of those details. 

When you phrase it like some secret we share, that does make it sound stranger than I realised, but I think I understand what you're saying. It's refreshing to be able to communicate with someone else, without any bias view and ideas from the people around you? Like a clean slate, right? At least, that's how I see it. And I enjoy it very much. So, again, thank you.

But of course, I wouldn't ever keep the letter that wasn't meant for me. In fact, I am going to enclose it in the same envelope as this letter, so I hope it find you well, and time enough to satisfy your friend. He's impatient, isn't he? It's not my place to say that, of course, but he is.

Though, I do worry a little about the way you talk about Hanta. It's a two way street, and if only one person is holding the other in such high esteem, it can't work out. I don't want to discourage you, but you need to remember that you yourself have value too, equal to his easily. You're a person away from your affection for him, and you owe it to yourself to make sure you keep that in mind when approaching these things. I feel like I have perhaps overstepped my boundaries there, but it's something important you should remember. Please do tell me if I'm getting myself into something I should not be getting into here, but your own self esteem is equally as important.

But yes, I have to admit you aren't far wrong about Midoriya. For a while, I believed myself to be in love with him. Maybe I was, but it was very obvious that he had eyes for a girl. I'm not upset about it, of course. They treat each other well, and I'm happy for them, truly. I knew my feelings wouldn't be reciprocated, but I confessed anyway, and the rejection helped me to move on, and I'm thankful we were able to remain friends. It's like nothing happened at all, and I'm glad, though I do not forget.

Perhaps I shouldn't be pointing it out, but I can't help but notice how often you deny your own qualities in these letters. It makes me curious, if you don't think you're that kind of person, then what kind of person do you see yourself as?

And one more thing, what would you do if I started returning your letters, writing in nothing but blue ink? :)

Yours sincerely, Shoto Todoroki.

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