Why this moment of all times was when it truly dawned on Todoroki Shouto was a mystery. He was with Kirishima when (Y/n) came up in the conversation. The two of them were just speaking about their recent activity and such, like Todoroki and Dabi attacking Endeavor, and Kirishima mentioned how he had bumped shoulders with an oblivious Tetsutetsu on the way to the bar that day. Somehow, though, the obvious changes in (Y/n)'s thought process came up.

"Yeah, he's the same for the most part, but something about him changed a few days ago," Kirishima noted.

Todoroki wanted to protest, to say that (Y/n) was the same as always, he wanted to defend him even though there was nothing to defend him from. Especially since Kirishima was all too correct. Whatever unspoken events that went down on (Y/n)'s walk had affected him one way or another. The finally average male had been spending more time in his thoughts these past few days.

"I guess," Todoroki sighed, "what do you think it is?"

"No idea," Kirishima almost frowned, "apparently he hasn't even spilled to Shigaraki or his old man, either."

"(Y/n) tells them everything that comes to though, right?" Todoroki looked unsure.

"I think so..." Kirishima shrugged, "anyway, when do you think our next outing will be?"

Todoroki rose an eyebrow, "Outing?"

"Come on, we haven't gone on a rampage in a while, and I don't know about you but I'm getting restless," Kirishima foretold.

"I guess by 'we' you mean Mayhem..." Todoroki uttered.

"Yep," Kirishima then looked at his watch and jumped out of his seat, "crap! Toga and I were gonna go wreck a store and I'm totally late. See ya around Shouto!"

Todoroki nodded, "I need to get out o this bar anyway. See you later, Eijiro."

The two walked out of the old bar and went their separate ways. Kirishima hopped in his car and Todoroki made his way to a not-so-far-away park. He kept his head down on the way there and just on a bench once he reached the place. He could hear the loud screams and laughs and giggles of young children as he sat there. He wished he could have experienced that, then maybe, just maybe, things would be different...

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Yaoyorozu had gotten off work early that day. She decided she'd take a walk through the park to stretch her legs and get some fresh air. Her thoughts were calm and collected, but that was very quickly interrupted. Even if his hair was a different color, it took no genius to point out an old friend in a crowd. Yaotorozu wasn't sure if she should smile or laugh or cry or be angry- she had no idea what to feel in that moment. 

That said, her body seemed to act on its own without her mind and brain's support and judgment. She cooly walked up to the (currently spacing out) male and sat beside him on the bench. Yaoyorozu took in Todoroki's features. He was more muscular than the last time she had really seen him. 

That made her feel strange, remembering how long it had actually been since she had seen him for real. Not some mystery guy on the train, not some person she passed on the streets, but actually Todoroki Shouto— as himself, in her eyes. It terrified her actually, to think that it had been so long since they'd truly been around each other. This mattered greatly to the young hero, but she couldn't help the nagging in her heart saying that perhaps he didn't care at all.

"We need to stop meeting like this, Momo," Todoroki sighed.

"Yeah, but I'd rather this than some other scenarios..." Yaoyorozu smiled.

"True, true," Todoroki paused, "how have you been?"

"I've been all right, actually," Yaoyorozu answered.

It was scary how easy it was for them to go into casual conversation. It was as if nothing had changed once so ever. The two seemed content and comfortable with the other's presence. The two needed this— needed to just be around someone who had a clear head and wasn't driven by anger at every given moment. 

"Hey Momo, how do you know when you're in love? Like, for real in love?" Todoroki had no idea why the hell he was asking her. His mouth just put it out there before he could think. 

"Oh?" Momo smiled brightly, "it's different for different people, Todoroki. You just... know... I suppose."

"Hmm," Todoroki hummed, I'm definitely in love...

"Who's the lucky guy?" Momo questioned him.

"How did you know it was a guy?" Todoroki wondered.

"The League of Villains is mostly male, and that Toga girl doesn't seem like your type," Momo told him.

Todoroki nodded, "If you must know, it's (Y/n)."

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That afternoon when Todoroki went to stop by the bar, he bumped into (Y/n) outside. They nodded in acknowledgment of each other. Todoroki let (Y/n) go ahead of him up the three stairs to the bar, but he quickly changed his mind.

"(Y/n), wait a second," Todoroki suddenly felt adrenaline rush into his veins as large, piercing, (e/c) irises met his.

"Yes, Shouto?" (Y/n) asked, stepping towards the male.

"I'm in love with you," Todoroki was forward and quick with his confession. Somehow though, he still felt like he had finished running a marathon.

(Y/n) stepped down from the stairs and stepped close to Todoroki. He grabbed his friend and partner by the shirt and pulled him downwards. (Y/n) calmly connected their lips, resisting the urge to smile as he felt Todoroki lazily drape his arms around him. After a moment, Todoroki got over his shock and kissed back, gently pushing (Y/n) against the wall of the bar. They pulled apart for a moment before (Y/n) kissed the corner of Todoroki's mouth.

"I can accept those feelings," (Y/n) stated, looking into Todoroki's eyes.

"I'm glad to hear that," Todoroki did something he didn't do very often. He smiled, and it was bright and happy and (Y/n) would never tell him that his heart melted at the sight of it, "really glad."

"You're such a dork, you know that?" (Y/n) asked as he also smiled goofily.

(That's it for today, everyone! Happy Holidays! This might be the last chapter before 2019, aka the last chapter before I start my updating schedule. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and I would like it if you would all stay tuned for future chapters! If you enjoyed, please vote and comment on the chapter! Also, don't hesitate to give any feedback you have that could lead to improvement!)

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