"Heya! I saw your post and I would like to request a Midoriya x Reader one shot. :)

"Did you just hit me? With a pillow? Oh. It's on now."

The plot would be in Deku's dorm. The reader and Deku were just hanging out, studying together, when they got into a playful argument (over anything you'd like). The reader decides to hit Midoriya with the pillow, to try and get on his nerves a bit, when a pillow fight breaks out, and just cuddly fluff at the end, please? ^^ Thank you for taking your time to read this. :) "

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It's On!

{IzukuXReader}

"Heh, you ready to surrender, Midoriya?"

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Midoriya's dorm room was quiet around the both of you, the silence broken only by the shuffle of paper and pencil as Midoriya worked away at his desk. You sighed quietly, casting him a glance from where you were sitting cross-legged on top of his bed, your own book and papers spread out in front of you.

Exams were coming up next week, and the whole class was scrambling to get in a few good hours of studying every day until then. Many of your classmates had jumped at the chance to join up with Yao-Momo's study group (Ashido and Kaminari, for example...), and as tempting as it sounded- your first choice had been a less crowded study-session with Midoriya.

Yao-Momo had the top grades in the class sure, but Midoriya did pretty well too, and having some one-on-one time with him to study was way more beneficial for you, than it would be in a larger group. Plus it was just generally more fun, spending time with Midoriya was always rather enjoyable- and especially so when it was just the two of you. He could be rather nervous and flighty around a lot of people, and got set off by weird things rather easily. But when it was just the two of you he seemed calmer and more at ease, and there was little he seemed to freak out over, or get flustered about.

Besides, you two studied quite well together. He was good at answering any questions you had, and he was very patient with you- while you were good at making sure he didn't stress over things too much and work himself into a million knots. You made sure you both took a break when you needed it, and kept things light and content, and he worked diligently to keep you both on track academically, and help make sure you were both as prepared as possible for the coming tests.

Things had gotten quiet for awhile now though, your studying coming to a close as your eyes began to wander around the room absentmindedly. You'd been in his dorm room a few times before now when you met up to study, but even despite having already seen all his decorum, you still found yourself smiling at the vast array of All Might pictures, posters, figurines, and whatever else.

He really is such a big fan.... it's kinda adorable, how sort of over-the-top his decorations are.

You chuckled under your breath, your eyes glittering in amusement at the thought. Midoriya jumped slightly at the sound of your laughing out of nowhere, glancing over his shoulder and back toward you on the bed, blinking a few times in surprise and question. His head tilted, swiveling his chair a bit to let himself face you that much more.

"... something funny, (Y/N)?" He asked softly, and you smiled as you shook your head a bit.

"Oh, nothing much." You replied lightly, he tilted his head a bit more, quirking a brow as your lighthearted smile turned into something a bit more coy. You shrugged a bit, looking away from him and smirking. "I just found it a little funny that you're still studying so hard.... Especially when you gotta know you'll never pass me up~" You added slyly, and he blinked at the words, for a small second looking a little confused.

"...pass you up...?" He murmured, his head tilting a bit more. "But (Y/N), you ranked 6th in our last midterms, and I got 4th..." He told you uncertainly, and you smiled in slight exasperation at him.

Oh that totally went over his head huh? Hehe...

You chuckled anyway, because even him being oblivious to the tone of your voice and the rather obvious teasing was amusing. And quite par for the course from him, if you were being honest. And you knew him well enough by now to know that he'd get what you were playing at eventually, you just had to soldier passed the first sort of awkwardly absentminded part from him.

You smiled some more and waved a finger at him, your eyes gleaming as you leaned in his direction a little, your other hand on your knee. "Very true, but you can be sure that this time around I am definitely gonna surpass you." You hummed brightly, "There ain't no way you're gonna rank above me this time- you can count on that!" You chirped, and his eyes flashed as he finally seemed to realize what you were doing.

"Ah... Those are some pretty big aspirations, (Y/N)." Midoriya replied easily, smiling at you rather pleasantly- innocent even. "Are you sure you can live up to them though? You'd have to get a higher score than both me and Todoroki after all." He told you lightly, you smirked a little.

"Huh? What do you mean, 'big' aspirations?" You asked immediately, and he kept up that cool and pleasant smile of his. "You say it like it'd be some huge feat or something if I outpaced the two of you!"

"Well it would be." He replied brightly, his head tilting a little as he kept on smiling at you, and you let out a breath, your lips pulling further at the corners in amusement despite yourself. You laughed once, leaning in a bit further and both your hands on your knees now as you shook your head a little.

"Wow, you're actually a bit cheeky, huh Midoriya?" You chuckled, "Where's all this spunk been hiding? You're a bit more cocky than I pegged you being!"

"It's not that I'm cocky." He told you coolly with a shake of his head, "I just have a good gauge of everyone's abilities, so I have a realistic view on how things will turn out. And the chances of you winning against me are comparatively low, based on all the information I've collected on you."

Your eyes widened, your smile doing the same as you let out a single, somewhat taken aback laugh, because;

Total burn!

And Midoriya said it so coolly, easy almost and his tone completely, utterly calm and pleasant. He sounded polite, even though the words were nothing more than a bash.

Holy crap!

You let out a halfway shocked laugh, your smile widening even more as he kept up with that little, so very innocent smile of his. Your lips curled into a smirk, one hand moving off your knee and reaching behind you while you leaned in toward him a bit more, a glint in your eye.

"Oh yeah, Midoriya?" You chuckled lowly and he blinked as your smirk grew, your hand curled tightly around the fabric of the pillow behind you. "I think it's time you reconsider your observations!"

You swung the pillow around at lightning speed, and it hit Midoriya in the face with a satisfying whack

The poor boy hadn't any time to react to the hit in order to avoid it, and for a moment he sat almost stunned as you pulled the pillow back and nimbly hopped off the bed and into a defensive stance. He blinked a few times, his hair now mussed up from the hit and expressionless as his eyes slowly moved to where you were now standing.

"... Did you just hit me? With a pillow?" He asked, his lips slowly twitching upward at the edges as he said each word, and you chuckled under your breath, holding your pillow tighter in front of you. Midoriya smirked and you could see it in his eyes, and the way his body tensed ever so subtly, and you knew this was about to be one hell of a study-break. "Oh. It's on now." He grinned, and your own lips couldn't help but pull in a similar smile.

You were so ready for it

He was up and on his knees in an instant, snatching up the second pillow on the bed and not two seconds after he was already jumping toward you, swinging the pillow as he did. You swung your own pillow up to block the blow and they bounced off one another with another muffled whack. Midoriya darted left to try and get around your defense but you circled him as he did so, making sure not to leave any openings and fending off another quick attack and uppercut of the pillow he sent toward you.

The both of you delved deep into the rush and the excitement, letting yourselves fall into the adrenaline the war brought on and completely losing yourselves in it. You were both working to win, and putting forth your best.

You dodged around the room, nimbly moving yourself from the bed to the desk and just about everywhere in between. You were quite agile even for someone at UA, though Midoriya probably had you beat (along with his academic skills). The sheer ease with which he could move around and make such quick, delicate, and yet so purposeful movements was amazing, and made you a slight bit jealous of his skill too..... Midoriya was really spectacular, and honestly you really loved watching him both fighting, and just generally doing anything.

But you loved watching it more at that moment because you were a part of all the movement, and in some capacity you could direct it, and influence what he did and where he went. And he had the same affect on you, chasing you around and sending hits with the pillow out here and there, trying to catch you off guard and trick you. Anything to gain an upper hand and earn an extra point. It almost seemed like the two of you were locked together in some quick, complex, and oh so very intimate dance that only the two of you knew.

It was a rush, it was warm, and it was so fun.... It seemed to last a million years and neither you nor Midoriya wanted it to end.

But it did draw to an end despite that however- the dance drawing to an end when you managed to pin Midoriya down on the (now very messy) bed and held your pillow fast and firm to his chest, locking him in place. You were both panting and out of breath, your bodies and arms aching slightly from the extended movement around the room and your hearts beating loudly in your chests. Midoriya had noticed you slowing down from tiredness a little while ago, and decided he might as well let the game end sooner rather than later, and let you come out on top too... Because he could have easily kept going much longer than you could, and he knew it, but he preferred to let it end on a lighter (less 'can no longer move from exhaustion' sort of) note.

It gave you no small amount of satisfaction to land that last blow, Midoriya's pillow knocked away and on the floor out of reach now. And it gave you a slight bit more satisfaction to have managed to pin him down on the bed in the end, gaining the upper hand at last (even if he had let you have it).

You smirked, releasing a slightly out of breath chuckle while still holding him down. "Heh, you ready to surrender, Midoriya?" You asked slyly, and he smiled wearily, his eyes glittering before he let them fall closed, and his arms fell limp on either side of him in total defeat.

"I surrender, (Y/N)... You got me." He breathed,

"And what about those 'big aspirations' of mine?" You asked next, a coy smile still on your face and he cracked one eye open to look at you. "Or your observations now that I won, huh?"

He smiled pleasantly and nodded, quite amused. "Well I suppose now I'll probably have to reconsider." He said simply, "It kinda seems like I wasn't taking into account how determined you can be, or how well you can improve given that... So you probably do have a better chance at getting a higher score than me on the exams, and more than I originally thought." He hummed, and you grinned, your eyes gleaming.

"Heck yeah I do....!" You replied, releasing him finally and rolling over to fall onto your back on the bed beside him. He simply let out an amused sigh at your answer, but said nothing else as silence settled between you two, and the room remained quiet outside your elevated breathing. You both lay there, completely at ease and so close you brushed against one another, content as you waited for your breathing to settle and your hearts too. The rush of energy from the pillow match wore off quickly, leaving both of you feeling considerably more drained than expected- but the feel of the fun and enjoyment didn't wear off at all. It stayed, leaving a warm, soothing place in your cores that heightened with every thought back to the fight, and every fleeting touch of your hand against his arm, or his shoulder against yours.

You took in a long, slow breath to settle the last of your risen pulse, before slowly shifting to lay on your side and face Midoriya more directly. You placed your arm under your head and tapped him lightly with your other hand, earning his eyes as he turned his head in your direction.

"... Something wrong, (Y/N)...?" He asked softly, and you smiled gently, your eyes falling from his and instead following your finger as you tapped his arm lightly a few times.

"... You let me win, huh?" You asked, and he blinked at the question. He didn't answer right away and that was answer enough for you, though the silence only really confirmed what you had already known. You sighed slightly, your eyes dropping closed as your finger stilled and instead you just let your hand rest gently on top of his arm. ".... I figured.... You totally could have just waited me out until I was too tired to go on.... You're a lot stronger than me, and have a lot more endurance too..... And you're definitely smarter than I am. You're totally gonna get a better score on the exams." You murmured softly, smiling a little wryly to yourself at the last bit. "... I'd probably be lucky to do any better at all than my last exam scores....."

Midoriya shift under your hand and you reflexively pulled it back, your eyes opening too as he rolled over onto his side to face you. Doing so brought his face only a few inches from your own, and he gave you a gentle smile, shaking his head a bit, green eyes glittering.

"You're really smart too, (Y/N)." He told you quietly, his warm breath washing against your face and tickling your cheeks. "And you're super strong, all in your own ways. You're amazing at making people happy and helping them feel safe and relaxed, even in really stressful situations- like how you always help me, especially when I'm freaking out about school, or training." He hummed, smiling a bit more at you. ".... Honestly I think being able to make other people feel happy, calm and safe is a lot more impressive than just going around fighting Villains and things."

You hummed a bit, smiling faintly at the words and nodding a little, though only just. "... Thank you... But personally I do think fighting Villains like you do is a lot cooler." You hummed lightly, letting out a dry little laugh as you shrugged a bit, tracing your fingers lightly across the scars on his hand. "... Well, at least when you aren't breaking yourself while doing it, anyway..." You added halfway jokingly, and he smiled wearily at it being pointed out.

".... Right..." He mumbled, and you chuckled softly, letting your eyes fall closed and your trailing fingers stalling, and simply allowing your hand to rest atop his, enjoying the warmth it provided against your skin, and the heat his body gave off from being in such close quarters on the bed.

"...... Mm.... I guess we should probably call it quits for now on the studying...." You sighed after awhile, "..... We've done enough for tonight I think....."

"... Yeah, I think so too." Midoriya hummed, his green eyes only halfway open and looking at you quietly. Your eyes never opened again as you said the words, and the way your voice had dropped, as well as how your body seemed to sink a fraction of an inch further into the bed, told him that you were starting to feel the aftermath of expending so much energy in the pillow war. "... We can pick back up tomorrow after our classes, if you want to." He told you, and smiled faintly when you nodded your head a little.

".... Sounds perfect..." You murmured, your voice dropping lower by the second and growing drowsier too. You could tell you were drifting off, but you hadn't the will nor the want to stop yourself. You were much too comfortable there on that bed with him, and you shifted a bit closer to him without realizing you had done so, your forehead pressing faintly against his chest.

Midoriya blinked when you got closer, though he didn't move nor pull away. Instead he just smiled and moved his hand you had been holding on to- not to break contact, but to instead twin his fingers with yours. He kept hold of your hand while he moved his other one forward to snake around your body, pulling you even closer. Once that little bit of distance still between you both was erased, he tilted his head forward and buried his nose in your hair.

His eyes dropped closed, Midoriya smiling just a bit more when you let out a content sigh and sank all the way into his embrace. Your breaths against his collarbone were soft and slow, your body shifting under his hold in a gentle, constant rhythm that mirrored your breathing. You were asleep almost right away, falling happily into the comforting sensation of his body against yours, and the feeling of him holding on to you making you feel so very safe and at ease.

He hugged you a little tighter for a moment, burying his face further into your hair and neck and drinking in your scent, the smell of your shampoo mixed with the tang of your detergent on your clothes, and the lingering odor of the pillows and how own bed and sheets clinging to you.

It was pretty late into the afternoon already, and curfew was coming soon too- so letting you fall asleep in his room probably wasn't the best idea.... But he honestly didn't want you to leave. This was much too comfortable to make it end, and he wanted to savor it for as long as possible.

Not long after he felt his own mind sinking closer toward sleep, lulled there by the sound of your breathing and the faint, rhythmic beating of your heart against his chest.

".... We should do this more often, (Y/N).... It's really nice...." He whispered, his voice barely audible. He let a soft, long breath out as sleep finally claimed him, leaving both of you sound asleep and locked together on the bed in the quiet dorm room. The sun sunk lower and lower outside, washing the room out in deep orange, and then finally violet as night overtook the sky..... And curfew came and went, with no one else in the whole of Heights Alliance aware that your room remained entirely untouched until the next morning.

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Done!

This was requested so long ago, but I am currently in a writers block with my fics, but doing little drums and oneshots helps me get back into the groove of things! QwQ

Hope you all enjoy!