Izuku was... Not used to this. Still. The outpouring of affection and support from his friends. HIS friends. Gods, he used to be alone, but now? Now he had so many people watching out for him and happy to spend time with him. Ochaco, and Tsu, and Tenya, Fumikage and Hitoshi, hell even Kacchan was on good terms with him. In a... Friendly rivalry 'I want to beat you to being the best' sort of way.
He liked it thougH. Having Kacchan and all of his friends was... Amazing. And so... Strange to him.
He had All Might- ALL MIGHT!- as practically a fill in dad. Same with Aizawa-sensei and Mic-sensei, who had basically adopted the whole class as their kids by this point.
And more than anybody else, he had-
"Shoucchan!" he replied, smiling brightly as Shouto came up to him, so close. His sunshine smile was at its most blinding when Shouto was around. Since the Sports Festival in year one, he'd wanted to be close to him. Since the Stain incident... He'd realized it wasn't just some platonic attraction. Gently, he entwined his hand with Shouto's. Everybody knew, by this point. Kacchan knew immediately, somehow, if his 'Fucking finally, nerds' comment the day after they began dating was anything to go by.
"Lead the way, Shoucchan."
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"The truth is of course that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time." -David Bowie
~Goodnight, sweet prince.~
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