“I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
“Midoriya.”
“Yes?”
He cleared out his throat. “If you want to, with our last day of break, or whenever you have free time, we can hang out and exercise together.”
“Exercise?” Midoriya asked.
A spark. “Before I go running, I do a type of yoga I modified to get the best results for my quirk. I do a lot of stretching and breathing exercises. It’s really good for the heart, and if you’re worried about your hands, we can work on them together.”
“Really?” Midoriya asked. “What time’s good for you?”
Backing out of the call, Shōto scrambled to find his calendar and opened up to the right day. “My sister wanted to visit the shopping district tomorrow, but we can exercise tomorrow morning if you want. You shouldn’t work your …show more content…
He’d even sent Shōto a picture of it. For some reason, he sent a picture of him and his mother posing in front of their home. Shōto didn’t understand the context, but he liked not knowing. Just knowing Midoriya was happy someplace and sometime made him smile.
Four streets out, Shōto spotted Midoriya’s apartment through telephone wires underneath a blue sky. Before buzzing himself in, Shōto looked for a window plastered with All Might posters and stickers.
A woman came up on the buzzer. “Hello?”
Shōto searched for a camera to talk to. “My name is Todoroki Shōto. I go to school with Midoriya Izuku.”
“Oh, of course!” The woman called for what sounded like her son. “You can come in now, Todoroki. He’ll be right out.”
Inside, Midoriya tried tying his own shoes with two broken hands as his mother battled with doing it herself.
“Hello,” she said. “It’s so nice to meet you, Todoroki.”
“Mom, please,” Midoriya whined. “I got this.”
Ignoring Midoriya’s complaints, his mother secured on his shoes and socks, then put on a light coat. Shōto bowed to the small family and gave them space as they worked out Midoriya’s casual outfit.
“Don’t overdo it,” Midoriya’s mother warned as they left. “Your arms still need to heal. I don’t know what you’re going to do, but make sure you don’t overdo