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Hanta was many things, cool, nice, caring, funny- at times. But romantic? He was far from it.
Now don’t get him wrong, he loves the thought of romance and all that gooey relationship stuff; like holding hands while walking through a park, or going on a picnic and feeding each other fruits till the sun goes down.
All of that sounds amazing to Hanta, and sounds like something he would most likely do if he was ever able to get the guts to accomplish something as easy as confessing.
From his looks and personality, you may think he’s confident and carefree; But anytime he develops even just the slightest bit of attraction to someone, he cowards away and hides it in the darkest pits of his mind to deal with later.
Is it the most healthiest way to handle it? Well no, but at-least he doesn’t have to deal with confrontation.
Well that was,
until he met .. Shoto Todoroki.
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The first time Hanta discovered his feelings for Shoto was during the UA sports festival when they were up against each other. He knew he shouldn’t have had those thoughts in the middle of battle,
But the way Shoto looked at him with that fierce look in his eyes,
Hanta knew he didn’t stand a chance.
He lost the fight before it actually even started, he wasn’t concentrated and instead of using some technique against todorokis ice and fire, he chose to sling him around like that could do anything.
In which, he froze him like he was some big threat.
He was mad at the time, but after being unfrozen(which took a very long time mind you, he’s suprised he didn’t get hyperthermia). Hanta’s thoughts were filled with how angry Todoroki looked.
How his eyes were lusted with anger and his hair a slight mess of red and white.
It was a beautiful sight that Sero kept to himself mostly.
Throughout the years in UA, he didn’t tell a soul about his interest in the boy. He knew Todoroki was already weary about making friends, and for Sero to pop out and confess his feelings? It seemed like a lost cause to him. And also Hanta was not at all as pretty as todoroki was, so he saw no point of even trying to hint his feelings.
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Now, Class 1A were finally 3rd years, and after the war, everyone’s gotten relatively closer than they were post war.
Hanta grew closer to his friend group- the bakusquad and even has gotten closer to Todoroki! After the war they started sharing mangas after class and Hanta can now confidently say that Todoroki saw him as a friend instead of a classmate.
Though in his mind, he wished they were more. It’s been 3 years already of constant pinning and the only people who knew about it was his friends, and thankfully, they didn’t tell Todoroki, only teased Hanta about it, or in Bakugo’s case, yell at Hanta anytime he would even mention how gorgeous Todoroki is.
It was one those days where they were in hanta’s bedroom, peacefully reading manga and only talking when something crazy happens in one of them. Hanta didn’t mind, he loved the comfortable silence he gets from Todoroki. His friends were really loud at times so it’s great to have a friend to do this with,
“I hate this manga..I don’t understand it..” Todoroki says in his spot on hantas bed while Hanta was in his hammock. It became their designated spots whenever they hung out, or Hanta would be sitting next to todoroki on one the days he didn’t feel like going on the hammock.
Hanta looks away from his own manga and looks over at Todoroki, the confused look on Todoroki was adorable, it made Sero hold himself back from getting up from his hammock, to kiss that little creece near his eyebrow.
“What’s it about Roki?” He asks, putting his own manga down for the time being and moving around in his hammock so he can have a good look at the boy.
“I just..dont understand it..” He hands the manga and over to Hanta, He looks over it and his eyes widen slightly. When they hang out, they instantly go to they’re spots and start reading, so Hanta never knows what Roki was reading unless they were swapping. So to see that Todoroki was reading ‘Yuri on ice’, really shocked him.
“Ah, I’ve read this one, Didn’t take you for a romance type of guy though.” Hanta says with a sly smirk, only for it to die down at the sight of todoroki’s serious face.
“That’s not the problem, I’ve read romance novels in the past..I just don’t understand this one..” Todoroki says seriously, and hanta looks back at him and for a moment Hanta see’s conflict in those eyes , like something other than the manga was bothering him. This was unusual for him. Normally when Todoroki couldn’t understand a manga, he would put it down and look for another.
He rarely ever tells him he doesn’t understand something, Hanta looks back down at the manga and flips it open and sees the bookmark,and..
Todoroki barely read it. Hell, it was still on the first few pages and we’ve been reading for about an hour now. Todoroki never got up for another manga either, it was just this book the whole time.
“Em..Roki? You’ve barely read it..”Hanta puts the manga down on his lap. “Is something else going on? You seem upset.. you don’t have to tell me! I’m just worried and-“ Hanta sighs, realizing how stupid he probably sounds, what if Todoroki isn’t actually upset over anything and it’s just this manga he’s confused about?
Todoroki looks at Hanta for a moment before looking down at the floor, his eyes lusted with that same fierce look that Hanta fell inlove with. Hanta puts the mangas that were on his lap and puts them neatly on the side table in the middle of his hammock and the bed
“I don’t know.. I guess, I like someone. And I don’t know how to feel about it.. I’ve talked to my sister at first but she wasn’t very helpful.” Todoroki confesses and hantas eyes widen in realization
Oh
Todoroki wasn’t confused over the manga, he was ..confused about feelings he may have over someone..
He shouldn’t feel upset about that,he has no reason to be. Todoroki doesn’t know how Hanta feels towards him, so why did Hanta feel so heartbroken, it’s not like they were ever dating. No no man up Hanta! You don’t even know who it is, maybe it’s you? Maybe.
“Well-“ Hanta sighs before continuing “ well who is it? Maybe I can help you, but I can’t say I’m that good at romantic gestures. But I can try for you Roki.” Hanta says, hiding back his pain from a broken smile that he’s learned to use over the years.
Todoroki looks at Hanta for a brief moment, and Hanta sees tears in his eyes and he instantly jumps down from hammock to try and comfort him.
“Hey hey, it’s okay man, you don’t gotta tell me.” Hanta says reassuringly, putting a hand on Todorokis shoulder, only for Todoroki to move away. “Okay, no touching. Got it.” He says moving away from Todoroki slightly but still looking at him worriedly.
“I’m gunna go.. I’ll talk to you tomorrow..Hanta.” Todoroki says quietly, getting up from his spot and collecting his manga and walking to the door.
Hanta looks down at where Todoroki sat and sees a little note, “wait Todoroki you left so-“ before he can stop Todoroki, he was already out the door, he looks back down and he picks up the note.
Hanta looks at the paper, it was a red piece of paper folded. He was about to put it down so the next time Todoroki comes back, he can collect it. But before he puts it down on his desk, he sees his name written on the top and his brows furrow. He goes back in his hammock and scans the little note before deciding to open it, if had his name right? So it was made for him.
‘ Hanta.
I didn’t know how to tell you this, but I like you. It took me some time to realize it but I finally figured out why I got this weird stomach ache anytime I was around you. My sister had explained to me that I may have some unexplained feelings for you.
She told me to just tell you, but I didn’t know how to. So I hope this letter is enough.
If you have the same aching feeling in your stomach, and you might think you return my feelings then, please let me know accordingly. If not, I understand. And I’ll understand if you’ll need space.’
-Todoroki
Hantas eyes widen as he reads the note, Todoroki liked him back, Todoroki actually liked him.
That was the reason he didn’t read his manga at all during their hangout, he was waiting to give Hanta this note, it was actually kinda adorable that hanta made the boy so nervous- it was still unbelievable though
He never thought that one day his pining would actually lead up to something, it felt impossible, especially since every girl in school basically drooled at the sight of Roki (he doesn’t blame them), he thought Todoroki would choose someone to like with a good quirk, like Momo, or hell even iida.
The question was now how the hell Hanta was going to ask out the other boy out now,He’s not good with gestures nor asking someone out, But, he had to do something.
He looked back at the door and back at the note before placing the note neatly on his desk and rushing out. Better get it over with now.
His heart pounds in his chest as he reaches Todoroki’s room since they wearnt so far from eachother. Shouldn’t he wait till tomorrow to ask? Maybe he needed some space from Hanta at the moment . No, he shouldn’t over think it. Hanta knew that Todoroki normally couldn’t sleep with something this big on his mind. So Hanta raises his hand up to knock but the door instantly opens, revealing the boy in question; Todoroki.
“H-hey erm.. Roki- I uhm.. can I come in?” Hanta says, nervously fiddling with his shirt. He is so bad at this, he just needs to be confident. Todoroki likes him so why is he so nervous?
Todoroki lets him inside and hanta makes his way to his bed and sits down on the edge of it. Before he gets the chance to speak, Todoroki sits next to him and cuts to the chase- being the blunt person he is.
“You like me too?..”
Hanta finally looks at Todoroki in the eyes. Todorokis face was an adorable shade of red but his eyes held that fierce yet bright, hopeful look-it made Hanta want to spill out everything he’s kept locked inside his mind. How could be one be so beautiful?
Hanta looks at the boy, and takes a second to find his words because he desperately couldn’t fuck this up, Mina would kill him if he did.
“Yes..I have for a while now Roki..I just, never thought I would have a chance with you.. since you’re so..you know- you.. and I’m..me.. I-“Hanta looks down at the ground as he spoke, nervously bouncing his leg up and down as nerves shot through him, he feels a warm hand on his shoulder and it’s like the nerves dissipated into something warm- and almost calming.
“You’re beautiful Hanta Sero.. “
Those words made hantas eyes shot back up to meet those red and blue ones, nobody has ever called him beautiful- he always felt like he was average looking, if not, ugly. He’s not handsome like any of his other friends and he wasn’t gorgeous like Todoroki . So for the boy he’s been pining for 3 years now, to give him such a compliment so casually. It made him want to jump in his arms ( as cringey as that sounds)
Hantas eyes don’t leave Todoroki’s and before he knew it, they’re faces were only a few inches apart, it was an awkward position for them to be in and they both were pretty awkward as well. But Hanta wouldn’t ask to be anywhere else.
“Can I…kiss you todoroki?..” Hanta asks, putting his hand on the boys cheek,he could practically feel todoroki’s breathe on his face and it was driving Hanta mad with anticipation and it made it feel like sparks were flying around them like some stupid romcom. It was magical, and weird, all in one.
“I would like that..”
Hanta wasted no time before closing the gap between them, he feels Todorokis hand move over to his waist and Hanta moves his own hand to Todorokis shoulder. The kiss wasn’t deep, if anything it was just a long peck, but it felt exhilarating. Hanta finally felt whole after all those years of constant pining.
When they parted, Hanta finally asks the question that’s been in the back of his mind since opening that letter, Since first year, since he met Todoroki.
“ Shoto , will you be my boyfriend?..”
“Yes, Hanta.”
~
Hanta was never really good at romance.
But when it came to Shoto Todoroki,
He knew what it felt like to love and be loved.