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7. “How long has it been?”
When Midoriya finally comes clean about his Quirk – about One For All, about All Might, about his life before Yuuei in general – his classmates had asked the obvious questions, such as ‘what was it like’, ‘how long did it take to master’, and ‘why didn’t you tell us sooner, you dummy, we could’ve helped you’ (that last one came from Uraraka, and was accompanied by a light karate chop to the head).
Only a few people deviated from the questions Midoriya had anticipated.
Asui had asked, “What do you intend to do now that All Might no longer has his powers?”, to which Midoriya had squirmed for an answer before giving up and shrugging helplessly.
Hatsume had asked, “Can I try to modify your costume so that you can turn the energy from your Quirk into laser beams?”, which Midoriya – as well as a very disgruntled Aoyama – immediately told her was not going to happen.
Bakugou had asked (well, ‘screamed’, really), “Deku, you fucking fuck, you better not be looking down on me,” which had been followed by a series of creative insults, death threats, and Bakugou getting dragged out of the room courtesy of Uraraka and Kirishima while the other students laughed wildly.
Iida had asked, “How long has it been?”, and that had gotten the attention of everyone still in the room. Midoriya had given him a grateful smile – most likely a ‘thank you for not asking me something stupid like Kaminari was about to’ – and had simply said:
“I got it on the day of the Entrance Exams.”
For some reason, that sticks in Iida’s head. The very first day they had met, Izuku had destroyed the robot threatening Uraraka – something no one else had even tried to do – and that was the first time he had ever used his Quirk.
A sense of wonder blossoms within Iida, because suddenly so many things make sense. Of course Midoriya relies more on his brains than his brawn – he’s had the former for much longer. Of course Midoriya had had absolutely no control over his powers – he’d only just received them.
Despite the awe he feels at his classmate’s accomplishments, Iida can’t help but feel a little bit envious. Midoriya had worked hard to get where he was; he had earned his power. Iida had simply been born with it. Iida had gotten into Yuuei because he had been fortunate enough to get a Quirk that allowed him to be a hero, but Midoriya had received his Quirk solely because All Might had realized that he already was a hero.
A tiny, nasty voice in the back of his head tells him that he should feel ashamed, but he doesn’t. He feels inspired. Midoriya makes him want to become more, makes him want to become even better than the best he can be.
Go beyond, he thinks to himself.
Plus Ultra. Everyone has their own, and Iida’s takes the form of a small yet muscular boy with a mop of black and green hair, hopeful green eyes, and the light of the sun shining in his smile.
I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks again! ^_^
7 & iida/deku
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just moving along like everyone else 