Light and shadow danced across Shouto’s face, a small smile reflecting the warmth of the candlelit flames. He looked toward his friends, who were arranged in a circle around him. They mirrored his expression of inner happiness, their grins shining in the low light.
He could not believe his luck. After many long, lonely years, he had finally found friends who loved and supported him. No longer did he need to face his demons alone. Now, he could reach out a hand, and find a warm one encircling his own, to face the darkness together.
Shouto did this now, wrapping his fingers around the hand next to him, smiling softly at the boy.
“You did this? For me?” Shouto asked him.
He received a smile in return. The boy, Izuku, leaned close to his ear. “Of course. I wouldn’t miss out on your birthday. I care about you.” He motioned to the circle of friends. “We all care about you.”
His friends voiced their agreement, saying “we love you, Todoroki-kun!” and “you’re amazing, man.” No one stayed silent, and even the brittle blonde gave a “I guess you’re alright” after a little prompting.
Shouto looked down at his hands, the one intertwined with Izuku’s and the one left on his own. The warmth of a loved one, he decided, was much better than facing the world alone.
He looked up, at his friends all around him. His lips twitched upwards, forming a smile, something he seemed to be doing a lot of these days.
“Well, can we sing you happy birthday, now?” Izuku smirked, nudging him in the side.
Shouto laughed, a quiet and short one, as if his body did not know how to react to this odd action. “Go right ahead.”
His friends sang jovially, and though most were off-key, Shouto appreciated their expressive enthusiasm. Some swayed with the beat, others laughed while they sang, and some just nodded their heads, enjoying the moment for what it was: a simple second of pure, honest friendship.
As they concluded their tune, Izuku leaned forward and whispered in Shouto’s ear. “Make a wish!”
Shouto thought for a minute, placing a finger to his lips. Then, with all the strength in his lungs, he blew out the candles. His friends, his classmates, cheered, wishing him a year full of love and happiness.
When they cut the cake and passed out plates, Izuku leaned into him again, resting his head on Shouto’s shoulder.
“What did you wish for?” He asked.
Shouto looked around, at the loud, carefree people surrounding him: at Kaminari, shoving Sero’s face in cake, at Ochako, stuffing her face and sighing happily with Tsuyu, at Yaoyorozu, laughing quietly at Iida’s attempts to control the troublemakers.
Shouto chuckled, laughing to himself. Then, he turned to Izuku. “Does it count if it’s already come true?”
Izuku smiled at him, his eyes aglow. He turned his head upward, placing a warm, soft kiss on Shouto’s cheek. “Wanting things to remain the same is a great wish.”
But no, Shouto thought. He didn’t want them to remain the same.
He wanted them to keep growing, to keep learning, to keep caring, to keep healing.
To keep… loving.
He sighed, burying his face in Izuku’s hair. Around them, the party continued on, with laughter and jokes and happiness all around. But he stayed where he was, taking a second to pause for a moment.
Shouto breathed in. And out.
Peace. At last.
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Happy Birthday, Shouto! <33
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A college student with a passion for writing and modding, Anna is excited to write for her sweetest OTP that has been in her heart since the beginning of BNHA. @majesticanna enjoys the Fall and Winter months due to the holiday season, and all the heartwarming gatherings that come with them, helping her recover from a semester’s worth of stress, but she also adores the beautiful colors and flowers that renew the sights in Spring. She hopes to portray this same beauty in TodoDeku’s relationship, filling Seasons of Love with a year’s worth of domestic moments and love!
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art collab I did with @/hellertears on twitter!
such a beautiful drawing, I’m so happy with how it came out and their amazing work😭
Name: Anna
Pronouns: She/Her
Responsibility: Social Media Mod
Social Media: @majesticanna , Twitter , AO3
About the Mod: Hello! This is my first experience as a zine mod, but I have participated and modded in other events! I recently finished working on the TDDK Big Bang, where I had various responsibilities from managing social media posts to monitoring check-ins. I look forward to spreading my passion for BNHA, and Uraraka Ochako, by working hard on this zine!
What do you like most about Ochako?: I love how much she enjoys being with and supporting her friends. She’s really a kind girl, with a mischievous history, and I adore her so much! Such a great female character!!!
girlies walking home to surprise qifrey with a cat they found along the street and beg him that they should keep it
they are my skrunklies
let me use tumblr again so i can actually find other fandoms,,,, unless you’re all hiding on twitter, in which case, i will find you /lh
Hello everyone! Here you have information on the lovely people modding this project! More information under the cut!
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While the mods are going through applications, we’d like to introduce you to our third guest artist: Mokkorin! They will be creating for the Future section of our zine!
Social Media: Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram
About Mokkorin:
I like to paint and fall asleep to the sound of rain. I’m currently a second year environmental science student.
What do you like about Ochako the most?
She’s so round and cute, I really like drawing her. But the thing that stood out to me the most is her hardworking nature and perseverance despite all the struggles she faces. It really hits close to home for me ミ☆
Lovely art by my partner for the TDBB2020!
My piece for the @tododekubigbang! I had a lot of fun making this (even with a few hiccups) and the fic it was made for is totally awesome!
It was written by @majesticanna and can be found here!
They can also be found here on twitter and here on ao3!
This work was an experimental, poetic piece. It’s all about beauty, both in the world and in our loved ones.
I love kagehina, tbh. I’m so sofffff for them.
Rating: General Audiences Relationships: Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio Additional Tags: Fluff, Figurative Language, Poetic, Established Relationship, Reunited and It Feels So Good, Love, Experimental Style, this meadow is beautiful and I wish it existed Words: 1,069