????? ???????? | todoroki x reader [ soulmate! au ]

"Our universe grants every soul a twin -- a reflection of themselves -- the kindred spirit -- And no matter where they are or how far away they are from each other -- even if they are in different dimensions, they will always find one another. This is destiny; this is love."

- Julie Dillon

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In the end, Bakugou defeated Uraraka. However, she put up such a huge fight it was hard to tell who the real victor was. They were both sent off to the infirmary (despite Bakugou's protests), and you let Todoroki know that you were going to follow them, just to check in.

There was an arm wrestle match to decide the winner between Kirishima and Tetsutetsu. Kirishima eventually one, and you were impressed by how similar their quirks were.

It was now onto the quarter-finals, and you would be facing Iida next. You were nervous as hell, however instead of going to one of the waiting rooms to hype yourself up, you decided to stick around and watch Todoroki and Midoriya, who were fighting first.

You were going to hype Midoriya up before the fight, but you had remembered that Todoroki would be fighting also. You almost broke your brain trying to decide who to go to, but Uraraka saved the day and went to Midoriya.

"Todoroki!" you called from from down the dark corridor. You heard the distant cheers from the crowd not too far away. He turned to you, surprised, "(Y/N). . ."

"Are you ready?" you asked, and he hesitated before nodding his head, not convincing you, "What's up?"

He gazed at you for a moment, looking like he was deciding something. He finally spoke up, "Should I use my father's quirk?"

You were surprised, thinking he was completely adamant on using his dad's quirk. However, you could tell he was genuinely conflicted about the issue, so you placed a warm hand on his arm and gently asked, "What brought this up?"

"I hate him so much that I don't want to use his quirk–"

"Well, it's your quirk, not his."

He froze, staring down at you, "Wha-What?"

"That quirk belongs to you. You have every bit of control over it. In no way does he control it. Just because you inherited it from him doesn't mean it's his. Because guess what? Just like how you got your quirk from his genes, he also got his quirk from his parents' genes. But do you hear him saying it's their quirk?"

Todoroki didn't answer, and you smiled sympathetically at him. Soon enough, his face went beet red as he continued to stare at you, and you freaked out. "TODOROKI, ARE YOU GOOD?! ARE YOU BREATHING? DON'T MAKE ME CALL RECOVERY GIRL, I DON'T WANT HER TO HIT ME AGA–"

You immediately stopped talking when you felt something warm press against your cheek. Todoroki had stepped closer to you, and your hands subconsciously gripped onto his shirt as he kissed your cheek. He lingered there for a moment, and you heard Present Mic announce the contestants to enter the arena.

Todoroki pulled away, and you smiled up at him as he did the same back, "Don't hurt him too much, alright?"

"Don't worry, Uraraka will look after him."

For some odd reason, you felt your heart falter slightly when he said this, and you watched him walk away from you so he could enter the arena. You stood there for a moment, looking across from you to the other end, seeing Midoriya hug Uraraka tightly before making his own way to the arena. They smiled widely at each other, and you felt a small sting of pain in your chest.