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deercountry2021-12-04 08:25 pm
swellter) wrote in deercountry2021-12-04 08:25 pm
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Let's Spill the Tea
Who: Todoroki and Midoriya
What: Todoroki makes tea while the two catch up.
When: Early Dec
Where: Midoriya's House
[ After the terror of November, the pair recover in their own way. Midoriya recuperates at the local hospital which he visits only a few times when he can make it before visiting hours are closed. During his few visits, he refrains from asking about his ordeal or the circumstances of his injuries. Midoriya for his part, doesn't asl him about his own trials, the two falling into a quiet understanding of - not now.
A week after Midoriya's release, their schedules align and he takes the opportunity to knock on those doors they've both been avoiding. Mid-afternoon on Saturday, he texts him acquiring his permission before making the trek through Trench stopping by Lysithea's shop before heading to Midoriya's district. He uses his Lamp friend to get there within half an hour and by the time he arrives at his doorstep holding two distinct boxes that reach to his collarbone, he rings the doorbell.
On entry, he declines his friends offer to help him carry the stuff. He can handle it having carried it without incident. It's not much to make the final walk to his living room or wherever Midoriya decides to settle them in. Todoroki for his part follows behind him, taking note of his friends home which looks much more livelier than his own residence. He lets Midoriya ramble a bit, offering a few responses, before they're settled down and Todoroki proceeds to set both boxes down. One is a simple black carboard box while the other is a little sturdier. He opens the sturdier one first revealing a Japanese tea set, and explains that he was being serious when he suggested they have tea. ]
It arrived with me.
[ He continues, pulling out the carefully wrapped tea set from its box. The same set the Wakers gave him on his arrival. ]
I don't understand why, but I also received the same tea I drink at home. I thought you might like some.
[ A pause, feeling like he might have taken a misstep. ]
Is that okay?
What: Todoroki makes tea while the two catch up.
When: Early Dec
Where: Midoriya's House
[ After the terror of November, the pair recover in their own way. Midoriya recuperates at the local hospital which he visits only a few times when he can make it before visiting hours are closed. During his few visits, he refrains from asking about his ordeal or the circumstances of his injuries. Midoriya for his part, doesn't asl him about his own trials, the two falling into a quiet understanding of - not now.
A week after Midoriya's release, their schedules align and he takes the opportunity to knock on those doors they've both been avoiding. Mid-afternoon on Saturday, he texts him acquiring his permission before making the trek through Trench stopping by Lysithea's shop before heading to Midoriya's district. He uses his Lamp friend to get there within half an hour and by the time he arrives at his doorstep holding two distinct boxes that reach to his collarbone, he rings the doorbell.
On entry, he declines his friends offer to help him carry the stuff. He can handle it having carried it without incident. It's not much to make the final walk to his living room or wherever Midoriya decides to settle them in. Todoroki for his part follows behind him, taking note of his friends home which looks much more livelier than his own residence. He lets Midoriya ramble a bit, offering a few responses, before they're settled down and Todoroki proceeds to set both boxes down. One is a simple black carboard box while the other is a little sturdier. He opens the sturdier one first revealing a Japanese tea set, and explains that he was being serious when he suggested they have tea. ]
It arrived with me.
[ He continues, pulling out the carefully wrapped tea set from its box. The same set the Wakers gave him on his arrival. ]
I don't understand why, but I also received the same tea I drink at home. I thought you might like some.
[ A pause, feeling like he might have taken a misstep. ]
Is that okay?
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"...Not really."
He takes a break from focusing unnecessarily on slicing the pie. A small ripple passes over his face, but it settles back into smoothness--too quickly. He can't let it out; it's too much. He wants to be here for his friend instead, even if all Todoroki might want is some tea. Something about doing that is calming to him, helps him cope with the nightmarish dread of seeing anyone he knows severely hurt again.
His eyes move up to take in his friend, who always wore his emotions more subtly than himself. He'd hoped to do it while Todoroki wasn't looking at him, but it seems he's being watched too. Todoroki was well enough to visit him in the hospital, but he asks anyway,
"How about you?"
In that gentle question, he asks after more than just his sleeping habits, but he doesn't say it. He doesn't want to press him too hard.