Deku-kun... who's that girl you keep staring at~?
with curfew in place, they have to make do with their training, even if it is just stretches outside of izuku's dorm. with books spread out before them ( because there was no reason they couldn't study while they stretched, orihime had told him ), his attention should have been on his english homework. instead, it was on ochako, who was training with tsuyu.
as usual, the brunette was training hard, her brows creased in concentration and determination --- a sight that inspired izuku to want to be better himself. ever since he'd met her, ochako had been a source of inspiration.
"wha---" her words bounce around his head for a moment before they sink in, and the implication of them follows soon after. "--o-oh, i'm not ----! !" orihime's tone is much too teasing, gazing at him from the corner of her eyes. oh no, she knows, doesn't she? he can tell --- she's got that knowing look on her face. "---i'm not st-staring at ochako," he sputters, tearing his gaze from ochako to focus on his friend. "i-i was just, uh. . ." his face is hot with blush, and he can feel it quickly moving up to his ears. ". . . st-studying. to ta-take notes, that's all !"