78 for todomomo if you're still doing them!! (your writing is so good!! the 62+todomomo killed me!!!)
78 | āIām sorry. I shouldnāt have kissed you.ā
Pairing: Todoroki Shouto/Yaoyorozu Momo
It happened quickly. Tears of sweat trickled down their necks, both panting heavily and relishing in the few moments they got to rest. The sparring session they had just ended was long and restless, finishing with Todorokiās arms encased in a thick shield of ice and small objects such as shields and harmless swords scattered around the gym area.
Todorokiās legs hooked around Yaoyorozuās, trapping the area from her waist to the very tips of her toes in his grasp. His hands, still cold and slightly frozen from the now-defrosting ice, pinned her arms up above her head as the two of them stared at each other, not knowing exactly what to do.
āI won,ā Todoroki breathed out, his voice shaky and a little restless. He watched as Yaoyorozuās chest rose and fell with every passing second, her sweat-coated eyelids fluttering about. Her deep onyx orbs stared straight back into his mismatched ones, and as she let out a painless, heartwarming laugh, he clicked his tongue. āWhy are you laughing? I beat you.ā
āI know,ā Yaoyorozu said, her voice low and soothing to his ears. Her body strained in his hold, but he absolutely refused to let go of her. For what reason, he did not know. āItās just thatā¦ā She paused, as if searching for the right words. āItās just that weāve never sparred like that before.ā Her cheeks stained crimson, and Todoroki knew he was going insane. āI quite liked it, actually.ā
Her bottom lip jutted out as he replied to her enchanting words. āI thought our sparringĀ sessions from earlier were just as intense.ā His eyes narrowed, heart picking up speed. āAre you saying that you think I went easy on you all those other times?ā
But Yaoyorozu didnāt shake her head like he thought she would have done. Instead, she nodded, a small smile approaching the tips of her mouth as the crease in her forehead lightened. āYes, thatās exactly what Iām saying.ā
He didnāt know what came over him in that one moment, but the sight of her underneath him in a completely submissive position, telling him that she thought he wasnāt being fair, was enough to make his mind up. Before he could even question himself and his incoherent thoughts, he darted his head down to capture her lips, placing a small, chastĆ© kiss at the corner of her mouth.
She tasted of strawberries, like freshly picked roses with thorns big enough to burst him into thousands of little pieces. She didnāt waver, and she didnāt sprawl around in surprise, which relieved him, if only a little. He didnāt deepen the small act of connection, and she didnāt either. It was reassuring to know that they were both on the same page.
When he finally pulled back, he took the moment to relish in the sweet sigh that escaped the very same lips he had just kissed. His heart pounded in his chest, his ears burning brightly when he quickly scrambled off of her, the realization of what he had just done suddenly dawning on him. She pulled herself off of the floor too, dusting her skin-tight tank top and athletic shorts, running her index finger over her stained pink lips.
āIām sorry,ā Todoroki blurted out, watching her every move. āI shouldnāt have kissed you.ā That was a lie. Todoroki didnāt regret it at all.
She laughed again, the sound melodically filling his ears and tainting his every last sense. She cutely pouted at him, shooting him another one of her dazzling smiles.
āTodoroki,ā she said, her stance poised, but cute, āweāre dating. Itās okay if you kiss me, remember?ā
āBut are you really sure youāre comfortable with it?ā he asked her, his gaze averting to the floor. āI wouldnāt want to do something that makes you uncomfortable or uneasy.ā
His eyes darted back to her, but she was already moving towards him. Her nimble legs swiftly carried her across the floor of the training room, and when she got to him, she draped her arms onto his shoulders and grinned.
āIām comfortable with it,ā she assured him, and Todoroki knew he was probably going completely mad by now. āIn fact, I quite enjoy it when you kiss me.ā
Todoroki took that as permission to lean in and connect their lips once again, his hands melting around her waist and her legs reaching up to wrap themselves around him.
He decided that he liked their sparring sessions. Especially when they ended like this.
Thanks, Mila! I hope you liked this!
