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You knew those snacks were a bad idea. However you aren't one to study without having something to munch on. This time you figured you happened to pick wrong. The snack you picked had rather hard pieces that were tough to chew. Even though that was earlier in the day, here you were at the end of the night sitting on a couch in the common area clutching the right side of your jaw.
Your tooth had been aching for hours now. Going to the dentist always made you rather anxious, so you were putting off going to get it looked at until tomorrow. Thinking it was gonna go away you didn't bother to get help either. Now that you waited, it's late and you don't wanna bother anyone. You hid in your dorm room for most of the day so that you didn't have to endure speaking with anyone.
You sat cross-legged on the couch as you popped a pain reliever and washed it down with your peppermint tea. You were trying everything to relieve what you were feeling. You had a small ice pack that unfortunately seemed to keep thawing too fast. Besides the medication and tea, you also tried a salt water rinse. Any relief would result in pain just a short time later. You let out a whine as you sat there feeling sorry for yourself.
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Shouto had been stressing a bit over the upcoming testing himself. He had been having trouble sleeping so he went down to get a drink of water. He stopped in his tracks when he saw you sitting alone on the couch. Shouto had been crushing on you since the two of you started school together. You were the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen. Not that you knew any of that. Though Shouto was a simple man, feelings weren't something he was good at.
As he took a few careful steps your way his look of adoration changed to concern. He could tell something was wrong with you before he noticed you clutching the opposite side of your face. "[Name]?", he called out quietly in hopes he didn't scare you. He wasn't fully successful though. You jumped a bit at hearing your name and when you looked you almost forgot about all the pain in your jaw. There stood your crush, Todoroki, looking you over. His bottom lip bitten and eyebrows arched as a worried expression had washed over his normally stoic face.
"Todoroki?" You blinked at him a few times. "What're you doing up so late?", you managed to choke out, quickly remembering your pain. "I couldn't sleep. Are you okay?" He barely paused in between his answer and question. You simply shrugged before pointing at your face. "Bad toothache." Shouto simply gave a nod in acknowledgement. He didn't always pick up social cues but you were different for him. He didn't have to think about it when the words 'Can I do anything for you?' left his lips.
You forced a head shake through the pain. You certainly didn't want to be a bother to him. "Nah. Thanks anyways, Todoroki." Even though it hadn't been much, all the talking you had done in this bit of time really kicked the ache up a notch. A hiss left through your gritted teeth as you clutched your face once more. Shouto took a look at the now thawed cold pack on the table and stepped over to the couch. "Here.", was all he said when he took a seat and leaned back.
Before you knew it he had pulled you close to him, your right side tucked into his chest. He cradled your head to guide it gently to rest on his right shoulder. Your eyes had widened at his actions. Was Todoroki actually comforting you? A few moments later you understood. Suddenly your toothache was starting to feel some relief as the temperature of your skin along the side of your jaw began to cool rapidly.
Todoroki had activated his quirk, his most used right side, to act as your never-ending, human cold pack. You smiled as you tucked into him more. "Thank you, Todoroki."
Shouto had no problem pushing his nerves aside if it meant ridding you of discomfort. That fact that you had accepted him and not pushed him away thrilled him. He began to softly rub your back with his left hand. "Shouto." You looked up to him. Heterochromatic eyes peered down at you and you found he could fluster you with one simple look. Realizing you were wondering what he meant he elaborated. "You don't have to call me Todoroki. I'd like you to call me Shouto."
To hell with the pain. You couldn't help the smile that grew ear to ear on your face. "Okay. Thank you, Shouto." If you thought you could already die happy, feeling Shouto plant a soft kiss on your head made you scream internally. You snuggled into him once more as he continued to run his warm hand up and down your back. You quickly found your eyelids were finally heavy as they began to close for much needed rest. Before you were out, however, you didn't miss Todoroki's last words to you. "Anything for you, [Name]."