A Little Dessert Won’t Kill You
Warnings: a swear or two, that’s all enjoy some fluff
Pairing: Shoto Todoroki x Reader
Heres another MHA Discord server prompt, May was desserts, enjoy.
It was around 32°C and Y/N was so tired of the heat, she had all the windows open and the fans were aimed at her, but nothing seemed to help cool her down. Since her family wasn't home she decided to open the freezer and stand in front of it, at least it was her idea until she heard the doorbell. She groaned in annoyance as she stomped over to the door and roughly flung the door open.
"Better have a damn good reason to be-"
Y/N stopped mid yell and blinked, Shoto Todoroki, her crush stood at the door. She groaned internally, she was dressed in a blue and white striped spaghetti-strapped tank top and was wearing red shorts, her hair though short was in a messy bun. Whatever the reason he was at her door, she was definitely not properly dressed for his arrival, if only he would have sent her a text, warning her that he would be arriving. Then again she didn’t have her phone on her as she had left it in her room so it could charge. So maybe a text wouldn’t have been helpful to the girl afterall.
"Hello? Y/N? You gonna stop staring off in space and invite me in?"
She absentmindedly nodded, somehow being able to refrain from eye contact as she stepped out of his way before closing the door behind him. She looked to the floor as they walked further into her house and once far enough in she shyly looked up to him.
"So… uh Sh-Todoroki what are you doing here?"
"I thought I've told you on numerous occasions to call me Shoto…"
Y/N blushed as she walked into the kitchen, she grabbed a glass of ice water and handed it to Shoto before she got one for herself.
“You're right, I'm sorry Tod- Shoto. My bad, it's just this heat… it's getting to me and I just want to cool down… I was actually about to stand in front of the freezer before you rang the bell."
"I apologize for that, I just needed to get away from my old man… and you're the only one that lives somewhat close to me and I guess there is also the fact that I can trust you to not be too annoying."
Y/N feigned hurt, as she grabbed at her chest and let out a small overly dramatic cry.
"And here I thought you loved me, I’m hurt Shoto..."
She froze for a moment realizing her words and quickly laughed to herself before shyly looking away once again. She hoped he’d think of it as a joke and not look into her words. Afterall she had technically just confessed her feelings to him, but seeing as he still wasn’t too good with social interactions of any kind, she admitted to herself that she felt somewhat safe. Thankfully he just shrugged and took a sip of his water, using the silence as her cue she looked up to the boy curiously.
"So uh... What exactly did your dad do to make you annoyed and want to seek out help?"
Shoto placed the glass on the counter and ran a hand through his hair as he sighed.
"Well uh…You know how my father can be, so let's talk about something else. Like what are your plans for today Y/N?”
Y/N nodded, she did know how the number two hero could get, she had the misfortune of running into him while walking home with Shoto one day after training. The older Todoroki had yelled at Shoto for not informing him that he’d be late for training with him, for not warning him that he might miss the training all together and had dismissed both Y/N’s and Shoto’s so called “excuses” for it. Both Shoto and Y/N had in fact been training at UA together, they had gotten so in sync that neither of the two students had noticed how late their sparring had gone, that was not until Aizawa Sensei had practically dragged them out. The older Todoroki had basically cussed Shoto out in front of Y/N and had dragged him off rather roughly, not allowing the boy to say goodbye to her or thank her for taking up his offer to train.
“Well, I guess I’ll probably get some birthday cake or perhaps some cookie dough...Oh! Maybe I should get cookies and cream.”
She looked up and saw the confusion on Shoto’s face, she cocked her head to the side and watched his face as it scrunched up ever so slightly as he became lost in thought.
“Shoto...what’s with the face? What's wrong? D-do you not like ice cream?”
He looked over for a moment and raised a brow, the confusion he had seemed to only grow.
“Ice cream? Those are ice cream flavours? Since when?”
She stared at him confused before she started to laugh, she leaned forward clutching her stomach as her laughs bounced off the walls.
“I didn't know you had a sense of humour. That's a good one Shoto...”
“Joke? No, it appears that you don’t understand me Y/N. I’m being quite serious.”
“Wait… You've seriously never had flavoured ice cream? Please tell me you’ve at least had the basics. You know, like vanilla and chocolate?”
Shoto merely nodded at the girl before shoving his hands into his pockets. He’d hate to admit it but he was rather embarrassed about that bit of information. But it wasn’t like it was his fault that he’d been forced by his father to train and study as soon as his quirk had manifested. It was because of his dad, that he missed out on a lot of childhood activities and he wished things had gone differently back then.
“Well then, Shoto. I am taking you out to get some ice cream, we are going to give you the full experience. I am not taking no for an answer, you have to let me do this, because if you don’t I will bother the fuck out of you until you cave.”
Shoto shook his head with a small smile upon his face, a low chuckle escaped his lips. He knew exactly how stubborn Y/N was and how persistent the girl could be. She was a force to be reckoned with, she even went head to head with Bakugou one day and she would have kept going if Aizawa Sensei hadn’t stopped them. He had to admit it was impressive, though while it was good in some situations it also had a few downfalls, so part of him held worry for her. She could push a villain’s buttons wrong and risk injury to herself or others around her, or she could push them enough to get the information she needs, which was still a big risk in itself.
“Fine. You can give me the full ice cream experience or whatever it is you are calling it. But if at any point I get uncomfortable for any reason whatsoever I can back out. Then you are going to be in debt to me and you will have to wait for me to tell you what I would want of you. Do we have a deal?”
Shoto held out his hand and smiled as Y/N grabbed it in hers and shook it firmly with a completely serious tone about her, her attitude had done a complete 180, it was like he was talking to a completely different person only two minutes ago.
“Alright, I am going to run upstairs to change and grab my phone, when I get back we can go.”
The girl quickly ran off, giving Shoto the opportunity to fully take in her home, he smiled at the pictures of her with her Dad. Some of them were from when she was a toddler and others looked only to be a few years old. He frowned, there didn’t seem to be anything from middle school or with her other family members, perhaps he would ask her while they walked. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard rushed footsteps approach him, turning he smiled at Y/N. She had changed into a navy blue tank top, and a pair of grey jean shorts, which she paired with black flip flops, her hair was up in a messy bun or at least she tried a messy bun. She looked up to Shoto and smiled as she placed her hands onto her hips, he had to admit she looked amazing, then again the girl looked amazing in anything she wore. While he thought that the girl closed the windows and turned off the fans.
“Okay, now that that is said and done, let's get going. Shall we?”
Shoto nodded and followed the girl outdoors, the instant they walked outside they were bombarded with the full force of the heat. Ignoring the heat’s intensity the two of them continued on their journey, it was only after a few blocks that the duo stood in front of a quaint ice cream shop that was built to look like a vanilla ice cream cone.
“You, wait right here Shoto, I will get the first ice cream. If you want to you can find us somewhere to sit, I don't mind where we sit so don’t stress too much over it.”
With that the girl disappeared into the crowd, Shoto couldn’t believe how many people were out, especially with young children. Isn’t it dangerous for some of them to be outside for long periods of time in this kind of weather? Oh well, he didn’t care all that much if he was honest, he just hoped no kids would bother them, the last thing he needed was kids with messy hands touching the two of them. He scanned the area trying to find a spot at a table, it was futile as families had taken up the spots, though he did notice the playground not too far away and since it was too hot to really play on it he decided the two of them could enjoy their ice creams on the swings.
“Okay Shoto, they were out of birthday cake and cookie dough, so I got cookies and cream for us instead. When we finish I wanna go to the other ice cream shop, see if they have the other flavours. Is that okay with you?”
“Of course, I apologize Y/N, I couldn’t find us a spot at a table. But there’s a playground right over there, I figured we could go sit on the swings and eat them. I hope that it won’t be an issue, if it is we could wait until someone gets up and leaves.”
Y/N smiled and told Shoto it wasn’t an issue and allowed him to lead the way to the playground swings where they would sit for the next ten minutes eating their ice cream and making small talk, which was mainly about their classmates and their quirks. Y/N had to admit she was scared that Shoto wasn’t going to like it, but as soon as he took that first lick, she could see the enjoyment appear on his face. A small smile appeared on her face and she asked Shoto his thoughts, which he had expressed he thought it was rather pleasurable but he wanted to try the other flavours. They finished their ice cream and they swung for a little bit on the swings before they decided to head over to the next shop, joking about some of the people they saw on their way.
“I believe this one will have the two flavours I want you to try. If not...I’ll probably think of something.”
Shoto nodded and followed her up to the counter where he was prepared to pay for the ice creams this time around when Y/N pushed his hand down and scolded him. She told him that this was her treat and that she had wanted to do it. That he could pay it back to her by accepting her generosity and enjoying the ice cream, this time they lucked out and they got both the ice cream flavours that they wanted and they even got a table to sit at. The two sat and ate the small dishes they got, Shoto enjoyed both flavours just as much as he did the first, which brought a smile to the girl’s face once again, she successfully got Shoto to smile and enjoy something he missed out on due to his upbringing. She felt a sense of pride swell up in her chest.
“Well, in that case Shoto once we are done here we need to make a quick stop to the store. I need to get some things, if that's alright with you.”
He merely nodded stating that the longer he was out the better, it meant he didn’t have to deal with his father breathing down his neck. Even if his father wasn’t home he’d rather spend it with Y/N instead of in that place he was supposed to call home. They finished their ice creams and took the walk to the store Y/N had mentioned, thankfully it was only about five minutes away from the ice cream shop they were currently at. When they finally got to the store they were relieved that the air conditioning was working because it felt refreshing, Y/N quickly told him the items and they got to work finding them.
“You’ll grab the items I texted you and in five minutes we’ll meet by the ice cream to decide on the flavours together. Sound like a deal Shoto?”
Y/N smiled at Shoto and the two went their separate ways gathering the items, she didn’t tell Shoto what they were for but she had a feeling once they got back to her house he’d be able to put two and two together.
Five minutes later as the two of them picked out the ice cream cartons, they wore troubled expressions on their faces as they were having trouble deciding which to go with and they couldn't choose between their favorites. Especially because Shoto just found them all interesting, so he wasn't making it any easier with his remarks of why certain ice creams were better than the others.
“So why are we getting three different cartons of each? Also, why did you make me grab six boxes of brownie mix? I thought we were just having the ice cream from the shops we went to earlier?“
Y/N merely smirked and pushed the cart towards the check out, but stopped and grabbed whipped cream she then went down one aisle and grabbed a package of Oreos and Chips Ahoy soft chocolate chip cookies.
She placed the items on the conveyor belt and turned to the boy as she pulled out her wallet. She gave him an energetic smile and giggled softly.
“Well, you didn’t think I was just going to stop with the ice cream did you? No, I’m giving you what you missed out on growing up. Before you say anything… I already know that I don’t have too. I just want too...”
She quickly paid for the supplies, even though Shoto had tried to convince her otherwise and had even attempted to give the clerk money for the check, Y/N had quickly grasped the money and paid with her card before giving him the money back. She scolded him a bit, saying that she needed to do this for him and didn’t expect anything in return, Shoto stayed quiet and nodded as he grabbed the bags. He didn’t let her argue with him, stating that if she was going to be paying he’d at least carry the heavy stuff.
“Are you ever going to tell me why we need all of these different desserts? Or are you just going to keep me in the dark?”
She smiled playfully at Shoto as her eyes danced with excitement, the walk back to Y/N's house was peaceful even though it was still a bit too hot to her liking she had enjoyed the light summer breeze that would occasionally blow past them.
“You are just going to have to wait and see Shoto. This is going to be something rather enjoyable and I really hope you like it. Though to be completely honest, this will be a first for me as well, so I guess it's a good thing we couldn't decide on flavours because now we can have numerous attempts and not worry about running out of supplies. And if all of them turn out like the’re supposed to it just means we have more to enjoy and maybe if we're up for it we can invite some classmates over. Though I would rather much enjoy this time with you.”
When they got back to the house she promptly opened the door and let Shoto into the kitchen where they dumped the supplies onto the countertop. Y/N then went to grab bowls and pans, a rather big smile adorned her face as she let them clatter against the marble countertop.
“I'm guessing since you didn't really have a childhood, no offense by the way…. you probably have never properly had the chance to bake desserts of any kind in your life. So me asking you to help make some brownies probably wouldn't go all too well. But you are good at listening to instructions and following orders so maybe that will outweigh the fact that you are not a baker or whatever you want to call it.”
Shoto laughed and shook his head, a grin appearing on his face as he began pulling out the brownie mixes and grabbing a bowl as he set to work. He maneuvered the kitchen gracefully as he was grabbing the ingredients from the fridge.
“While that is true, that I may have never had brownies or ice cream or even had to make brownies, cookies or basically any other type of desserts, I know what they should look like... and if I do not do good with baking them you can just take away my subpar desserts, you can also ban me from ever baking again and you can even tell all of class 1A about my failure.”
“I wouldn't do that to you, you're my friend and we all can't be good at everything. There are just some things you need to leave to others to be able to do, so if you're not good at cooking or baking we'll leave it at that and none of our classmates will ever have to know.”
Shoto gave her his thanks and began making the brownies he was tasked with making while Y/N grabbed some small pans and began to spread a bottom layer of ice cream, she then put them in the freezer so they wouldn’t melt while they waited for the brownies to finish.
"So what are we making and why? I mean, why brownies? And why are you putting the ice cream in pans? Aren't we supposed to eat them in bowls? Y/N you're really confusing me with this whole ice cream business."
She sat on the counter top and smiled at Shoto, who looked at her questioningly before telling her that she shouldn’t be sitting up there, as it was neither sanitary or safe. She shrugged and began to swing her feet while watching Shoto bake the brownies, laughing to herself as he meticulously studied the instructions on the back of the box before continuing with the next set of boxes.
“Do we really need this much brownies? What are we doing feeding a village? Y/N, I need to know why you think baking six boxes of brownies is important. There’s no way the two of us will eat this much. It’s impossible.”
She hopped off the counter and helped pour the last of the brownie mix into the last long pan, a smile on her face. She told him that he’d just have to wait and see, of course she was just bouncing with excitement, she even almost told him her plans. She had to bite back her tongue numerous times throughout the day, she didn’t want to let her plan slip before she had even gotten started.
“Trust me, you are going to like this, also does it really matter? If it ends up being too much for us I can just give some to the kids on the street. Or you know, use this awesome invention that keeps things cold. Have you ever heard of a freezer? You can take something and put it in there and it just freezes up, then when you pull it out, it’s just about the same as it was when you put it in.”
He shook his head, a small smile forming on his face, she did have a point. If it was too much they…
“Wait, why would we freeze the brownies? Couldn’t we just cover them with plastic or something? Frozen brownies doesn’t sound too appetizing.”
Y/N told him yet again that he would have to wait and see, the two of them changed topics and for the next half hour the duo sat on the living room couch chatting away. When the brownies were done they let them cool for a bit. Y/N then had Shoto take the smaller brownie pans and break them up into small pieces, he was confused but Y/N had assured him numerous times that she knew exactly what she was doing, so he got to work.
After the long pan brownies were cooled and the other brownies from the smaller pans were crumbled to bits Y/N pulled out the ice cream trays and took the crumbled bits in her hands and began to sprinkle them onto the ice cream before grabbing the other ice cream cartons and spreading that ice cream on top. She then used a straw to make small holes on both of the long brownie pans, then she took the last of the ice cream and rolled it on one of them before taking the other long brownie pan and flipping it over. She then quickly added the cookies to the cakes, the Oreos onto the cookies and cream ice cream cake and the Chips Ahoys to the cookie dough cake.
“Wait, did you just… Y/N. why?”
“Yes I did. I made you help make ice cream cakes and a giant ice cream sandwich. Pretty cool huh? I saw a video of it on one of those social media sites and decided I wanted to try it. But I didn’t want to try it with just anyone. I wanted to have you by my side, because we’re friends and I know most of your life story, you know most of mine. It just… I don’t know. I guess it felt right?”
She shyly looked to the ground before shrugging and grabbing a knife.
“Which do you want to try first? The cookie dough, the cookies and cream or the giant ice cream sandwich? It’s up to you because this is something you missed out on growing up, so it should really be your decision Shoto.”
In the end Shoto ended up deciding to try the cookies and cream cake first, followed by the giant ice cream sandwich before ending it with the cookie dough ice cream cake. He had to admit it was delicious, he definitely would want to do this again. He was thankful that he decided to trust Y/N and go along with her ice cream adventure, he got to hang out with an amazing friend, try new things and even got to bake. He never had this much fun before and he wasn’t going to let any more adventures pass by, he gave Y/N a smile thanking her once again for doing this. He helped her put everything away, he was more surprised it all actually had fit in the freezer, before going over to the couch and sitting down with her.
“Y/N, I really did have a lot of fun today. I don’t know how many times I have said thank you, but I don’t know if thank you will ever be enough to show my gratitude. You truly are a great friend and I’m happy that we got to hang out today. I’m also happy that we both go to the same school, share the same classes, the same dreams, the works. But if I am completely honest with you and myself, lately there has been a part of me wishing for more.”
Shoto paused for a moment and looked up to Y/N with a small smile on his face while she just looked confused, it was his fault though, he was being kind of vague to the girl. Though it wasn’t entirely his fault, he didn’t quite know how to explain his feelings towards her. So before he decided that he was coming over to her house he had asked both Iida and Midoriya for help, he had explained to the two of them exactly how he felt whenever he was near Y/N. Of course when they both suggested that he was in love, he played it with a cool head and simply nodded before walking away, not even bothering to look back at the two classmates who had been calling back to him.
“So you see Y/N…” He paused for a moment, sighing in annoyance, not at her of course, but at himself as he was struggling to compose himself and form a proper sentence. “I guess I thought I would do a better job at this. Let me just start over.”
Shoto fixed his position on the couch so he was now facing Y/N, he grabbed her hands with his, a smile forming on his face as he took a deep breath.
“Everytime I see you my heart beats so fast, so violently against my chest that sometimes I worry it is either going to burst out or you’re going to hear it. You bring such joy to my bad days, you are like a ray of sunshine that refuses to let a day be cloudy, sending away dark storm clouds with only a smile. I didn’t exactly know how to explain these emotions that I have, I hate to admit it, but I had to ask Midoriya and Iida for help trying to make sense of them. Y/N, you make me stir crazy, in a good way of course. I can’t stop thinking about you, you are on my mind twenty four seven and honestly I’m okay with that. The thing is Y/N, the whole point I’ve been training with you so much and hanging out with you is because I enjoy having you by my side. And for as long as you will let me, I would like to be by your side as well. So I guess now is the point where I should be asking you, if you return those feelings, if you share those feelings towards me?”
Y/N stared at him buggy eyed, shock written all over her face. Her crush, the Shoto Todoroki, had just admitted that he had feelings for her just like she did for him. Her face glowed a soft pink as she stared at him before she nodded giving him a smile.
“I actually do return those feelings to you. To be honest it has been hard trying not to be too obvious about it, I know for a fact that Mina would pester me if she had found out how I felt about you. She probably would have tried finding out if you liked anyone in our class or the school just to toy with me more. But yes I have liked you for quite some time now, I mean I would turn down training with our other classmates because of already planning to train with you, even on days where we had not decided if we actually were going to train or not. I didn’t want to miss out on hanging out with you, which seems kind of selfish and a little bit childish now that I say that out loud. But I would love nothing more than to be by your side Shoto.”
It was Shoto’s turn to have a light dust of pink appear on his face as he listened to Y/N’s words. A smile appearing as he listened to her talk, he thought her voice was so angelic, even if she complained about it not being like Momo’s or Mina’s he always favoured her voice over theirs. He squeezed her hands softly before telling her that she wasn’t being selfish or childish, he then brought them up to his lips where he kissed the backs of her hands before staring into her eyes.
“So, will you do me the honors of being my girlfriend?”
Y/N blushed at the boldness Shoto presented when he kissed her hands and nodded happily when he asked if she’d be his girlfriend. This definitely was not how she envisioned her day to end, not by a longshot. She opened up her camera and took a few pictures with Shoto, a few of them the two wore funny filters or had silly expressions on their faces, which took a lot of convincing on Y/N’s part seeing as Shoto was always so serious. The two of them spent the rest of the evening cuddling on the couch watching horror and thriller movies, Y/N was resting her head on Shoto’s shoulder while he rested his against hers, his hand in hers. Who knew that a hot day such as this could end on such a sweet note?
