Holding Them When You’re Cold
characters: todoroki, bakugou, midoriya
genre: fluff
warnings: a few swears
request: yes
a/n: i apologize for the THIRD repost but i’m not letting tumblr stiff me on the tags
- ah the trope we all know and love with todoroki’s left side
- you’re laying in bed with shouto on a cold morning in the dead of winter
- usually the copious amount of blankets on your bed would be enough to keep you warm but not today. you must’ve left a window open last night by accident
- you lay there shivering and staring at shouto in envy
- lucky him always being able to regulate his body temperature to perfection
- it was a rare sight to see shouto completely rested and at peace so you tried not to bother him with your incessant shivers
- however, shouto had always been an extremely light sleeper and all it took was one chatter of your teeth to rouse him
- he blinks blearily at you in confusion when he sees you and he reaches out to touch your shoulder and is shocked when it feels as cold as his right side
- “shit sorry shouto I didn’t mean to wake you up”
- “why didn’t you? you’re freezing, come over here”
- He pulls you over to his warm side of the bed and essentially smothers as much of your body as he can with his left side before heating himself up a bit
- to keep the heat in he also completely tucks the blankets around you two. after a few minutes of silence aside from a few contented sighs coming from you, shouto speaks.
- “hm it’s kind of like we’re in a hot pocket, love”
- the fact that he said it so bluntly caused you to erupt into giggles and he chuckles airily along with you as he holds you
- “can we just not leave bed today, shouto?” you say while you snuggle further into the warmth radiating from him
- “perfectly fine by me, love”
- he would pretend to be annoyed by your coldness but would find it really endearing that you seek him for warmth
- he had taken you out on a date today to do some holiday shopping and maybe get something to eat
- when you left the house he tried to tell you to bring a warmer jacket but you refused and stubbornly insisted that it wasn’t that cold and you would be fine
- he, not in the mood to bicker over something so small, relented and let you leave in a thin jacket while saying, “don’t come crying to me when your limbs fall off from frostbite, dumbass”
- evidently, that was exactly what you were doing now that temperature had dropped and your flimsy jacket was doing nothing to protect you from the biting winds
- now of course you realized that you should’ve listened to him but there was no way in hell you were going to give him the satisfaction of being right
- so you endured the cold and pretended like your fingers weren’t about to fall off
- bakugou knew full well that you were freezing your ass off but he wasn’t gonna back down either until you acknowledged you were in the wrong
- “cold, y/n?” he asks
- you narrow your eyes at his obvious teasing. “nope not at all! why would you think that?”
- “oh you know… just the fact that everyone in a ten mile radius can probably hear you chattering your damn teeth”
- that shuts you up fast
- it becomes clear to him that you aren’t going to admit defeat but he’s starting to get worried about you seriously turning into a block of ice so he grabs your hand and pulls you into the nearest store
- “before you say anything, y/n, don’t. you’re cold as shit”
- you grin at his words and eagerly press yourself up against his chest and sighed at the heat he provided
- “you’re lucky, katsuki, you never get cold”
- “no I get cold, I’m just smart enough to wear warm clothing” he bites back with a snarky grin
- you huff in faux annoyance but stay standing against him as you feel the blood start to rush in your veins again
- “katsuki when we go back outside can I have your jacket?”
- “no”
- he gives it to you anyway
- poor boy would act like if you were dying if it was obvious you were cold
- izuku asked you if you would stay with him while he trained outside because he “loves your company and doesn’t want to be alone”
- who would reject that? not you
- so you’re sitting outside watching him practice with 20% but izuku seems to forget that it is freezing cold and you’re just sitting there
- of course he doesn’t notice the temperature because he’s working out and is managing to break a sweat despite the cold
- you on the other hand are huddled on the ground trying to blow hot air into your cupped palms
- he looked so happy finally starting to get full control and you didn’t want to disturb his training
- you try to busy yourself by reading a book or finishing some homework but it’s pretty hard to focus at this point
- you don’t even notice izuku coming over to tell you that he’s finished practicing until he crouches down to reach for your hand
- a dramatic and shocked gasp leaves his lips when he feels how cold you are
- “Y/N YOU’RE SO COLD WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?”
- his tone actually distracts you from how cold you are and you let out a shaky chuckle
- he immediately shrugs off his jacket and wraps it around you all while trying to pull your stiff legs up off the ground
- “I wish you would’ve told me you were cold, angel, I would’ve taken you inside”
- “really ‘zuku it’s ok I enjoyed watching you practice”
- he’s still frowning and you can see the guilt in his eyes as he ushers you back to the dorms as quickly as possible
- when you finally make it inside you already feel your body returning to it’s normal temperature. however, he still looks upset with himself so you come up with an offer
- “how about you make it up to me with cuddles?”
- of course he jumps at this offer and soon enough you’re snuggled under warm covers with him