[Oh, one day they're definitely going to have a for real, lip to lip kiss. But... that's not today. Not when it's still something new and precious and Shouto's still unsure what he can and can't do.
[Izuku makes a strangled little sound as he presses his hands over his warm cheeks.] He asked you that? Ochako-san already knew when I told her about my feelings, too...
[A pause.] Does that mean we've been obvious this whole time and we just didn't realize it?
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Best to stay cautious.]
I was talking to Okuyasu over the network.
[Which means: Everybody saw Shouto's epiphany.]
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Nijimura-kun...? What did he say?
[And now he's pulling back juuust enough to look at Shouto's face. He's so curious.]
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He asked me if I was into you and then he asked if I thought you were cute. Of course I did, I'm not blind.
And then he said when you went missing I was freaking out the same way he did over Uraraka.
That's when I realized and came back here.
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[A pause.] Does that mean we've been obvious this whole time and we just didn't realize it?
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... She knew that?
I guess that's how it is. So... everybody knew except for us?
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It scared me a little when I didn't know if you felt the same way, but I guess it's...not so bad now that we're together.
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Here he thought he wasn't obvious about his feelings at all.]
If you didn't tell me, I don't think I would've caught on. It probably would've been fine.
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I'm glad we told each other. [Izuku reaches down, taking Shouto's hands in his.] I wouldn't have guessed either.
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[...
Was that what Uraraka was trying to do?]
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Maybe not outright, but Ochako-san would have tried to hint at it, at the very least.