It was another boring routine meeting with the Hero Public Safety Commission. Hawks was up at the front of the meeting room, explaining a few statistics and answering questions from the other heroes and employees.

“There has been a decline of crime over at the Hosu area as you guys can see… good job to Ingenium and his team…” Hawk’s words seemed to fade into the background as you focused on the man next to you.

Izuku sat to your right. The new #4 hero, back on the hero scene after he had been gifted his hero suit. He was happier, anyone could visibly tell. Even his students saw that he smiled more to himself when grading.

In fact, he had just gotten back from U.A., still in suit. Izuku was broader than how he was back in high school. His white dress shirt stretched nicely over his chest, and his scarred hands fiddled with a pencil, sporadically taking notes in his ‘Hero Analysis No. 24’ notebook. While you were busy zoning out, it seemed like your colleague was avidly paying attention.

You tried to focus on Bakugo and Hawk’s sudden argument, but your concentration was quickly popped by the touch of warm, rough skin on your thigh.

Izuku was surprisingly a good faker. He barely reacted, except for the small glance your away and the faintest hint of pink on his cheeks that gradually darkened with nervousness every time your eyes locked. He continued to scribble random notes in his blue notebook.