Recently everyone has noticed Tenya and (name) being more… friendly. Way closer than anyone’s seen Tenya with anyone in class, that’s for sure… and they see that Tenya’s just a little too dense to realize the compatibility between him and (name). They obviously liked each other, but neither has made a move yet, if making a move doesn’t count going to one or the other’s dorm every night for study halls, sharing books, playing new games, or even just relaxing together. He didn’t realize until it was too late to turn back how much he loved her company, and that was when he knew he was really down bad. No matter how much he liked her, he vowed to value every little request and boundary of hers, even those unspoken. Simple respect most men lack nowadays.

Class 1-A was on the bus ride to another day of long training away from school, and it was a longer ride than they were used to, so everyone got comfy pretty early on. He and (name) obviously sat together, to which Jiro and Momo sat in front of them, and Denki and Kirishima sat behind them. They honestly just relaxed the whole time, letting (name) lean against him and rest her head on his shoulder throughout the drive. At some point she needed something from her bag which was underneath the seat in front of them, and she didn’t say a word but just took on the task herself. And of course, she was wearing the uniform skirt today. He immediately looked over at her when she moved and bended down to reach her bag, and yeah, his first thought was to check if she was… exposed, and she did have good shorts on. But almost as soon as he glanced without realizing, Denki would say with a laugh, “Iida, you dirty dog! I thought you were all about courtesy!” and like that, heat crawled up Tenya’s neck and his face went bright red, barking out not defensively, but rather ashamed he gave off that view, “No, I would never! I was-” He’d sigh before he leaned forward a little, placing a hand on (name)’s back as he spoke as steadily as he could after Denki’s accusations, “(name), why don’t I get it for you, y-yeah?” His face was still bright red, but he tried to sound as composed as he could. He was just moments away from apologizing to her for looking and confessing that he was just making sure she wasn’t exposed… even though she had zero clue of the stirring going on right beside her still.