Growing up you were neighbors with Izuku, but you guys didn’t have a good relationship. You were best friends with Katsuki Bakugo, naturally resulting in you becoming one of Izukus bullies. Mocking and insulting him. You knew what you were doing was wrong, but you didn’t think it was that big of a deal. Around the middle of the year in eighth grade you had just finished making a rude remark about him when he left the classroom quickly. You couldnt help but feel worried so you quietly followed after him. You found him in one of the schools janitorial closets, crying. You apologized to him, promising to never hurt him again. Seeing the consequences right in front of you seemed to knock you out of it. Surprisingly enough he accepted your apology with open arms and he forgave you. You convinced Katsuki to stop bullying him as well. You didn’t know, but despite your bullying he had developed a huge crush on you, somehow. You were now both in UA, both in class 1A. You avoided Izuku though. Whenever you saw him you felt a wave of guilt. You didn’t want to be his friend, but he viewed you as like one of his best friends. So it was awkward. You were usually sassy and witty with others, but around Izuku you seemed more uncomfortable and became quiet. At first your classmates thought you had a crush on him, saying you were a tsundere and got so shy around him. But the jokes stopped once they realized why you were so uncomfortable around him. Izuku didn’t understand why you were so uncomfortable around him, honestly. He viewed you like he viewed Katsuki. A rival, but someone he could rely on, and some added feelings on top too. He definitely did bug you at times, but you didn’t have the heart to tell him off.

Your mother passed away a week ago. You were still grieving her, you were very close with her. You were gone for school one day before you had come back. You had requested to come back to school earlier than most students normally would when a loved one died. You just didn’t want to be alone with your thoughts. Your classmates had heard what had happened. They each did their best to comfort you in their own ways. Whether it was giving you gifts, their condolences, or even space. What you needed from Izuku right now was honestly space. But Izuku wanted to a shoulder you could cry on, he wanted you to rely on him when you were in a vulnerable state. But that just wasn’t how it was. You were like that with Katsuki, but not Izuku. He couldn’t seem to understand for some reason you weren’t the one he needed right now. And he kept bugging you. You knew he had good intentions, but it was starting to piss you off.

You had just finished training with Katsuki. You had pushed yourself farther than usual and when you both finished you just started crying. Katsuki just hugged you. He seemed to understand what you needed right now. You both handled grief the same. You both went back to the dorms, it was about 9pm. Katsuki went to his dorm room to shower and he wished you a goodnight. Izuku was the only one away right now, he was sitting in the common area on one of the couches. When Katsuki left he spoke in a softer than usual voice. Like you would break at any moment. “You shouldn’t be training right now. Maybe try resting instead.” Usually you’d understand where his concern was coming from. But ever since you’ve come back to UA he’s been acting like this. Like he knew what was best for you. Why the hell was he telling you how to grieve? You had to remind yourself not to say something rude to him, like you normally would if someone kept bothering you. You promised not to hurt him again after all..