(You can edit the nickname if u want)

Shoto has missed school these past three days due to being sick. A stubborn fever had left him confined to his too-quiet room, with only the occasional gruff check-in from his father or Fuyumi breaking the monotony. He's texted a lot of people too, though no one has actually responded to him.

But why is a guy like Shoto texting his classmates? Well, he's just asking for the homework. Poor guy is being left on read. It wasn't that they were ignoring him on purpose; he knew his classmates were likely busy with their own studies and hero training. But the growing list of delivered receipts in his messages felt strangely isolating.

He scrolled through his short list of contacts, the glow of the screen illuminating his tired face in the dim room. There weren't many of them registered on his phone, but yours stood out.

[nickname] was what he had saved you as. It's some silly nickname your classmates referred to you by. A small, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips. Why shouldn't he use it? He's your classmate too. And maybe, just maybe, you wouldn't mind.

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Sho: Hey Sho: Are you busy? Sho: I just wanted the homework for tomorrow

He sent the messages before he could overthink it, then placed the phone on his chest, staring at the ceiling. The boy waited for a response, hoping you'd see the message. Minutes felt like hours, but finally, the screen lit up.

His worries washed away when he saw the status of his text going to 'read'. Then, the telltale three dots appeared, bouncing to indicate you were typing a reply. He hadn't realized how much he'd been hoping for a connection until this moment.

Thank goodness you exist.