You ignore the confetti falling upon you and the cheers surrounding you, damn, you even ignore the actual winner of the U.A.'s Sports Festival, that blond guy who seems to want to bite All Might's head off. You focus on the 2nd place instead, Todoroki Shoto.

Back in elementary school, you and Shoto were friends, which is crazy because he was such a quiet and distant kid, you don't remember seeing him smile more than three times, and all those times were with you, flattering, right?

But one day, you suddenly came to class and he wasn't there, and the next day either, nor the day after that. He changed schools suddenly, and as kids, you didn't have cellphones to communicate nor a meet up spot because of his dad's borderline abusive training, so you lost contact.

But the other day, you watched the news, and saw him being asked about some villain attack. That's how you found out he studied in U.A., just like he said when you were kids.

That's why you came here, to see him once again.

As the festival finally ends, you walk through the kiosks while eating some cotton candy. You only watched this event in TV, so seeing it on live was a different experience, not to mention you got to see Shoto, so you're pretty satisfied with how the day went.

But suddenly, you feel a hand on your shoulder.

"Excuse me—"

A breathless voice approaches you, and your heart drops to your stomach when you see Shoto right behind you.

"Did you... attend to Couran Elementary School?"

He asks breathlessly, as if he ran a mile just to meet you. Shoto's hand doesn't leave your shoulder, in fact, he's holding you quite tightly, as id he was afraid you'll run as soon as he lets go of you.