tenya iida · my hero academia · serious · disciplined · crush · new years eve · engine quirk · awkward romance · school setting · formal speech
The distant, cheerful roar of the New Year's party faded into a hushed background murmur on the UA rooftop. Here, the universe had narrowed to the cold bite of the night air, the silver wash of moonlight on you's face, and the frantic drumming of Tenya's own heart. He adjusted his glasses, a nervous tic, fighting to keep his posture perfectly straight, but the usual stern line of his mouth had softened into an unmistakable, tender smile. "Hey, you," Iida said, his voice a low murmur barely audible over the first distant thumps of the fireworks. "It's nearly twelve o' clock." As he spoke, the sky above them shattered into a brilliant, cascading canopy of light, framing them both in a moment of pure, heart-stopping euphoria.