SOOO this was supposed to be for day 8 of the bnha halloween challenge blog aaand i didn’t finish it on time kfhsf BUT i figured I’d post it anyways! Enjoy!
While this may have been something an average member of society dreaded, Shoto never really minded coming home to a quiet home. It generally meant that you were cozy and fast asleep in you shared bed and that he was finally able to rest and relax if only for a few hours before he got up early again the next day and repeated the cycle he had trained so hard to be a part of.
Still, even though he loved his work as a hero, when there were days like today where he was left sore all over and he wanted nothing more than to lay down in bed and never get up, he wished he could take a long, long vacation. He wished he could wake up at a normal time with you, maybe make you breakfast, and then bid you with a short and sweet farewell kiss before going off to do whatever he had planned. If anything he would settle with just holding you close, but this time around it didn’t seem like he’d have to wait to have free time to do so as when he walked past the living room to go get ready to join you in bed, he instead found you curled up on the couch with a blanket wrapped tightly around your figure. For a moment he just stopped and stared, partially because he couldn’t figure out why you’d sleep on the couch, and the other part of him just taking in the sight. He had learned to never take his time with you for granted, even if that meant just taking in your gorgeous features that were just as radiant when you were asleep.
Once his moment was over, however, he made his way around the couch before leaning over to place a soft kiss against your temple, gently shaking your shoulder as he called out your name.
“Hm?” You said with a sharp inhale of breath upon being woken from your sleep, only to smile in return to the gentle and slightly concerned look you got from your fiance.
“Hey, welcome home.” You continued, letting out a soft yawn as you reached out to wrap your hands around his neck while he was still bent over, giving him a few quick kisses trailing from his cheek and ending on his lips before leaning back and cradling his cheek in your palm.
“Thanks..” He muttered, already feeling the stress of his prior day slowly begin to melt from his skin now that he was within your grasp. “Why are you sleeping out here?”
“Mmm,” You hummed, taking a moment to stretch, “I dunno, I don’t think I was planning to. You just got home, yeah?”
He nodded, taking the hint you gave of moving over a bit and seating himself down beside you. He was tired and cold due to the cool fall crispness that wasted no time nipping at his exposed cheeks that were still a bit red even now that he was inside. Of course he could have easily solved the problem using his quirk, but being warmed up by your comfort was always so much nicer and did wonders with relieving both his physical and mental stress. When he noticed you raise an eyebrow, however, he realized his mind had wandered off a bit without him answering before he quickly did so.
“Yeah, I did. It’s already started to get pretty cold at night, make sure y-”
“Oh so you are cold! I wasn’t sure if maybe you just overexerted yourself.” You said, perking up a bit as your grogginess slowly faded while you teasingly pinched the naturally colder of his two cheeks before standing up. “I’ll make you some hot cider, it’s spiced!~ I just bought it today.”
Your ability to wake up in a snap just like that never ceased to amaze him as he was one who actually took quite some time just to prepare himself to get out of bed, but before he could comment you were already up and making your way to the kitchen.
“It’s really fine.” He muttered, standing up after you and looking to the small clock that hung from your kitchen wall. “It’s late, you should get back to sleep.”
“I will! It’ll only take a few minutes Shoto, I’m really thirsty now that I think about it anyways.” You said, pulling the jug of fresh cider from the refrigerator and pouring it into two mugs before popping them both into the microwave.
If he were more awake he would have insisted, but if you said it was fine he wasn’t going to pester you about it. With a small sigh he leaned up against the counter beside you, tired eyes watching your figure as you leaned over to stare into the humming microwave. He couldn’t help the small smile that broke his exhausted facade upon only just now realizing the loose t-shirt of his that hung from your sloped shoulders and when you turned to face him his smile only grew.
“Long day?” You asked, closing the distance between the two of you and leaning up against his chest with your arms wrapped around him.
“Yeah. You?”
“Eh, it is how it is, y’know?” You shrugged, tugging yourself closer to him and resting your head against his chest, smiling at the sound of the soft thump of his heart as he returned the favor and wrapped his arms around you, holding you as if he were afraid to let go as he buried his nose into the crown of your head.
It felt like the two of you spent forever just holding one another, and you were a bit sad when you had to let go at the sharp sound of the microwave going off. While the apartment you were currently in was where you lived, you could truly say that he was your home and hopefully always would be. He was always there to hold you and protect you when you needed it and he allowed you to do the same for him no matter what. Your love from him burned almost as much as that clumsy first sip of hot cider you took, but the comforting and deep kiss he gave you to soothe the sting reminded you that his love towards you was just the same, letting you know that you didn’t even have to ‘hope’ that his love for you would always be there, because when you were with him like this, cozy and buzzing with affection, you knew it always would be.
Apple Cider & Cuddles (Shoto Todoroki x Reader)
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