[Though Izuku had been expecting to see Guren's patrol assignments soon, the message actually takes him by surprise when he reads it.]
Wait, what? [Izuku leans in closer, as if squinting at the laptop screen like that would suddenly make the words "Team Lead" disappear.] That can't be right.
I...I guess I just wasn't expecting it? I didn't even know there would be team leads! Besides... [Izuku fidgets.] I'm not sure if I'm the best choice for this.
[It's not like Shouto's done anything to make Izuku stop doing this.]
Because of the responsibility? Mm... I can't say it's easy, but people in 1-A already trust you completely. Remember the licensing exam? Most of the class stayed with you because they believed in you.
[ Shouto can fill it in for the both of them. So he looks carefully at Midoriya for a moment.]
... I think it's pretty normal to be nervous about responsibility like that. But you know more now than you did before. You're clever and care about people.
[Izuku gives a nervous sort of laugh when Todoroki says that.]
Is it? My dream has always been to become a hero like All Might, someone that people can rely on and trust. And now that I'm actually being given a chance to prove myself, I end up hoping I'm not letting anyone down.
Especially someone like you. [Disappointment from strangers would hurt, but he's been judged all his life before this. He knows how to handle it. Disappointment from his friends and teachers, though, the people who mean a lot to him--that would be another matter altogether.]
Doesn't everyone want to be All Might a little? If I had to be rescued by somebody I'd want it to be you. [ Technically that is something that happened. Izuku's saved him from himself. ]
[His cheeks heat up a little at those words. Compliments of any kind always fluster him, but it's different, coming from someone like Todoroki, who Izuku knows is perfectly capable in his own right.] Somehow...you always know what to say to make me feel better.
You're right about All Might, though. [There's an odd expression on his face that's quickly gone again.] He's amazing, so of course people want to be like him. [Those are some huge shoes to fill, and though Izuku's ready to try his best, he frankly doesn't think he can do it.]
I live with you. [Which means he has a lot more time to study Midoriya than somebody who doesn't. He spends his mornings and nights with him everyday. If he has it his way, it'll continue.]
I'd rather somebody want to be like All Might than my shitty old man.
Just because someone lives together doesn't mean they'd know what to say, though. [But Todoroki has been listening to him, and paying attention. And that means a lot to him.]
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Wait, what? [Izuku leans in closer, as if squinting at the laptop screen like that would suddenly make the words "Team Lead" disappear.] That can't be right.
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It says you're Team Lead. What's so surprising about it?
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I...I guess I just wasn't expecting it? I didn't even know there would be team leads! Besides... [Izuku fidgets.] I'm not sure if I'm the best choice for this.
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What makes you say that? You're the kind of person people prefer to follow.
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I feel really unprepared.
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Because of the responsibility? Mm... I can't say it's easy, but people in 1-A already trust you completely. Remember the licensing exam? Most of the class stayed with you because they believed in you.
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[Like the thing with the forest, he doesn't have to say.]
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... I think it's pretty normal to be nervous about responsibility like that. But you know more now than you did before. You're clever and care about people.
I trust your judgement.
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Is it? My dream has always been to become a hero like All Might, someone that people can rely on and trust. And now that I'm actually being given a chance to prove myself, I end up hoping I'm not letting anyone down.
Especially someone like you. [Disappointment from strangers would hurt, but he's been judged all his life before this. He knows how to handle it. Disappointment from his friends and teachers, though, the people who mean a lot to him--that would be another matter altogether.]
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So you're doing well by me.
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You're right about All Might, though. [There's an odd expression on his face that's quickly gone again.] He's amazing, so of course people want to be like him. [Those are some huge shoes to fill, and though Izuku's ready to try his best, he frankly doesn't think he can do it.]
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I'd rather somebody want to be like All Might than my shitty old man.
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Thanks...I'll keep what you said in mind.
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[Because that's true. He's just being honest.]
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That's true. I pay attention to you a lot, too!
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