oneshot: todoroki shouto x birthday girl! reader

notes: this was requested by someone on quotev. not a lot of reader insert, but it's cute

// this has been rewritten! it's now at 5,000 words, check the chapter "announcement" for extra details //

word count: 1017

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"Midoriya," Todoroki said, his deep voice sending chills down Izuku spine. "Y-yes, Todoroki-kun?" Izuku responded, cursing himself for the stuttering. He really needed to fix that.

All of the sudden, Todoroki appeared to be flustered, shocking Izuku to the core. "T-Todoroki-kun?!" He exclaimed. "It's nothing. You know a lot about [Name] though, right?" He asked.

Izuku paused, wondering how to reply. "We're good friends, but why do you ask?" Izuku answered him. "W-well her birthday is coming up, and I don't know what to get her," Todoroki stuttered, turning to face the other way in embarrassment with flushed cheeks.

A flustered Todoroki?! Izuku thought to himself, even more shocked. He knew that Todoroki's love for you was strong, despite your childish and outgoing personality, but not this strong!

"Um, I know that [Name]-chan likes anything associated with quirks! I don't know much beyond that, but she seems to talk to the other girls a lot more, if that helps," He answered.

"Thank you," Todoroki told him, before he left the room. Izuku felt a chill in the room, most likely caused by the half cold-half hot boy.

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"You need help with a getting a birthday gift for [Name]?" Uraraka asked him, to which Todoroki nodded in response. "That's so cute!" Uraraka gushed, putting down the brush she had been using to brush Momo's hair down.

"What's this? Todoroki needs to get [Name]-chan a gift? I'm in!" Mina exclaimed, messing up the nails Jirou were doing for her. Todoroki was glad that he had caught them in their monthly girl's night session, it made his life easier.

Uraraka clamped a hand over the pink girl's mouth, "Shh! It's a surprise, Mina!"

"Oh yeah, sorry," She replied sheepishly.

"Todoroki-kun is such a good boyfriend! Why can't we get a man like him!" Toru cried, causing Tsuyu to place a reassuring hand on what Todoroki assumed was her shoulder. "You'll find your Prince Charming one day, Toru-chan," Tsuyu told her.

"Thanks, Tsuyu-chan! I love you guys so much, you're way better than boys!" She exclaimed, pulling Tsuyu into a big hug. Todoroki wasn't sure; it was hard to tell, with her being invisible and all.

"Where is [Name]-chan anyways?" Momo asked unsurely. "Oh, [Name]-chan told us that her parents wanted to take her out to eat before they leave to Korea for the next month," Jirou answered. 

"Are you going to help me or not?" Todoroki questioned getting tired of their rambling. "Of course!" They answered in unison, seemingly shocked that he even thought that they didn't want to help him.

"But you're going to have to join us in [Name]-chan's place," Uraraka told him, a sinister tone in her voice. Todoroki paused, eyes widening slightly, before he begrudgingly took a seat in front of them. They all cheered, as Jirou got out a bottle of red and white nail polish.

"Only because I love [Name]," He said, putting both his hands into Momo and Tsuyu's grasp. "Aw, he's so-o-o in love with her! I'm jealous~" Mina cried, just like Toru had done minutes before.

"[Name]-chan absolutely adores the stars. Astrology is one of her favorite topics besides, you know, quirks," Toru told him. He'd have to take mental note of that. "She's also a big sucker for cliches! We never let her pick movies anymore because of that," Mina pitched in.

"I remember that [Name]-chan said she liked rings, gold one's especially." Momo didn't look up from his nail she had been painting with red nail polish.

"What do you think I should get her then?" He asked them. "You don't need to get her much to be happy; just make it memorable, as if it was your last time telling her "I love you", you know?" Uraraka answered.

"I agree, but if it's too bland then you're not going to get a good reaction. Try something that'll bring a girl to tears," Jirou suggested, as Momo put his hands into a nail dryer.

"Words mean just as much as actions do," Tsuyu said vaguely. Then it hit Todoroki. "I know what to do now," He said. He would've stood up, to get what he needed, but was stopped by the girls.

"You're not getting away without telling us!"

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It was a cold night, but Todoroki asked you to come to the park nonetheless. It was around 7PM, but it was still pretty dark outside. You quickly put on a warm jacket, then you ventured out into the cold.

You spotted him instantly, his red and white hair was hard to miss. You ran towards him with a wide smile on your face, only stopping when you had arrived in front of him.

Todoroki took a deep breath, before cupping both of your hands with his own. His hands were cold, contrasting against your warm ones. But you didn't mind, it was nice to just be touching the one you loved.

Using his quirk, Todoroki formed a piece of ice shaped like a heart into your hand. You stared at it in wonder, his quirk always fascinated you. The ability to tame fire and ice, it was incredible.

"What's this?" You mused, clearly interested.

"[Name], before I met you, I had a cold heart; you could say it was made of ice even," He spoke up, his voice smooth. "When you came into my life and gave me a hand—a reason to keep on living—you melted this cold heart of mine."

Suddenly, the ice cold heart in your hands melted away: revealing a gold ring with a small, white diamond in the shape of a star in the middle.

"You shine like a thousand stars in the sky, even through thick and thin. I want this ring to remind you that you're my star, the one who shines brightest in my life."

Todoroki gently took your left hand, sliding the ring onto your finger. You looked up into his bi-colored eyes, white puffs of air coming from both of your warm breaths.

"Happy Birthday, to the one who I love the most."