"You ready?" Todoroki asked him with a smile.

"As ready as I ever will be, I guess." Izuku said, twitching with nervousness and fiddling with his outfit. "What if they don't like it?" He looked out across stage to the rapidly filling stands.

They had altered the original stage to fit the instant rink. Bakugo, Tokoyami, Jiro, Yaoyorozu, and Denki were on an elevated mini stage to the side of the wide empty space. If this wasn't UA, they probably wouldn't be able to do this if the giant empty ice rink was any indication.

"Don't say things like that. What does it matter if they care?" Todoroki said pointing to the crowd. "We are the ones who practiced for months. This is a team effort and we should be proud of that."

Smiling at the boy, he added, "If it's any consolation, you look great."

"Thanks," Izuku said as his face warmed by two shades.

Aoyama and, surprisingly, Mei Hatsume worked for two months on the costume. Aoyama worked on the design and with the actual fabrics and details. Mei worked on the retractable blades and transformation mechanism. Izuku would have never been able to come up with the costume he was currently wearing.

It was beautiful. It currently had the standard design for a skating outfit with a skirt but with 'feather trim'. Turns out, his class had been picking up the feathers he shed a month prior and Aoyama had kept them to add 'pizazz' to his fashion projects. In reality, his costume was folded in on itself. The current outer layer had a white base with shimmering swirls over the torso and sparkling rhinestones along the edges of the deep set neckline. The back was open to show the markings from his quirk. Izuku was really hoping the dress wouldn't rip upon activation.

Along with the dress, he was wearing a gold choker, a gold leg band over white thigh highs, several gold arm accessories over 3/4 arm high gloves, and makeup.

The girls had done an amazing job with Izuku's face. They had made him look like heaven incarnate. They chose to give him fluffy lashes and gold eyeshadow. They added gold teardrop decals and a subtle glittery sheen to his cheekbones that accentuates his freckles, and a korean gradient lip. Mina had personally done his hair. Having experience with styling her own curly hair, she was able to coherse Izuku's curls to look fashionably messy rather than their usual disastrous state. They didn't expect the style to survive the performance, but it was the thought that counted.

The rest of the class was on crowd management and stage effects duty.

"Are you nervous?" Izuku asked.

"Definitely," Todoroki answered. "But, I believe we can do this. I mean, we've been practicing for months."

He wasn't wrong. The moment the class came to a decision, Izuku and Shoto had put everything they had into making and practicing the choreography. Not only that, but they also had to train their quirks extensively to produce the results they wanted.

Izuku had felt a little selfish suggesting the performance on ice, but his friends were quick to assure him that it was a great idea.

Shoto's outfit was simpler in design than Izuku's, but no less dazzling. It was a two peice skating outfit. The shirt and pants were both black with gold details. The shirt had rhinestones along the deep set neckline. Shoto was also wearing gold jewelry and had a whole gold armpeice on one arm. There wasn't a whole lot the girls could do with his face due to his scar, but what they did do was give him a deceptively natural looking appearance with the same shimmering powder on his cheekbones.

It was that moment that the stage lights changed, signaling that the rest of the class was ready and the crowd quieted.

Izuku and Shoto walked to the center and got into position. Izuku was leaning forward into Shoto's chest, and Shoto was leaning over him. The moment the piano started, Izuku hopped into Shoto's arms as he took a step backwards and filled the rink with ice. They spun in this position before Shoto set him down with outward momentum, propelling them away from eachother. Izuku twirled like this for a moment while Shoto stopped his backward momentum and started skating forward. When they met, they grabbed eachother's hands and used eachother's momentum to go in circles. They spun faster when they pulled closer together. When they let go, they were forced apart again. They circled around eachother, as if they were having a light conversation while they traveled the edge of the rink. They joined hands again, but this time they were close enough for their heads to touch as they skated towards the center. They briefly let go when Shoto needed to change the direction he was facing, still staying close and connecting hands again. They let go again when Izuku needed to change his direction as well, crossing his arms and holding Shoto's hands as he held him tight to his chest. They stayed like this until they reached the center and sharply turned into a spin. On the beatdrop, Shoto quickly threw Izuku straight up in the air.

It was at this point that the transforming dress and the retractable skates came into play. The top of the dress fell to reveal a bodice lined with feathers, jewels, and intricate gold details made of worbla. The inverted top became the skirt which appeared to be made of Izuku's fluffiest feathers. The moment Izuku heard "hour", he unleashed his wings. He could hear people in the crowd gasp, but he couldn't afford to look. As he fell, he retracted the skates and hid his wkngs again to make it safer for Shoto to catch him.

The catch was perfect. Shoto caught him and held him close to his chest for a turn, supporting his weight from his legs. The next turn, he shifted Izuku around his shoulders to the ground. Izuku then led him around the edge of the rink. They skated side by side again, this time adding hops and turns when the beat hit. They periodically got closer and further apart from eachother, completing several small spins.. Eventually, they let go to complete identical high velocity spins. They came back together, this time Shoto was cradled in Izuku's chest as they picked up speed, occasionally switching directions. When the beat dropped again, Shoto retracted his skates as Izuku picked him up so he could stand on his knees, crouching over him. They smoothly skated like that across the rounded edge of the rink before Izuku picked him up to swing him around his shoulders to the ice. They carried that momentum smoothly before Izuku pulled Shoto into a spin that started slow but got progressively faster. When the spin was done, he picked Shoto up to carry on his shoulders before quickly swinging him away. For the last notes of the song, they skated toward eachother again, circled around the center, and met in the center with a fast spin that left Izuku leaning over Shoto, wings on full display, while cradling Shoto into his chest.

When the song finally finished, Izuku finally let out a breathe he didn't even know he was holding. Shoto noticed his shoulders sag with relief. When the stage lights changed again, they both separated and bowed towards the audience. Izuku was not prepared for the overwhelming applause. Shoto noticed that pinpricks of moisture were threatening to become rivers and was quick to guide Izuku to the end of the rink. Iida and Yaoyorozu took up the stage to give the different credits.

Shoto and Izuku took a seat, still holding hands. "That was..." Izuku started after quelling his tears but trailed off.

"Amazing?" Shoto finished for him. "I have never felt that pressured in my life."

"Same." Izuku said, letting go of Shoto's hand to start taking off his skates. "Do you, um, want to...go get dinner after this? I got permission from Aizawa sensei earlier."

Shoto started to take off his skates, too. "Sure. All that skating got me hungry."

Izuku smiled warmly at him, and he smiled back, intent the same.

I am sooooo going to rewrite this. I don't know shit about ice skating terminology or choreography. Cry for my writing skills.

Future inspos:

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2:38 - https://youtu.be/rVNP7n7e5dg