"When did my life become a bad Hallmark movie?" I whispered to myself as I gently placed Iida's head on a pillow. I took his glasses from his face and placed them on the coffee table. I placed a glass of water beside them and note which basically said that he fell asleep and I was down the hall in my room if he needed me.

I trekked to my room, shedding my clothes and adorning my sweats, feeling like a new person. I crawled between my sheets, not letting anything stop me from sleep. I closed my eyes, drifting off into the abyss like some sad anime protagonist with a troubled past.

My eyes shot open and I sat up.

"Oh my god," I whispered, "my life isn't a bad Hallmark movie, it's a cheesy anime." I paused. "Is that better or worse?" I laughed, laying back down. "All I need is Kaminari under my window singing to me, and I'd be set."

I flipped my sheets off my body, running to my window and looking down. I sighed in relief.

"Oh thank god."

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I leaned against my counter, sipping on my mug. I watched Iida as he slept, his chest raising and falling.

"Why do men keep showing up at my house unannounced?" I asked myself. "Can a cute girl show up every once in a while? Like Jiro. Or Momo. Mina was fucking adorable. Any of them, dear lord, any of them." I thought about my words for a moment. "Yeah I see nothing wrong with my statement."

I sat down, opening my laptop and checking my email. It was mostly people saying they "await my return," and "miss me dearly." I checked a few other things, and considered trying a new thing I've been theorizing about with my quirk.

"Where am I?" Iida asks, sitting up and feeling around my coffee table for his glasses. I look over at him lazily.

"Oh hey sleeping beauty. Welcome to the morning after." I say, looking back at my screen. He stammers for a minute, causing me to laugh. "Calm down, I was kidding." He sighed.

"I'm sorry again for barging in on you. It was rather rude of me." He said, walking towards me in the kitchen.

"Don't be sorry, it's alright. I have a strange feeling that a lot of people will randomly show up at my door over the course of my leave." I said. I got a mug out of the cupboard. "Coffee or tea?" I asked.

"Tea, please." I poured water from my pot onto a fresh tea bag. I prodded it a bit with a fork and handed it to Iida.

"Honey and sugar are over there." After fixing his drink, he sat on the other side of my counter, and I had a flashback to yesterday morning.

"I'm not jealous, are you stupid?!"

"Hey, Iida?" I asked. The male looked up from his drink and adjusted his glasses.

"Yes?"

"You know I'm always here right? You can always come to me with any problem or concern. Even if you just want to talk about our days. I'm here for you. You know that?" I asked, genuinely worried about the man. Sure, he was a capable adult, but he came to my apartment crying at night. If that's not concerning, I don't know what is.

"Thank you. I'm sorry for burdening you with my problems. It was so ungentlemanly of me." Iida said, looking back down in his tea.

I put my hand on his, causing him to look back up at me. "You aren't a burden. I'm here to listen, that's what friends are for." I smiled, and Iida returned the favor.

"Thank you for saying that."

"So," I said, changing the subject, "what does Ingenium Second Gen do in his free time?" I asked, putting my hand on the counter. Iida reached over and put his hand on mine. His hands were warm and rough, rather large. I blushed a bit, closing my laptop and covering my face a bit.

"Well, what little free time I have I devote to training and spending time with friends and family. What about you (L/N)? What plans do you have for your two weeks off?" He asked.

"Well, day after next I'm helping Mirio teach a class at U.A.. I'm really excited about that." I explained, my hand not moving.

It's just sitting there, I thought, laying on top of mine.

"Really? That will be exciting! If you need help with lesson plans or anything of the sort, let me know! I'd be glad to help!" He exclaimed, beaming at me.

"Thank you, I'll have to take you up on that offer." I smiled back at him, and suddenly the warmth on my hand was gone, and in a split second it was back, Iida's fingers intertwined with mine.

What is it with men and my hands?!

"I'm sorry," Iida said, looking away but not letting go, "your hands were really soft." Is he touch starved?

"Iida, you don't get physical affection a lot do you?" I asked, rubbing my thumb over his hand, making his face explode in color.

"I-I'm not sure what you mean." He stuttered out.

"When was the last time someone hugged you?" I asked, putting it in simpler terms.

"I'm not quite sure." He said, clearing his throat.

I got up from my seat, hand leaving Iida's, and made my way over to the other side of the counter where he sat. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling myself close.

I steadied my breathing, reminding myself that this was Iida, not Tomura. This was Iida. Iida will keep me safe. I'm safe with Iida.

"Everyone needs a hug now and then." I said between self comforting thoughts.

He hesitated before wrapping his arms around my waist, holding me close.

You're safe with Iida, you're safe with Iida, you're safe.

"I threw my parents out." I whispered. Iida pulled away a bit, arms still around me.

"What?"

"They we're pushing me to do things I had said before that I didn't want. My mother and I fought, my father defended my mother, and I threw them out." I paused for a moment and chuckled. "At least you won't have to deal with my mother and our engagement." He chuckled, looking down at me.

"Would that be such a bad thing?" He whispered, pulling me into him again.

"What?"

"What?"

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Iida and I stood at my door. He was about to leave for a shift, it was mid-afternoon and he had a three P.M. to twelve A.M. shift. I could never work hero hours.

"I'm just worried about your sleep schedule. All hero's sleep schedule's actually, like, do you guys even sleep? It's worrisome!" Iida laughs at my remark.

"Of course we sleep, every chance we get!"

"Well, you should be going unless you want to be late." I said, eyeing my clock.

"You're right, I've never been late to a shift before, and I don't want to start today! It would be a blemish on my agency's good record!" He exclaimed, and I laughed.

"But before you go, remember, I'm always here to talk, you have my number, I heard what you said earlier, and get a villain for me, ok?" He smiled down at me.

"I'll call you if I ever need to talk about stuff like that again-"

"Anything, talk about anything." I corrected him.

"Right, anything. I'll "get" a villain for you, I promise."

"Coolio. Go forth Ingenium! Do your duty as a hero!" I said dramatically, making Iida snicker. He started walking down the hallway towards the elevator, and I leaned against my door frame.

"Three, two, one."

"Wait a minute, you heard what I said?" He exclaimed, turning around. I laughed.

"Goodbye Iida. Have fun at work." I waved, going inside my apartment.

I found out later that Iida was so embarrassed he took a wrong turn and was late to work for the first time ever. When asked why, he simply said,

"(L/N)."

I love Iida so much-

Fun Fact: Remember that (Y/N) is a year older than the Class 1-A students! Even I forget that sometimes. She totally teases everyone in Class 1-A saying she's the special older woman in their lives.

Reminder: You are worth it. Never give up on what you love.

Also, you guys are really funny and I just wanted to say that I wanna be be your friend 👉👈 My Discord tag is adreamoflonelyaddiction#2129 and my messages are always open on here. :)

Over and out.