"Come on come on come on." Chiharu mumbled as he ran full tilt towards the alley Izuku was supposed to be in. 

He ran past the building, arms pumping and boots clacking on the concrete of the street. Finally he burst into the alley, panting and ready for danger. 

And danger was ready for him too apparently. 

Iida and Izuku were standing on either side of a pro hero that looked injured. Across the alley from them stood a man who was obviously the hero killer. The swords in his hands really gave that away. 

"Its a shame Ingenium got away." The hero killer mused, "Hopefully you won't be as lucky.". With that he lunged for Iida who dodge to the left with a boost from his engines. The hero killed smirked and switched his grip on the blade in his hand. 

It cut into Iida's cheek. Izuku attempted to knock Stain away but failed. The villain hopped back several feet and licked up the sword with his disgustingly long tongue. Iida froze in place, looking downright terrified. 

"Careful!" Izuku called out to Chiharu, "If he drinks some of you're blood you're paralyzed.". Chiharu looked over at Stain with wide eyes. 

"Noted." He said simply. Chiharu rolled his shoulders and took off his jacket, exposing his arms and shoulders to the cold winter air. He just really didn't want his clothes slashed to pieces. 

"And I thought you were dumb." Stain mused, looking directly at Izuku. "It seems your little friend has even more of a death wish. I don't want to kill him though. He did well in that fight.". 

"You saw the sports festival?" Chiharu asked. Stain smiled. "Then you must know what I'm about to do." The black haired boy said before walking right up to Stain. 

The villain smirked widely and pulled a knife off his hip and brought it to Chiharu's neck. Nothing happened. 

The teen took the opportunity to punch the villain in the face, sending him into the brick wall across the alley. "How on earth did you-" Stain began, lunching at him again, this time with a knife aimed at his abdomen. 

It poked the skin but nothing more happened. "I'm knife proof." Chiharu said. Well, not entirely true. The sword Stain had dropped by Iida was a risk. Longer blades were difficult to judge the damage on but nonetheless the rest of the knives on Stain's body were harmless. 

Chiharu grabbed for the man's extra knives and grabbed them by the blade with no hesitation. He threw them across the alley and shoved the hero killed towards Izuku who swung for him quickly. 

The green haired teen rammed him into the opposite wall with so much force it cracked the wall. Stain took the opportunity and cut Izuku's forearm. Chiharu saw red and darted for the knife, not about to let the man lick the blade again. 

Unfortunately he was just a few seconds too late. Izuku fell to the ground completely immobilized and the hero killer smirked. 

"Deku!" Chiharu called out, running back to him. The hero killer jumped off the wall and slammed Chiharu into the ground. He leaped for Iida, pulling another knife out of god knows where. 

Luckily he was stopped when a wall of flames erupted around him. "Todoroki!" Izuku called out. Chiharu snapped his head around to see Todoroki was indeed standing there, panting and ready to help out. 

The hero killer pulled two more knives out and smirked at Shoto. "A mini Endeavor. How nice." The villain drawled. 

Chiharu and Todoroki made eye contact for a second before the black haired teen leaped into action. He hooked his arms around Stain's shoulders and held him tight. 

"Blast him with ice!" He shouted to Todoroki. "You won't hurt me.". 

And the teen did just that but the hero killer managed to hook his leg around Chiharu's leg meaning they both got caught in the ice blast. 

Only one of Chiharu's arms was free to move and the hero killer was completely encased. He was too close to the hero killer for Shoto to melt him out. Grunting with effort he cracked through the ice to free his other arm. 

To everyone else's shock he slammed his arms down on the ice only about seven times before he was free. Brushing the ice off his body he walked over to Izuku to make sure he was alright while Shoto kept an eye on the hero killer. 

Iida's paralysis had worn off to the point where he was sitting up now, clutching the cut on his face. 

"He's trapped." The hero student thought aloud, "Right now I could just-". Right as he started to sit up Chiharu pushed him back down gently. 

"Don't." He said simply. Midoriya looked over at his friends with concerned eyes. 

"You'll only regret it." The green haired teen said sadly. Iida looked up at them with wide, confused eyes but stayed seated. 

"I think you are correct." The class president said with a heavy sigh. 

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Todoroki and Chiharu stood there awkwardly while Izuku and Iida were taken to the hospital. Thanks to each other neither of them were injured, although Chiharu wouldn't have been anyways. 

The half and half teen looked down at his smaller classmate. That display of strength-that couldn't possibly be normal. Iwamoto had said something before about his brain not stopping him from using his full strength, but this seemed a little extreme even for that. 

Then he noticed how violently the boy was shivering. 

"You're cold?" He asked, confused. 

"Yeah." Chiharu mumbled, his cheeks tinging pink as he wrapped the jacket he had discarded earlier around him even tighter. "I usually don't feel the painful part of being cold but being incased in ice is a lot even for me." The boy joked. 

Todoroki nodded and looked down at his feet. His quirk was keeping him perfectly warm. The teen watched as Chiharu bounced from foot to foot, shivering slightly the entire time. 

'I could help.' He thought, then shook his head. He would be too hot for Chiharu and burn him. Then part of their earlier interaction played in his head. 

'You won't hurt me'. 

"I um, Iwamoto," The boy stuttered, "I could warm you up while we wait for someone to pick us up.". Todoroki wanted to smack himself in the face the minute he finished saying it. No one would accept that offer. That sounded awful. 

"Really?" Chiharu asked, his big brown eyes staring up at Todoroki with hope. Shoto nodded and opened his arms. 

With the pair pressed together like this Todoroki could feel the relief washing over Chiharu's body as he warmed up. He could hear the boy's heart rate against his chest and he could see how his long eyelashes cast a shadow over his face in the streetlight-

He had to look away before he could set them both on fire. Why was he so embarrassed? Could Iwamoto hear his heart rate pick up?

Despite Shoto's internal panic, the two stayed pressed up against each other, Chiharu leeching off of Shoto's warmth until Endeavor came to get Shoto and the two broke apart before the no.2 hero could see them. Endeavor would never approve of friendship, especially with someone like Chiharu who had no real connections in the hero world. 

If they had stuck around just a little longer they would have been proven wrong as Hawks arrived only 5 minutes later to pick Chiharu up and fly him back to the penthouse. 

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"Oh good you're finally back-" 

Chiharu stared at the stranger and the stranger stared back. He was shirtless and his body was littered in scars and staples hold the skin together. He was tall, muscled and had black hair. 

He was also a complete stranger inside their house. 

"Keigo, do you know this guy?" Chiharu asked softly, glaring at the man. 

"Babe, who's the kid?" The guy demanded. 

"BABE?!" Chiharu shrieked, staring slack jawed at the man. "Who are you?!" He demanded. 

"His fucking boyfriend! Who are you?" The man demanded. 

"Okay, that's enough you two." Keigo said, holding his hands and wings in the air. "This is Touya, my boyfriend of two months. Touya, this is Iwamoto Chiharu, he's basically my little brother and he lives with me.". 

The two took in each other's appearance. "And I wasn't aware he existed because...?" Touya demanded. 

Keigo sighed and suddenly Chiharu was worried about being a burden again. What if Keigo felt like he had to hide his life because of him? Was he holding him back? 

"I didn't want to introduce you two until I was sure we would work out." The hero said, his earnestness obvious in his voice. "I didn't want you two to develop a friendly relationship only to never see each other again if we broke up.". 

Chiharu and Touya were both shocked. A friendly relationship? With the guy who had just shouted at him? 

"Why are you talking like he's your kid or something? Is this why I'm barely able to come over to your place?" Touya asked. Keigo glared at him. "He basically is my kid." The hero said sternly, "And if shit hits the fan he's staying and you're going.". 

"You wound me, angel." Touya said, his expression turning back into a smile. He walked over to Keigo and kissed him quickly on the lips. 

"We got off on the wrong foot." He said, holding his hand out for Chiharu to shake. It was then the hero student realized he was half behind Keigo being shielded by the hero's wings. He blushed and shook Touya's hand, not wanting to look like a scared child. 

"Lets get along, kiddo." Touya said with a stretched (literally) smile. 

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I find this chapter so god damn funny if I'm being honest. Get ready for some 'I don't want a step dad' shenanigans 😂

I also loved finally revealing the second love interest. Todoroki was an odd choice because both he and Chiharu are so awkward and Chiharu's still pining for Izuku but that green haired brussel sprout is denser than lead and not taking any hints any time soon. 

I thought about making it Bakugou but after their fight I realized they didn't have much against or for each other. They share a mutual respect, but that's very much a platonic thing. Also Chiharu may have forgiven some of his earlier actions but he hasn't forgotten them. 

Stay Tuned!