Caring for Shinsou, Midoriya surmised, was like caring for a cat. A very handsome, sassy cat. He often stared at things and liked to hide in the most questionable places. He liked to stay in his room, for some reason, to the point of them both unofficially making it his room. It didn't matter much to Midoriya anyway- to him, Shinsou's smile was worth anything, which included sleeping on the hardwood floor until he got (stole) a new bed for him to sleep on. Another cat-like thing about Shinsou is that he'll sleep for long periods of time. Unfortunately, that means that Midoriya has to wake him up in order for him to take his medicine on time. And that means he has to wake him up often, much to the annoyance of the taller boy.

Sitting on the bed, Midoriya nudged the sleeping boy with his hand. "Shinsou? Wake up. It's time to take your medicine. Shinsou mewled, moving into his touch. Midoriya's heart melted. 'Fucking hell, he's so cute!' he squealed internally. Summoning all his willpower, he gently shook Shinsou to the point of consciousness. "Guh?" With the eloquence of an adolescent in the early stages of waking up, Shinsou stared dumbfoundedly at the greenette. "Hey, Shinsou. Could you open your mouth for me?" Shinsou nodded and opened his mouth, allowing Midoriya to place the pills on his tongue. Shinsou winced from the taste of the pills, then dry swallowed them, much to the horror of his caretaker. 'Dude, what the actual fuck'. "What else was I supposed to do? Shove them up my ass?"

'Oh shit. I said that out loud? Secondly, did he just offer to use suppositories instead?'

"On second thought, please don't do that. I want to be an asshole virgin for a few more weeks."

Midoriya choked on air. Shinsou chortled at his reaction. Shinsou rolled out of bed, stretching slightly. "I'll start breakfast." "Okay!" Midoriya called back. He waited until he heard Shinsou's scream of indignation. "It's fucking 1:00 in the morning?! Why the actual fuck would you wake me up now? God!" Now it was Midoriya's turn to tease his temporary roommate. 'I hope he isn't temporary', he tells himself. 'After all, he makes this house a home. A home that hasn't existed since she left.'

"It's time to get up, you asshole."

"No."

"Seriously, Midoriya. Get up."

"I told you, I'm not moving."

"Izuku."

Midoriya shot up like a rocket, almost headbutting the alarm clock also known as Shinsou. "Hey, watch it. You don't want me to stay longer than I have too, right?" Shinsou snarked. He just replied, "I wouldn't mind having you here longer." Lilac eyes widened in shock, and Shinsou turned to face the greenette. "...What?" Blushing, Midoriya averted his eyes. "I said, I w-wouldn't mind h-having you here l-longer…Would y-you like to be m-my housemate, Shinsou? " Stunned into silence, the other boy stood, mouth agape. Smiling, he gently extricated himself from his bedsheets. "I'm serious. P-please consider my offer." Moving smoothly around the still stunned purple-haired boy, he padded off to get ready for school. Shinsou muttered under his breath, in a decidedly Midoriya-like fashion, "What the fuck just happened?" Combing his fingers through his messy hair, he paced like a prisoner in his cell, even though his shelter was anything but. He willed himself to stop, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes. 'Consider? I don't even need to think about it. I already know my answer.'

Meanwhile, Midoriya was having a miniature panic attack. "WhatthefuckwasIthinkingohmygodhe'sgonnagetmadohshitohshitwhatamIgonnado-"

"Hey."

Midoriya startled, falling on his butt. Scrambling to find a handhold, he flailed about, before deciding to give up and flopped on the floor in defeat. "Hey, Shinsou," he sighed. Shinsou laughed at that and Midoriya's heart almost stopped beating. 'His laugh is so pretty! Who the fuck would want to hurt him? Oh wait, Kacchan wants to destroy everything that moves. Never mind.' Once Shinsou's laughter subsided enough, he wiped the tears from his eyes and smiled at the greenette. "I considered your offer, Midoriya. And I have my answer." Midoriya sat up ramrod straight. Shinsou looked into his classmate-no, friend's- eyes, and gave him the word that would change both of their lives- and the entirety of Japan- for eternity.

"Yes."

And the fate of Japan warped.