It was a calm summer morning on the campus of U.A. The sun was just beginning to rise above the skyline of the surrounding city as its rays shone upon the world-famous school. The grounds, normally bustling at this time of day, were devoid of human life. On any other day this would be unusual, but today was Sunday. Students that would normally be heading to their first classes at this time were instead enjoying their day off elsewhere. If there was any activity on the campus, it was in and around the dormitories.

U.A. was not a boarding school. The dorms had only been added less than two weeks ago, and only for a select group of students. They had been specifically built to accommodate the first-year hero students, classes 1-A and 1-B. It was a direct response to recent events, where both classes had been put in immense danger when a group of villains assaulted their training camp. The attack resulted multiple injuries and, worst of all, a missing student.

While he had ultimately been rescued, the fact that the students had been in danger at all caused massive backlash from the public. The incident earlier that year with the same group of villains only made things worse. In order to better protect the individuals who had been targeted in both of these attacks as well as to restore confidence in the school, the decision was made to have both classes start living on school grounds.

Of course, there was one other reason for the move, but only a select few knew about that.

This was the first Sunday since the move occurred. While it was technically still summer break, the hero students had still been hard at work training for the upcoming provisional license exam. This was the first true day off they had in a while, and almost everyone was taking the opportunity to finally sleep in a little.

Shockingly enough, Mina Ashido was not one of these people.

Anyone who knew 1-A's most chipper member would tell you that despite her hyperactive nature, she loved to sleep. Getting up for school had always been something of a struggle for her back at home, with her parents frequently having to wake her even after she set multiple alarms (Mina was a very heavy sleeper). Things were tough without them around; Ochako Uraraka had already gotten into the habit of checking on her neighbor every morning to make sure she got up on time, usually by putting an ear to her door and listening for (loud) snoring.

Yet in a bizarre twist, the pink girl was quite possibly the first one up today. Dressed in flannel bottoms colored like a starry night sky and a worn black t-shirt with a stereotypical flying saucer and the words "Out of this world!" on the front, the acid girl put on her favorite pink bunny slippers before heading out of her room. Her hair was even wilder looking than normal as she shuffled toward the elevator, still a bit groggy. And yet, she looked to be in a stellar mood.

See, getting up early on days off like this was actually quite normal for the pajama-clad girl. That was because unlike school, she actually had something fun to wake up to. Something far more important than class, as far as she was concerned.

And that was a new episode of Super Galaxy Force. Pretty much the best show ever.

Mina had discovered this wonder of mankind about a year ago. She had been babysitting for her little brother one day and happened to catch a bit of it while he was watching it. At first she wrote it off as some silly kid show, but only minutes later she found herself drawn in.

The premise was fairly simple. The show took place in the future, with humanity having achieved space travel and colonization. The plot followed a group of wandering heroes that traveled across the stars, fighting evil wherever they found it. What was interesting was that there were no Quirks in this universe; everyone relied on martial arcs and cool tech. There were occasionally aliens with weird powers, but these typically served as the villains (though the good guys had a couple non-human races on their side).

This show had it all. Tons of great action, cool special effects, suspenseful drama, and even some romance to boot. And sure, maybe the acting was a bit corny since it was more a kid's show, but that almost added to the charm. The fact that it was marketed toward a significantly younger audience than Mina didn't stop her from loving it to death.

New episodes aired early Sunday morning, and she hadn't missed one yet. Sure, she could probably stream it or download it online somewhere, but that just didn't feel the same. It felt nostalgic in a way; the energetic girl would always get up early to watch her favorite cartoons when she was little, chowing down on the most sugar-filled cereal she could find as she sat on the couch in her 'jammies.

Besides, it was a good way to get her mind off recent events.

The camp invasion, Bakugou's kidnapping, All Might's final fight and retirement… So much had happened in such little time, and as usual 1A was right in the middle of all of it. Mina swore her class was cursed or something.

As she stepped off the elevator and entered the first floor common area, the pink girl was greeted with a surprise: Someone else was down here already. And much to her despair, they were using the TV. She was standing behind the couches, so she couldn't quite tell who it was. As she approached, however, she quickly recognized the mess of curly green hair poking over the top of the sofa.

"Midoriya?"

Having not noticed her present, Izuku Midoriya jumped a bit at the sound of another voice. She saw him squirm a bit before the channel suddenly changed, going from one advert to another.

"Oh, m-morning Ashido," he greeted as he turned his head.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare yah," Mina said with a small smirk as she got closer, resting her arms on the top of the couch and leaning forward so her head was resting atop them. Her smirk grew as she got a look at her classmate's attire. Like her, he was still in PJs, sporting a t-shirt designed to look like All Might's costume, bottoms covered in little All Might faces, and even slippers that were basically the All Might equivalent of hers.

As expected of the resident fanboy.

"You're, uh, you're up early," he pointed out as she looked him over, clearly a little uncomfortable.

"Could say the same to you." She turned her gaze to the television. "Sooooo watcha watching?" She resisted the urge to tease him about his outfit, feeling she didn't know him well enough to make fun of him like that. Not without seeing like a jerk, anyway. Besides, there were far more important matters at hand.

Part of her wanted to just yell at him to give her the remote, but she knew that wasn't okay. He had gotten here first, after all. Still, maybe she could persuade him if she asked nicely…

"Oh, um, n-nothing really." Izuku looked down at the bowl of oatmeal in his lap, a little red in his cheeks. Despite her not saying anything about it, he was clearly a little embarrassed about his looks right now. He stirred the food in the bowl around a bit. "Just sort of surfing." He changed the channel once again as if to prove his point.

Mina lit up at this. Suddenly she felt far less guilty about taking over the TV.

"Oh, well do you mind if I watch something then? Got a show starting in a couple minutes I want to catch." She always made sure to give herself enough time to prepare for this.

"You do? Oh, I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-

"It's fine, dude. Not like you knew." Izuku had a tendency to apologize for things that weren't even remotely his fault. "But for real, you mind?"

"No, not at all." Mina pumped a fist.

"Yes!" She then turned around and walked into the kitchen. "Can you change it to channel 14?" She called out to Izuku as she rummaged through the cupboards, pulling out a box of one of those marshmallow-filled cereals that were basically just an excuse to have candy for breakfast.

"Wait, did you say 14?" Izuku asked as she prepared her breakfast.

"Yeah, hurry!" Mina exclaimed, now mixing up a glass of strawberry milk for herself. A moment later and she returned to the couch, plopping down next to her fellow early riser, setting her glass and bowl on the table in front on them.

"S-So wait, was this definitely the channel you wanted, because-

"Ssh!" Mina cut Izuku off, waving her hand at him a few times as she focused on the screen. "It's starting!" Like any good fan, she knew the theme song to this show by heart. And of course, she couldn't resist singing along with the lyrics. She bounced up and down in her seat to the rhythm of the music as she did, striking poses similar to the characters throughout the action-filled opening.

She was so wrapped up in it all that it took her a moment to notice when a second voice joined the sing-along. Shutting up, her head snapped to her right as she realized where it was coming from.

Next to her, Izuku had started quietly singing the theme song to himself, bobbing his head a little in time with her. He kept going for a few seconds before becoming aware of the fact that Mina had stopped, his eyes meeting hers.

"…"

"…"

Color rushed to the quiet boy's face as he trailed off. He cleared his throat.

"I, uh…"

"Dude." It took a lot to take Mina's attention away from the screen when this show was on. "You watch Super Galaxy Force too?" Perhaps a little presumptuous; maybe he just happened to like the song. But the bubbly girl, now fully facing Izuku with sparkles in her eyes, was far too excited about the idea of someone else in her class sharing her love for this show.

"Er, w-well…" Izuku smiled sheepishly, face still dusted with red. "Yeah… I-It's one of my favorite-

"EEEEE!" Unable to contain herself, Mina squealed with delight as he confirmed her theory. Grabbing his shoulders, she was suddenly in his face. "Ohmygosh, ohmygosh, like, who's your favorite character!? Is it Ami!? Glaxxa!? Oh, oh, I bet it's Kenji! Do you think he and Ami are going to finally kiss this season!? Do you have a favorite episode!?" She had gone full Ashido, grilling her classmate for details as she talked a mile a minute.

Izuku was momentarily stunned by the sudden surge of energy, barely able to keep up with her motor-mouth. On top of that, having a girl this close (and touching him, no less) was causing him to have a mild panic attack. Unfortunately for him, Mina was too distracted to notice how red he had gotten.

Glancing back at the TV, the blushing boy suddenly cut Mina off mid-question as he suddenly sprung to life.

"A-Ashido!" He pointed at the screen "It's starting!"

"AH!" Having momentarily forgotten about the fact that a new episode was on, the hyper girl let Izuku go as the two directed all their focus to the TV. The opening had just finished, and the actual show was starting.

Mina didn't calm down, of course. Throughout the episode she would cheer, laugh, gasp, and provide her own commentary. This was normal behavior for her; she tended to really get into this show. Much to her surprise, Izuku acted similarly. While he wasn't nearly as noisy as his pink classmate, the boy would get about as emotional as her during key moments. He would also frequently mumble to himself, though Mina couldn't ever understand any of it.

When the commercial break hit, she turned back to him, grinning from ear to ear. Partially because she was enjoying the episode, but mostly because Izuku seemed to be almost as big a fan of SGF as she was.

"Alright, be honest. Were you up to watch this too?" It couldn't have been a coincidence.

"…Yeah." He almost seemed embarrassed by that fact.

"Dude, why didn't you say so earlier? You told me you were just surfing!" Thinking back, Izuku had only changed channels when he realized she was there.

"W-Well, see…" He looked away slightly, rubbing the back of his head. "I mean, i-it's kind of meant for little kids, so I thought-

"So?" She cut him off. "Who cares? It's an awesome show!" Mina had never felt the need to hide the fact that she watched it. If anyone thought less of her for it, they probably weren't worth talking to in the first place. "I talk about it, like, all the time with my friends." Izuku looked back at her.

"Y-You do?"

"Mhm. I mean, none of them really watch it so it usually just turns into me rambling, but still!" She paused. "But man, I can't believe this! How long have you been watching?"

"S-Since it first aired…" Another silly smile crossed the freckled boy's face.

"Woah! For real?" Mina's jaw dropped in awe. "That makes you, like, an even bigger fan than me!" She almost felt jealous.

"I-I really liked the idea. I mean, there's no Quirks but… They're still heroes, you know?" It always tied back to heroes with this guy… Not that that was a bad thing. "A-And yeah, Kenji's my favorite. He's always just so kind and brave, and he's a great leader, and he always helps people, and…" He droned on as he started gushing.

"Oh my god, I know right? He's like, always so cool and calm too! He's probably my second favorite in the team." Finally, someone she could actually talk to about this stuff.

"Oh, who's your first?" Izuku glanced back at the screen, checking to see if the ad break was over yet.

"Ami. She totally kicks butt!" Mina threw a couple punches at the air, uttering one of the heroine's catch phrases.

"Yeah, she's a really good fighter," her companion nodded, agreeing.

"And a total cutie! Don't you think?" She grinned mischievously Izuku's cheeks turned rosy.

"Uh, erm, I…" He looked down, rubbing under his nose with an index finger. Mina giggled, amused by the reaction her question had caused.

"Knew it," she teased, giving him a playful nudge. While the two of them didn't know each other that well, she and the rest of their class knew how flustered he could get when it came to girls. It was like Mineta, only instead of creepy it was kind of cute.

Before their conversation could continue, the show came back on. Once again, both of them immediately stopped what they were doing and focused intently on the screen in front of them.

As the episode went on, Izuku seemed to get more and more into it. Soon he was rivaling Mina's excitement as a big fight scene started. It was certainly unusual behavior for him; for as long as they'd known each other, Izuku had always struck Mina as a very no-nonsense person. He was certainly emotional and could have his outbursts (how someone could cry that hard was still a mystery), but he never seemed to really just goof off. He was always doing something, whether it was training, studying, or just writing down random stuff in his notebook.

It was why the more easy-going girl never really spoke to him much. While she admired and even envied his work ethic and the accomplishments it brought him, the fact was the two of them didn't seem to have much in common beyond their matching hair.

Izuku was showing a completely different side to him right now. She'd never seen him acting so… Open, for lack of a better word.

As the credits started rolling, the two teens turned back to each other, giddy as could be.

"Holy cow that was awesome!" Mina cried, her hands balled into fists as she moved them up and down slightly.

"I know! Like, that part where Kenji fought through that exploding ship to save that dog…"

"Ohmygosh I was so scared! He got out with, like four seconds to spare! Edge of my freakin' seat!" Having finished her sugar-filled breakfast, the already-hyper girl was starting to get a rush. "And then they brought the dog back to the girl and she hugged it andtheylookedsohappyandohmygoditwassocuuuuute!" Her whole body began vibrating as she talked faster and faster.

The pair continued to jabber on about their favorite parts. Eventually, Mina realized she was starting to actually sweat a bit and forced herself to slow down a bit.

"Okay… Okay… Deep breaths, Mina…" She muttered to herself. Izuku also seemed to realize they were getting a bit too intense and started to calm down.

"Uh… Haha…" He began fidgeting as his cheeks glowed once again. "S-S-Sorry, I uh… I can get a little too into it sometimes."

"I know and it's awesome! You shouldn't apologize for liking something, dude.' There was that self-conscious attitude again.

She hated that part of Izuku. He seemed kind of hard on himself, always talking how great everyone else was and never giving himself any credit. Or blaming himself for things he shouldn't, like when he claimed Bakugou's kidnapping was his fault for not getting there in time.

"It's okay to care about stuff, you know?" Not like he wasn't a passionate person; his drive for heroism was perhaps the greatest in the whole class.

"I… I know." The boy sighed, but then smiled shortly after. "It's… Nice to have someone to talk to about this."

"Right!? I can't believe this whole time we both have been… Just, wow." It was a testament to how little the two of them really knew each other. "…You want to start making this a thing? I mean, I'm gonna be catching these every Sunday if I can."

"O-Oh, well um…" He hesitated. "I-If you don't mind me joining you, I guess…"

"Don't mind… Dude, of course I don't mind! This was a ton of fun!" Having someone to talk to during this really enhanced the experience for her. "We can be, like, pajama pals!"

"…Pajama pals?"

"Mhm!" Mina beamed, very proud of her little nickname for them.

Besides, she specifically wanted to spend more time with Izuku now. There was something very endearing about how he was acting just now, and it made her want to get to know him more. He looked so happy with that big ol' smile and those cute little dimples that came with it…

And so started a new friendship in the dorms of U.A.

So this was originally going to be a one shot, but this first part went on long enough that I figure I can flesh it out into maybe 2-3 small chapters instead. This seems to happen to me a lot. Should hopefully have the next part or parts out soon enough.