"Alright so, best episode or best episode?"

"Definitely the best!" Izuku ignored the fact that every episode Mina said this every time they finished watching a new episode. They were all the best, really.

The fanboy was still amazed anyone in his class even watched this show, let alone liked it as much as he did. He had always felt silly being so enamored with what was really a show meant for younger kids, which was why he never really talked about it with anyone. No need to give more proof that he had next to no social life.

With that in mind, one might think he would have just watched it in private on his computer rather than try to sneakily catch a new episode live. The issue with that, though, was that it took time for the new episodes to go up online. Izuku was a little impatient when it came to SGF.

Besides, it just wasn't the same.

He had been watching this show every Sunday for as long as it had been on. Considering how he had no friends most of his life, he had a lot of free time to devote to TV. And out of everything he had seen, SGF had to be his favorite. A bit surprising, given his affinity for more traditional heroes. But the thing was, he didn't need to watch fictional television to see heroes in action; that was real life.

Meanwhile, the heroes in this show didn't have any Quirks.

That was, more than anything, the biggest draw for Izuku. Back before that day he met All Might, the time he was convinced he would never have a Quirk of his own, it was this show that gave him that small glimmer of hope that he could in fact still become a hero. The characters still always managed to save the day with nothing but tools and skill, and they acted just as heroically as real-life pro.

This series meant a lot to him, which is why despite being a bit too old for it he continued to follow it every week. And now he had a friend to experience it with him.

Even before all this, Mina had always stood out to Izuku among the class. Not just because of her unusual appearance, but her larger-than-life personality. She was possibly the friendliest member of the class; even if the two of them weren't really friends for a while, she'd always greet him with as much enthusiasm as she would someone like Hagakure. A real social butterfly.

Izuku was admittedly a bit jealous of her.

She never got nervous or flustered, never worried about how she might have looked in other people's eyes. She wasn't afraid to just be open about who she was to everyone. It didn't matter to her how silly she looked when she got overly excited about stuff. The idea that people might make fun of her for watching SGF just never crossed her mind; she was proud of her love for it.

She was comfortable with who she was. Izuku, meanwhile, had sort of hated himself for a huge portion of his life. It was only in the last year or so that he had started to get out of that mindset, and he clearly still had issues.

That's why he had started eagerly looking forward to Sundays. Not just because it meant a new episode, but because these early mornings with Mina were when he felt most able to just be himself. Getting the chance to just nerd out about something he loved with a friend and not get funny looks was very therapeutic. He actually felt like he could relax and unwind. He felt… Comfortable.

Plus, he just really enjoyed Mina's company.

It had been three weeks since they bumped into each other in this room, and they had grown quite close in that time. The two of them had hung out for awhile once that first episode had ended, mostly to talk more in-depth about their favorites parts of both the new episode and the show as a whole. But they also just started getting to know each other more.

They differed in a lot of ways, yes, but they were able to find common ground. Mina seemed to be able to hold a conversation about any topic. They talked about their families, other hobbies, their reasons for wanting to be heroes in the first place (very similar reasons for that, it turned out), and more. It was honestly the most Izuku had talked to someone in a long time.

They started hanging out more during what little downtime they had throughout the week as well. Training kept them quite busy, as did the second semester once that started up. Still, they'd meet up for lunch along with the rest of their friends or help each other with training. Occasionally they'd even work on assignments together, though it was very difficult to get Mina to work on anything.

But Sunday mornings were their time. Just the two of them sitting there together, all warm and fuzzy in their PJs as they cheered on their galactic heroes.

Naturally, the whole "being alone with a girl" thing made those mornings a bit awkward for Izuku. It didn't help that he did find Mina rather attractive, as much as he didn't want to admit it. He'd caught himself looking at her just a bit longer than he should a couple times; fortunately, she didn't seem to notice.

"Hey! Hey! Midori, hey!" The shy boy became aware of the finger jabbing the side of his head. "Captain, come in! Are you still with us?" Roused from his thoughts, he pushed her hand away.

"Yeah, I'm here… A-Ami." He couldn't help but blush as he said this.

At some point, Mina had started calling him Kenji for some reason from time to time. Mostly when they were down here watching this. It just mostly just her being playful. It took some time for her friend to catch on that she wanted him calling her Ami back. It felt super silly and childish, but… He couldn't help but smile whenever they would use those names. It was like a secret code for just the two of them.

He tried to ignore the fact that those two characters in the actual show seemed to be showing romantic interest in each other, at least according to Mina. He just assumed she picked those names because those happened to be their favorites.

…Yeah, that must have been it. Sure Mina was super nice, and pretty, and made him smile all the time, and…

…

Izuku swallowed as he felt a strange feeling bubbling up inside his chest. Face growing even warmer, he forced it back down.

He shouldn't be thinking those sorts of things. Not when he knew there was no chance of that ever happening.

…Right? Mina couldn't possibly be feeling that about him.

Mina stepped off the elevator, ready for another morning of space adventures with her buddy. As she got off, though, she immediately became aware of the scent of something cooking. Sniffing a few times as she entered the common area, she deduced it was eggs. Curious, she made her way over to the kitchen.

Izuku was standing over the stove, his back to her as he muttered to himself. She stayed silent as she watched him cook. After a few moments the boy moved away from the stove and toward one of the cupboards. Seeing her opportunity, she quickly and quietly approached him from behind. She resisted the urge to laugh as she closed the distance between them.

"BOO!" She shouted, grasping his shoulders as she did. Izuku let out a high-pitched yelp as he jumped a solid half-foot. He whipped around, wide-eyed.

"A-A-Ashido!" He sputtered, pulling away from her slightly. By now she was doubled over, laughing at the reaction she had just caused. "N-N-Not funny!" Despite his words, he was clearly fighting back his own laughter.

"Sure it was! Nice height, man!" She joked, patting his shoulder a couple times. Her hand lingered a bit as she looked over at the stove. "Whatcha making?"

To answer her question, there was a sizeable amount of scrambled eggs sitting in a pan.

"Eggs and toast." He paused, shuffling his feet a bit as he suddenly looked nervous. "Uh, th-there's enough for b-both of us, if you wanted some…" He gave a shy smile as he looked down. Mina looked at the pan, then at him, then at the pan again. He clearly had made too much for one person; even she didn't think she could eat that much if she wanted to.

"…You made that for me?" She asked, turning back to him.

"W-Well I got up e-earlier than normal and decided to make s-something besides oatmeal, and figured I could m-make you some while I was at it." His cheeks were growing redder and redder by the second. "I-I mean, i-if you don't like scrambled eggs or something, I-

"Aaaw, that's so sweet!" She cut him off, eyes shut with a huge smile on her face. A second later and she had pulled him into a tight hug. "You're the best, Kenji!"

She wasn't sure why she had started calling him that randomly. Just a dumb fun little thing she thought of. Izuku eventually started playing along and calling her Ami in return, so he must have liked the idea as well. It was silly but… Well Mina was a silly person.

Realizing she was hugging him a bit longer than intended, the affectionate girl quickly released her friend from her grip, her cheeks warming up just a little bit. Izuku, meanwhile, was on fire. He had gone completely rigid when she first hugged him, and he still hadn't relaxed his body.

She laughed. Partially out of amusement, but partially to hide her own nervousness.

"I… I, uh…" A few seconds later, the scarlet student shook his head rapidly, recovering from Mina's attack. "ANYWAY! H-How do you like your t-toast?" He had been grabbing a loaf of bread when his mischievous friend ambushed him.

"Light. With strawberry jam. Izuku nodded, slotting some bread into the toaster.

Mina couldn't help but smile again as she thought about the fact that he had actually cooked breakfast for her. He really was a sweetheart. Awkward, yes, but having spent more time with him it was clear he was an incredibly kind person. He was always offering to help people with school work, training, or anything else he thought he could lend a hand with. It was honestly kind of cute to watch.

Izuku did a lot of things that made him look cute in her eyes, honestly. Anytime he'd get flustered, for instance. It was why Mina loved pushing his buttons so much; she loved getting a reaction like that out of him. But she also liked to make him laugh when she could; she liked seeing him happy.

Realizing where her mind was going, she felt her face heating up a little more. She was clearly starting to feel something for this guy, but she wasn't really sure what to do about it. It was a recent realization, and she honestly still wasn't sure what to make of it quite yet.

Deciding to think about it later, the pink girl decided to focus more on food and TV. Once the toast was ready, the pair fixed up some plates and sat down on the couch.

"Mm! These are good, Midori." It wasn't as if scrambled eggs were a difficult dish, but Mina wanted to compliment her friend nonetheless.

"Oh, th-thanks…" Gosh, he couldn't even take a compliment without blushing god he could be such an adorable little-

Woah. Easy there, Mina.

"Hey, you want to make this a regular thing too? Like, I'll get up earlier next time so we can cook something together." She needed to distract herself from those thoughts.

"T-Together?"

"Yeah! Oh, my mom used to make some killer chocolate chip pancakes. I'll ask for the recipe and we can make this next Sunday!" Izuku seemed to like the idea, nodding with a smile.

"That sounds good. Sure!"

"Awesome!" One more thing to look forward to on Sundays. "Oh! It's starting!"

All thoughts from before left her head as the opening started once more.

"Alright… A quarter cup of chocolate chips…" Mina read off her phone.

"Quarter cup, got it…" Izuku looked around. "Uh, where are they?"

"Hm? They should be in that cupboard. I know we had some." Her classmate rummaged through the area she indicated, coming up empty handed. "Strange… Hang on, maybe they got moved up there." The cupboard they were in went pretty high, to the point neither of them could quite reach the top shelf.

"C-Careful, Ashido," Izuku said as Mina brought over a chair. Climbing atop it, she started poking through the top shelf.

"Hm, no… No… Aha! There you are!" Seeing what she needed, she reached forward to get the bag of chocolate chips at the back of the shelf. As she grabbed it, however, her footing suddenly slipped as she stepped on the wrong part of the chair. Before she knew it, she was falling backwards off the chair and onto the floor.

"Ashido!"

Izuku's reflexes were fast though. Rather than slamming into the hard tile floor, Mina instead found herself landing in the boy's arms. Taking a moment to realize what just happened, she looked up at her savior with gratitude.

"…Good catch, dude," she said, still holding the bag of chocolate.

"I-I said be careful,' Izuku looked more than a little scared as he held her almost bridal style.

The two simply stared at each other for several seconds, neither one of them moving.

"Uh… Midori? Kenji?" Mina was the first to break out of the little trance. Recognizing that he was holding her for no reason now, Izuku's face went flush.

"…AH! S-Sorry!" He squawked, setting her down before turning his back to her. He covered his face as he mumbled something to himself. Mina, meanwhile, simply giggled as lilac filled her cheeks.

By now those fleeting thoughts had developed into full-on crush. Unfortunately, the lovestruck girl still wasn't sure how to approach the subject. She was pretty sure Izuku felt the same way. Probably. Maybe. Okay, it was a bit presumptuous, but he was definitely acting different around her.

She wanted to just blurt it out right here and now, but it just didn't feel like a good time. The atmosphere just didn't feel right.

The two were fairly quiet as they made the pancakes, still a bit flustered from that little moment they shared. Occasionally Mina would steal a glance at her crush. At one point, his eyes caught hers looking. They gazed at one another for a moment before they both looked away. Mina fidgeted slightly.

Oh god, he saw her peeking. But wait, was he also sneaking looks at her and they just happened to sync up? Or had he noticed her that whole time? God, she was being soooo obvious about this.

The food was done before long. The pair managed to distract themselves from the now very awkward atmosphere as they dug into their warm, fluffy sweets. The recipe made for extra-chocolaty pancakes (Mina's favorite), meaning they were a bit messy. Syrup only added to that problem.

As they touched off the last of their food and cleaned themselves up, the show came on. In the blink of an eye they were both on the couch, eyes glued to the TV once again. The were as noisy as usual while the episode played, though after a certain point they both began to grow unusually quiet. The reason?

This episode seemed to be all about the romantic subplot that had been being teased between Kenji and Ami.

As the commercial break hit, both teens were silent for a bit.

In retrospect, having them call each other by their favorite character's names may have not been the best idea… Mina even knew something was going on between them when she started doing that.

Stupid subconscious!

"Th-This is a p-pretty interesting episode," Izuku managed to say.

"Y-Yeah." Was this a good time? Oh god she was so nervous… Stealing another quick glance at him, something caught her eye.

He still had a little chocolate on his left cheek.

"H-Hey, um…" He looked at her. "You still got a little…" She rubbed a spot on her cheek to indicate to him where it was.

"Oh." Izuku rubbed at his cheeks a bit, though he kept just barely missing the stain.

"No, not there. No, lower, low- No, too low now. Okay, now you're high ag-ugh… Here." A bit frustrated, Mina simply reached forward and slowly rubbed the stain off herself. Her hand lingered once again as she stroked the side of his face gingerly, even once the chocolate was long gone.

He had soft skin…

"A-Ash…I…Do…?" Izuku's voice brought her back to reality, where she realized she was more or less caressing his cheek. He was, naturally, a complete mess because of that fact.

"O…Oh! S-Sorry!" She pulled away, putting a hand over her mouth as she tried to hide her big, goofy smile. God, it was getting really hot in here…

The episode resumed. Things continued to amp up as they watched. The usual action scenes were there, but they were not the focus this time around. Finally, it came to the end.

The two characters stood on the bridge of their ship, clasping both of their hands together as they stared into one another's eyes. Some words were said before they (finally, some fans might say) kissed.

Mina felt her stomach lurch. She was overcome with joy seeing this romance finally pay off after so much buildup, but that feeling was being dampened by others.

There was a heavy silence as the end credits played. Finally, Izuku spoke.

"…G-Good episode." Mina continued staring straight ahead.

"Y…Yeah," was all she said. Another long silence.

Why couldn't she just say it? This was her first real crush, sure, but… Of all the things to actually be nervous about, why this!?

She flinched as she felt something touch her hand. She looked down, seeing Izuku's hand over hers. Wide-eyed and magenta-faced, she looked up at him. He seemed to have just realized where his hand had gone, as he had a similar expression.

"I… I…"

Still, he lingered. They looked at each other for what felt like eternity, Mina's heart threatening to rip out of her chest like her hero namesake.

She slowly rotated her hand so it was now holding Izuku's.

As if in sync, they both lifted their linked hands up off the couch, holding it out in front of themselves. Mina shifted her body and lifted her legs, going from sitting to kneeling on the couch cushions, fully facing her companion. He did the same.

Slowly, they brought their other hands together, holding them in a similar position. Mina felt fuzzy all over, and not because of her PJs.

They now looked very similar to their SGF counterparts just moments ago.

"…"

"…"

Without warning, Mina closed the gap between them, locking lips with her crush. There were clear signs of shock on his end as he let out a muffled cry, but he quickly eased into it, returning her kiss. There was no need for words; they had both understood what the other was feeling.

Their first kiss didn't last particularly long. Slowly, almost reluctantly, they separated. Hands still clasped, they gazed longingly into one another's eyes.

…And then immediately turned away from each other as they both started freaking out.

"OhmygodohmygodohmygodIcan'tbelieveIreallyjustdidthatohmygod…" Mina wriggled in back and forth, clutching the sides of her face with both hands as she mumbled in a high-pitched voice. Izuku was making a strange, muffled squealing noise as he covered his face with both hands. Somehow, his voice was even higher pitched than Mina's.

After a minute or two of that, they both turned to look at each, both their faces having completely changed colors. However, they both had smiles on their faces.

"S-So, are we da-

"Yes." Mina didn't bother letting him finish as she suddenly hugged his torso, snuggling up against his shoulder. "Yes we are." She nuzzled him.

"I…" Taking a moment to recover, Izuku slowly relaxed as he put his arm around her.

Mina sighed happily. Just one more thing to love about Sunday…

And done. Just a fun little idea I had. Wanted to do something more Mina-focused for once, and simpler overall. Happy with the end result, hopefully you are too.