Down The Street From The Prestigious Hero School, Rody Was At A Small Local Café. After Spending The

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Chaos

“Ha, I don’t do daily training like you heroes but, maybe I could start doing some parkour in the evening.” It had been a while since he put his skills to use.

“That would tire me out for sure.” 

@rody-soul​

"You can't tell me what to do."

          “i might not be able to make you sleep or drink water, but it does beg the question on how you’re doing.”

Rody was happily surprised at the 180 her attitude took. It was amazing what some words of support and reassurance could do. Looks like he was good for something after all.

“D’aw~” He waved a hand at her, trying to be all suave as Pino hid her face into her wings. “It’s just really touching, you know? You have all of these hero friends who most likely, definitely, share the same worries as you. You could have talked to any one of them, but you chose to talk to little ol’ me.” Rody leaned forward in his seat, resting his elbow on his knee and his chin in his hand.

“You can talk to me if you ever need anything else, friend.”

Ochako's hands turned to fists at her sides, brows furrowing before she shut her eyes. Of course he was right but...it made her feel like...she wasn't enough. "I...can't even make the life of my parents easier. And I don't want to feel like...like I'm not a good heroine." She sighed and opened her eyes. "It's just...I've seen how fragile this whole world is and I wish I could do more, even if I can't do anything for myself."

She put on a sad smile. "I guess that's a silly thought, huh?"

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And they have been together ever since (canon and real)

Fanfic Rec: Wherever You Are

Rating: Teen and up

Archive warning:No archive warning apply

Category: M/M

Characters/Pairings:Izuku Midoriya/Rody Soul

Summary: Class 1-A gets the option to sign up for a semester abroad for the first half of their second year.

Definitely for no reason in particular, Izuku decides to go to Otheon.

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When Aizawa had told them about the study abroad semester, his first thought hadn’t been anything about heroics. It had been about Rody.

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Rody was basically curling in on himself with guilt. The other wasn’t even... questioning him... He trusted him that much? Damn it. Pino noticeably drooped like a withering plant. His heart felt like it was being yanked this way and that as he listened to the blonde talk about his own family.

“I’m sure your family knew right away that you were innocent.” He glanced back at the phonebooth, gray eyes searching for blue. “I understand needing to hear a loved one’s voice in a situation like this. My little sister and brother are waiting for me back at home. Just hearing their voices would ease my worries.” If only they had a phone back at their trailer. He would have called them over the cops.

Rody looked up at the boy in front of him, biting his bottom lip in nervousness. “You’re right.” He stood up, case in hand, looking towards the sound of the helicopter. It was getting closer. “There’s some tall grass around here. Maybe we can lay down and they won’t notice.” The phonebooth could have also sufficed, but Rody knew he would have to wave the helicopter down and didn’t want his accomplice in plain sight in a glass box.

Rody was the one who called the cops. He didn’t want the other involved in what could possibly go down.

He gestured to a tall patch of grass farther away from where they currently stood. “Go hide over there. I’ll go over here.” He vaguely gestured in the opposite direction, starting to walk to his hiding area.

@rody-soul​ plotted out a starter!

Tired... Neito was just so tired.

It all started late last night. After being flown to the small nation of Otheon with the troublemaking students of Class 1-A, Neito already knew that somehow things were going to go wrong. It all started with a bank robbery that the other students instantly rushed into. Honestly, Neito almost let them handle it to finish their required task. After all, bringing back food and supplies back to the base was actually important, no matter how much Bakugou moaned and complained over it.

Before Neito could stop himself, he found himself running towards the situation. Neito and Izuku left the two attacking robbers to Todoroki and Bakugou, while they both persued the running man with a briefcase. While Izuku was brash, running directly for the escaping man, Neito instead watched him with careful eyes. With a bit of street savviness, Neito slipped into a leaving train. Thankfully, just a few minutes later, so did their suspect. Neito could see Midoriya in the distance, but before he could start running towards the train, a rather irritated looking train conductor quickly yanked him off the train tracks. Before Midoriya could pursue them, the train was long gone.

Watching the brown haired suspect take a sigh of relief, Neito couldn’t help but laugh, waving his hand towards the other, “I suppose you think you got away? I wouldn't get so comfortable if I were you.”

Wow.... that all felt so recent. Blinking his tired eyes, Neito quickly remembered everything else- the briefcase being empty of any sort of treasure and just filled with important paperwork. Being chased by the police, using Todoroki’s quirk to escape while keeping everyone safe in the process. After jumping into the water, Neito quickly ditched his phone and began walking. Quickly, the quirks that were once filled in his body were gone. Leaving the blond basically quirkless and defenseless.

That’s what led to him and the other male now trying to sleep in a barn. Neito wasn’t sure how the bird in front of him could keep up with them all day- the blond was sure he didn’t see the creature eat or drink. However, Neito didn’t have the energy to ponder that aloud. Instead, with a single hand on the briefcase, Neito fell into in a deep sleep. After all, he was just so exhausted.

Izuku's giggle brought such warmth to Rody as he laughed along with him. It could be a good perch for Pino, as long as she knew when to be quiet.

Gray eyes followed Deku as he looked at the clothes. "Silver age?” He exhaled out of his nose. “Oh right. I guess it only makes sense you know the difference between his costumes. You do look up to him after all.” Rody reached over and grabbed the tiny costume, holding it up to Pino. He laughed as she posed confidently.

“Aw, what a cute little hero you are!” He grinned over at Deku. “She’s the spitting image of All Might, don’t you think?”

It took everything in Izuku not to start bouncing up and down where he was standing. He was waiting outside of Gate 15 for an incoming flight from Otheon. Finally, after seven long months of waiting, today was the day! 

Rody was visiting him in Japan!

They had been planning this for months. Instead of spending his extra money on All Might merchandise, he focused all of it towards Rody’s travel expenses and anything they’d end up doing while together for the week. They had practically talked every other day ever since Rody had saved up money to buy a cell phone. They had learned a lot about each other in that time, and despite the long distance between them, Izuku still felt as if they were becoming closer than ever.

So, really... it wasn’t much of a surprise that this was the most excited he’d felt in a very long time. 

As soon as he spotted Rody’s face, his eyes lit up as bright as the sun. He couldn’t help but rush forward and pull the other young man into a fierce hug. He could feel himself tearing up, but he managed to keep the tears at bay. He couldn’t keep the grin off of his face even if he tried to. 

“I can’t believe you’re actually here right now!” he exclaimed with a cheerful laugh. “It’s so great to see you again, Rody!”

@rody-soul​ 

“Uhuh, sure.” Rody wasn’t here for it. He didn’t want to listen.

“No big villains hang around here. Or heroes for that matter. The only people I ever have to worry about are the police, and they haven’t caught on so far. I know how to handle myself.” He really hated this guy mentioning protection and his siblings. Rody’s protected them just fine all these years. Who would attack them when neighbors didn’t even want to talk to them in the first place?

Pino reflected the thought about how secluded his family was, her feathers drooping a bit. What a pathetic thought to have at a time like this. There was a big sigh.

“...Please...I just want to go home... Leave me out of whatever you’re doing...”

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  “Oh looks like my little hunch was right on the money then your little bird friend is your quirk!” The bird didn’t even stir once after knocking Rody out until the brunette came around so he wasn’t sure if the hunch was correct until now. “That’s adorable they’re so tiny and cute.” Carefully picking up the small comfy cage he had Pino inside and brought it over to Rody, placing it on the table within arms length of them.    “There we go now you can see I didn’t harm you or your little friend here. I don’t even know what’s in the case there for starters, didn’t look inside it yet so I don’t know if it’s anything I want sweetheart. Second I have no intentions of harming you at all, I heard from word of mouth that you’re a carrier of sorts. An interesting and risky profession it is, even I can admit to that as a villain. Now circling around to what it is that I want, I want to propose something to you.”   Moving a little closer to the brunette and gave him a reassuring smile, having his hands visible the entire time he was speaking to show that he really had no intentions of harming him. “I do apologize for tying you up but couldn’t have you running away so soon can I? What I want is to offer you something, you’re doing this to care for family right? Well my offer is this, I can offer you and the ones your caring for protection and security and in exchange I get people to share this place with. Having this mansion all to myself is a lot for just one person minus the help i’ll be hiring.”

“No worries, hero.” He didn’t mind the comparisons. Once again, it was part of Izuku’s charm.

Now Deku was just flattering him. “Karaoke? That does sound fun.” Oh, now he definitely needed to hear Deku sing. “Let’s hope that no voice cracks happen while we sing then.”

@rody-soul​ said:

"Maybe because you are one-" Rody mumbled real quietly, holding back a laugh. All tease, of course.

“Wha-?! Rody!” Izuku gasped, fake-offended. Unfortunately, his voice cracked over Rody’s name.

happy b-day, rody-polly! stay rad, my dude!

"That's a new nickname. It's interesting. Thanks though! I'll keep being myself, haha."