Written for the bubbletea zine!

To Uraraka-san,

Is that too formal? It might be. I'm not sure if it matters considering I will never send this and you will never find this. I might even let Kacchan burn it. It's way, way too embarrassing.. I'd probably end up stuttering and spitting all over you or something awful. So I-

Okay here goes!

… For real this time!

I'm sorry what do I, how do I say-?

Thank you. There, I said it, I got it I- I just…

Thank you. For everything. You saved me during the test. You tried to give up your place at a great school because it was right. You were kind. You believed in me. You still believe in me. You worry about me. You do so much for me and I just… I wish I could repay you. I wish I could find some way to make your life easier, better, less stressful. All I can do is be your friend, like Iida and Todoroki and Mina and all of them. But that's not enough, to me, not to make things work or right.

I want to be a hero. I want to help you accomplish your dream. It's a good dream and I think my mom deserves it too, that kind of simple, easy happiness.

She really likes you, Uraraka-san. You two are a little alike.

You can be a partner by the " different, won't it? We have so much we have to do still but it feels like we have no time at all.

..Gah what am I trying to say? I don't even know. I just… I need… you are… I think you realize how determined you look sometimes. How smart you are. I'm never going to stop thinking of the time you pushed Kacchan, really ragged him. And you two actually get along. I'm not sure who I'm more jealous of sometimes. That sounded weird didn't it. Sorry.

I hope I never send this to you. I hope we find it years later and can laugh about it together over dinner, both of us blushing, passing it around to everyone. I mean, I probably never could, it'd be way too embarrassing but it'd be fun to try or something wouldn't it? Maybe to think about.

I have a secret to tell you. It's kinda big and very important. But there's not much point in keeping it a secret from you anymore. I want to help you. And I want you to come with me on this long, painful, exciting journey as heroes together. What do you say?

Again, I uh, have a lot to talk to you about and I'm really nervous! I shouldn't have said that but you would have pointed it out anyway, right? You're always paying attention to that kind of thing in the end so… there's no point in lying.

A-Anyway, if you've made it this far, I hope you'll meet me after lunch and we can talk. About anything, not just this of course. Iida's gonna be there and all... Haha… see you then?

Midoriya Izuku