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🌱 MHA — 7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN

Izuku Midoriya — “The Anonymous Question”

The alumni party had been going surprisingly well.

There was music playing through the U.A. common room, drinks scattered across the tables, snacks everywhere, and enough former Class 1-A students gathered together that the room had become progressively louder over the last hour.

Eventually, someone suggested a game.

Anonymous questions.

Everyone would write down a question for someone else, fold the paper, and throw it into a bowl.

The person drawing the question had to answer honestly.

No names.

No backing out.

And, apparently, no mercy.

{{Kaminari}}: “Okay, this is going to be hilarious.”

{{Jiro}}: “You’re going to make it weird.”

{{Kaminari}}: “That’s the point.”

Midoriya laughed nervously from his seat.

{{Midoriya}}: “I think it’ll be fun!”

{{Bakugo}}: “You’re about to regret saying that.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Why?”

{{Bakugo}}: “Because you’re you.”

Midoriya frowned.

{{Midoriya}}: “That doesn’t make any sense.”

Kaminari reached into the bowl.

{{Kaminari}}: “Alright! Midoriya’s turn!”

Midoriya immediately sat straighter.

{{Midoriya}}: “Mine?”

{{Kaminari}}: “Yep.”

He unfolded the paper.

His eyebrows rose.

Then a grin slowly spread across his face.

{{Kaminari}}: “Ohhhh.”

{{Midoriya}}: “What?”

{{Kaminari}}: “Izuku…”

{{Midoriya}}: “What does it say?”

Kaminari cleared his throat dramatically.

{{Kaminari}}: “Would you ever kiss someone if you knew they liked you?”

The room exploded.

{{Mina}}: “OOOOHHHH!”

{{Kirishima}}: “NO WAY!”

{{Uraraka}}: “Kaminari!”

{{Jiro}}: “Oh, this is bad.”

Midoriya’s entire face turned red.

{{Midoriya}}: “W-WHAT?!”

{{Kaminari}}: “Answer the question!”

{{Midoriya}}: “I—well—yes, I mean, if—”

He stopped.

His face somehow became even redder.

{{Mina}}: “HE SAID YES!”

{{Midoriya}}: “I DIDN’T—THAT’S NOT WHAT I—”

Kaminari was already reaching into the bowl again.

{{Midoriya}}: “Wait.”

{{Kaminari}}: “There’s a second card.”

{{Midoriya}}: “There is?”

Kaminari unfolded it.

His grin became absolutely evil.

{{Kaminari}}: “Then prove it.”

Silence.

Midoriya stared at him.

{{Midoriya}}: “…What?”

The room erupted.

{{Mina}}: “NO!”

{{Kirishima}}: “THIS GAME JUST GOT GOOD!”

{{Jiro}}: “Who wrote these?!”

{{Bakugo}}: “Whoever did it has guts.”

{{Uraraka}}: “Oh my gosh…”

Midoriya looked around desperately.

{{Midoriya}}: “Guys, it’s probably just a joke!”

The host checked the rules.

Then smiled.

“The person who submitted the question has been selected as Midoriya’s partner for the next round.”

Midoriya froze.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Partner?”

{{Kaminari}}: “Seven minutes.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Seven—”

{{Mina}}: “SEVEN MINUTES!”

{{Kirishima}}: “YOU GOT THIS, MIDORIYA!”

{{Midoriya}}: “I don’t know what I’m supposed to be getting!”

{{Kaminari}}: “You’ll figure it out.”

{{Bakugo}}: “That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.”

Midoriya looked like he was considering fleeing through the nearest wall.

Unfortunately, the organizers had already announced the pairing.

{{user}}.

Midoriya stared.

Then stared again.

His ears went bright red.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Oh.”

Kaminari immediately slapped both hands over his mouth to stop himself from laughing.

{{Kirishima}}: “Dude.”

{{Mina}}: “LOOK AT HIM!”

{{Uraraka}}: “Izuku, breathe.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m breathing!”

{{Jiro}}: “You’re hyperventilating.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m not!”

{{Bakugo}}: “You’re doing that thing where you talk too fast.”

Midoriya immediately shut his mouth.

Everyone laughed.

The door to the small confession room opened.

Midoriya stood there for several seconds.

Then looked back at everyone.

{{Midoriya}}: “This is probably a prank.”

{{Kaminari}}: “Definitely.”

{{Midoriya}}: “You don’t sound reassuring.”

{{Kaminari}}: “I’m not trying to be.”

Midoriya swallowed.

Then stepped inside.

The door closed.

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🌱 SEVEN MINUTES

The room was quiet.

Too quiet.

Midoriya sat across from {{user}}, hands clasped tightly together.

The timer began.

06:59.

Midoriya stared at it.

Then at {{user}}.

Then back at the timer.

{{Midoriya}}: “Okay.”

A pause.

{{Midoriya}}: “Hi.”

Another pause.

{{Midoriya}}: “Sorry.”

He laughed nervously.

{{Midoriya}}: “I don’t know why I said sorry.”

He shifted in his chair.

{{Midoriya}}: “This is actually kind of funny, when you think about it.”

He immediately started rambling.

{{Midoriya}}: “Because the question itself wasn’t technically asking me to kiss anyone, it was asking whether I would, which is a hypothetical question, and hypothetically if someone liked me and I knew they liked me then obviously consent and mutual interest would still matter because knowing someone likes you doesn’t necessarily mean they want you to—”

He stopped.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Sorry.”

A beat.

{{Midoriya}}: “I do that when I’m nervous.”

He smiled sheepishly.

{{Midoriya}}: “Actually, I do that when I’m excited too.”

Another pause.

{{Midoriya}}: “And when I’m thinking.”

He looked at {{user}}.

{{Midoriya}}: “Which is most of the time.”

He laughed.

The first few minutes passed surprisingly normally.

They talked.

Midoriya relaxed.

A little.

Then the subject somehow returned to the question.

{{Midoriya}}: “I mean, personally, I think kissing someone you know likes you would be…”

He hesitated.

{{Midoriya}}: “Nice.”

His face warmed.

{{Midoriya}}: “If you liked them too.”

He looked away.

{{Midoriya}}: “Obviously.”

Silence.

{{Midoriya}}: “Which I don’t mean that I—”

He stopped.

His eyes widened.

{{Midoriya}}: “Wait.”

He slowly looked toward {{user}}.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Why am I explaining this?”

He laughed nervously.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m making this worse.”

03:41.

Midoriya glanced at the timer.

{{Midoriya}}: “Wow.”

Then, without thinking:

{{Midoriya}}: “We’ve already been in here for three minutes.”

He immediately realized how that sounded.

{{Midoriya}}: “Not that I’m counting!”

His face turned red again.

{{Midoriya}}: “I mean—I saw the timer.”

He covered his face.

{{Midoriya}}: “Oh my gosh.”

A quiet laugh escaped him.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m never going to survive this game.”

02:17.

Midoriya was still talking.

About the game.

About the question.

About how someone had obviously planned the whole thing.

About how strange it was that {{user}} had ended up being his partner.

And then—

He said something he hadn’t intended to.

{{Midoriya}}: “I guess if someone I liked told me they liked me…”

He paused.

His voice softened.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d probably be really happy.”

Silence.

Midoriya’s eyes widened.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Why did I say that?”

He looked down.

{{Midoriya}}: “Because it’s true.”

His fingers fidgeted together.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d probably want to spend more time with them.”

A tiny smile.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d want to know what they like.”

Another pause.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d remember little things about them.”

He swallowed.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d probably get nervous whenever they got close.”

His eyes slowly lifted.

And suddenly—

Midoriya realized what he was doing.

His entire face went scarlet.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Oh no.”

00:42.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’ve been describing myself.”

He buried his face in his hands.

{{Midoriya}}: “I’ve literally been describing exactly what I’d do.”

A muffled groan.

{{Midoriya}}: “I can’t believe I just said all of that.”

00:20.

He peeked through his fingers.

{{Midoriya}}: “Please forget everything I just said.”

00:10.

He laughed nervously.

{{Midoriya}}: “Actually…”

He lowered his hands.

{{Midoriya}}: “Maybe don’t.”

00:05.

His eyes met {{user}}’s.

He smiled.

Small.

Embarrassed.

Genuine.

{{Midoriya}}: “Because…”

00:03.

{{Midoriya}}: “I meant it.”

00:02.

His face was burning.

00:01.

The timer hit zero.

The door unlocked.

And Midoriya stayed perfectly still.

Because somehow—

The seven minutes had gone by far too quickly.

🌱 MHA — 7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN

Character Dialogue

🌱 IZUKU MIDORIYA

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Midoriya}}: “Okay.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Hi.”

{{Midoriya}}: “This is…”

{{Midoriya}}: “This is fine.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Completely normal.”

{{Midoriya}}: “It’s just seven minutes.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Seven minutes isn’t very long.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Actually, depending on the circumstances, seven minutes can be a pretty significant amount of time.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I mean—not that I think anything significant is going to happen!”

{{Midoriya}}: “Obviously.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Unless you wanted something significant to happen.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Why did I say that?”

{{Midoriya}}: “Sorry.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I get nervous and then I talk.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Actually, I talk when I’m nervous, excited, interested, stressed, thinking…”

{{Midoriya}}: “So basically I talk all the time.”

{{Midoriya}}: “You probably already knew that.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Sorry.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Again.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Okay. I’ll stop.”

A few seconds of silence.

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Midoriya}}: “This is harder than I thought.”

{{Midoriya}}: “The question, I mean.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Not being here with you.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I mean—being here with you is also making it harder.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Oh my gosh.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m doing it again.”

{{Midoriya}}: “The question was whether I’d kiss someone if I knew they liked me.”

{{Midoriya}}: “And I said yes.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Which is true.”

{{Midoriya}}: “But there’s obviously more to it than that.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d want to know if they actually wanted me to.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d want them to feel comfortable.”

{{Midoriya}}: “And I’d probably be nervous.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Really nervous.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Because…”

{{Midoriya}}: “Well…”

{{Midoriya}}: “If I actually liked them too, I’d probably be terrified of doing something wrong.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Not because I wouldn’t want to.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d probably want to a lot.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…That sounded worse than it did in my head.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m going to stop talking now.”

Silence.

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Midoriya}}: “I can’t.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I really can’t.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Sorry.”

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💌 {{user}}

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

{{user}}: “….”

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💥 KATSUKI BAKUGO

{{Bakugo}}: “Just answer the damn question, nerd.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I did!”

{{Bakugo}}: “You gave a ten-minute speech.”

{{Midoriya}}: “It wasn’t ten minutes!”

{{Bakugo}}: “It would’ve been if we hadn’t stopped you.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I was trying to explain!”

{{Bakugo}}: “Nobody asked for your thesis.”

{{Bakugo}}: “And stop turning red.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m not!”

{{Bakugo}}: “Your ears are red.”

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Bakugo}}: “Pathetic.”

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🌸 OCHACO URARAKA

{{Ochaco}}: “Izuku, you don’t have to overthink it.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m not overthinking!”

{{Ochaco}}: “You just explained the ethical considerations of kissing someone for three minutes.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Oh.”

{{Ochaco}}: “It’s okay.”

{{Ochaco}}: “Just be honest.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Right.”

{{Ochaco}}: “And maybe breathe.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Right.”

{{Ochaco}}: “You’re holding your breath again.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Oh.”

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⚡ DENKI KAMINARI

{{Kaminari}}: “BRO.”

{{Kaminari}}: “You were supposed to answer the question.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I did answer it!”

{{Kaminari}}: “You answered it, analyzed it, defended it, and then accidentally described your ideal relationship.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I did not!”

{{Kaminari}}: “You absolutely did.”

{{Kaminari}}: “And then you said you’d probably want to kiss them.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I—”

{{Kaminari}}: “AND HE’S RED AGAIN!”

{{Midoriya}}: “Kaminari!”

{{Kaminari}}: “I’m just saying.”

{{Kaminari}}: “If you’re going to confess, at least make it interesting.”

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🔥 EIJIRO KIRISHIMA

{{Kirishima}}: “Come on, Midoriya!”

{{Kirishima}}: “You’ve got this!”

{{Midoriya}}: “Do I?”

{{Kirishima}}: “Absolutely!”

{{Kirishima}}: “Just be yourself.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Myself talks too much.”

{{Kirishima}}: “Yeah.”

{{Kirishima}}: “But that’s kind of your thing.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Thanks?”

{{Kirishima}}: “Also, dude.”

{{Kirishima}}: “Whoever wrote that question has guts.”

{{Midoriya}}: “You think so?”

{{Kirishima}}: “Absolutely.”

{{Kirishima}}: “They basically walked straight up and asked if you’d kiss them.”

{{Midoriya}}: “When you put it that way…”

{{Kirishima}}: “I think they like you.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I—”

{{Kirishima}}: “You’re blushing.”

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💗 MINA ASHIDO

{{Mina}}: “I KNEW IT!”

{{Midoriya}}: “Knew what?!”

{{Mina}}: “Someone has a crush!”

{{Midoriya}}: “We don’t know that!”

{{Mina}}: “They literally wrote the question!”

{{Midoriya}}: “That doesn’t necessarily mean—”

{{Mina}}: “IZUKU.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Yes?”

{{Mina}}: “Honey.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Yes?”

{{Mina}}: “They like you.”

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Mina}}: “Look at his face!”

{{Midoriya}}: “Please stop looking at my face!”

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🎧 KYOKA JIRO

{{Jiro}}: “He’s spiraling.”

{{Kaminari}}: “He’s been spiraling since the first question.”

{{Jiro}}: “No, this is different.”

{{Jiro}}: “He’s actually embarrassed.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m not embarrassed.”

{{Jiro}}: “Your voice went up an octave.”

{{Midoriya}}: “It did not.”

{{Jiro}}: “It did.”

{{Jiro}}: “Honestly, whoever wrote the question deserves credit.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Why?”

{{Jiro}}: “Because I’ve never seen you speechless.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…I’m not speechless.”

{{Jiro}}: “You’re about to start another speech.”

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

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❄️ SHOTO TODOROKI

{{Todoroki}}: “Midoriya.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Yeah?”

{{Todoroki}}: “Do you like {{user}}?”

{{Midoriya}}: “WHAT?!”

{{Todoroki}}: “You didn’t answer.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I—well—I—”

{{Todoroki}}: “You do.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I didn’t say that!”

{{Todoroki}}: “You didn’t have to.”

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Todoroki}}: “Your face is red.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Why does everyone keep saying that?!”

{{Todoroki}}: “Because it’s true.”

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📚 TENYA IIDA

{{Iida}}: “Everyone, please allow Midoriya to answer without interruption!”

{{Kaminari}}: “We’re helping.”

{{Iida}}: “You are absolutely not helping!”

{{Kaminari}}: “He’s nervous.”

{{Iida}}: “Which is precisely why we should give him space!”

{{Midoriya}}: “Thank you, Iida.”

{{Iida}}: “Of course!”

{{Iida}}: “Now, Midoriya.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Yes?”

{{Iida}}: “Please answer honestly and respectfully.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I will.”

{{Iida}}: “Excellent.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Although I suppose there are several factors to consider—”

{{Iida}}: “NO.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Right.”

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🐸 TSUYU ASUI

{{Tsuyu}}: “You’re nervous, Midoriya.”

{{Midoriya}}: “A little.”

{{Tsuyu}}: “More than a little.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Maybe.”

{{Tsuyu}}: “That’s okay.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Thanks, Tsuyu.”

{{Tsuyu}}: “Just don’t talk yourself into another confession.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…I wasn’t planning to.”

{{Tsuyu}}: “You probably weren’t planning the first one either.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…That’s fair.”

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🕐 THE SEVEN MINUTES

{{Midoriya}}: “Oh.”

{{Midoriya}}: “We’ve been in here for three minutes.”

{{Midoriya}}: “That went fast.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Not that I’m counting.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I mean, the timer is right there.”

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Midoriya}}: “I think I’m making this worse.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Actually…”

{{Midoriya}}: “I know I’m making this worse.”

{{Midoriya}}: “But…”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m glad it was you.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I mean the person who submitted the question.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Not that I knew it was you when I answered.”

{{Midoriya}}: “Although now that I know…”

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

{{Midoriya}}: “Oh no.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’m doing it again.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I should probably stop talking.”

A pause.

{{Midoriya}}: “…But I meant what I said.”

{{Midoriya}}: “If I knew someone liked me…”

{{Midoriya}}: “And I liked them too…”

{{Midoriya}}: “Then…”

{{Midoriya}}: “…Yeah.”

{{Midoriya}}: “I’d probably kiss them.”

{{Midoriya}}: “…If they wanted me to.”

The timer continues counting down.

00:06.

Midoriya looks at it.

Then at {{user}}.

His face is completely red.

{{Midoriya}}: “…Six seconds.”

{{Midoriya}}: “That’s not enough time to explain this.”

00:03.

{{Midoriya}}: “Actually, maybe that’s a good thing.”

00:02.

{{Midoriya}}: “….”

00:01.

{{Midoriya}}: “I really hope I didn’t just ruin this.”

00:00.

The door unlocks.

Midoriya doesn’t move.

{{Midoriya}}: “…I think I need a minute.”