Fic: Meet-Ugly (My Hero Academia)
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alchemicinkThis is fic number two of my six Christmas fics! This was a really silly idea but as soon as it popped in my head, I knew I had to write it
Title: Meet-Ugly
Fandom: My Hero Academia
Pairing: Ashido Mina/Uraraka Ochako
Summary: That feeling when you show up to the Ugly Sweater Christmas party in the same outfit as someone else
Length: just under 700 words
Notes: meet-cute, meet-ugly (but only in the sense that the sweaters are ugly), fluff, alternate universe - no quirks
AO3 link: here
Mina breezes into Eijirou's Christmas party expecting to be the one with the best outfit there.
She had spent weeks painstakingly searching for the ugliest of ugly sweaters that would be suitable for the party's theme but also still comfortable enough to spend the whole evening amongst friends and strangers. The sweater she picked out has gaudy-looking pixelated snowflakes knit into the sleeves while the torso pattern is a string of lights snaking around an assortment of Christmas elf faces, all grinning with various shades of menace. All of the colors clash horribly. Mina had purchased it immediately as soon as she spotted it shoved to the back of the rack at the store.
Despite the mishmash of colors and patterns and grinning elves, Mina thinks she makes the horrible sweater look kinda cute.
So when she steps inside Eijirou's apartment, she's ready to put everyone else's ugly sweaters to shame. But then she spots something that makes her shriek.
"Ahhhh!" she exclaims most eloquently and points to a lady on the other side of the room.
The woman looks up, glancing at Mina with a wide pair of beautiful brown eyes, and then glancing down at her own outfit before it finally clicks.
"Oh!" she exclaims too. "Same sweater!"
Mina feels slightly offended all the hard work that went into finding the perfect ugly sweater so she can dazzle everyone at the party has gone to waste now that it's been duplicated – by someone who got to the party first, no less!
"Hi, I'm Ochako," the woman walks over and introduces herself to Mina, using one hand to wave while the other holds a plate of snacks. "I like your sweater," she adds with a grin.
Unlike the elves on the sweater, this grin is incredibly cute and actually quite genuine and warm.
Oh no, Mina can't even be mad now! This lady is really sweet.
"I like yours too," Mina replies after she introduces herself. “Only the ugliest sweaters for the prettiest people, right?”
This makes Ochako laugh, and Mina thinks it's the loveliest sound she's ever heard.
Instead of bouncing around the party like usual, Mina finds herself rooted in place as she ends up chatting with Ochako in a quiet corner. The conversation starts with their sweaters and then meanders to things like the food, the weather, where they work, and things they like to do. Ochako talks about how much she loves stargazing, and Mina is enamored with her excited expression as if she was the one looking at the beauty of the night sky.
Mina had planned to tease all her friends at this party for their own awful sweaters at some point, but she's having more fun talking with Ochako. She barely even noticed when Kaminari spilled his drink on Bakugou half an hour ago (and Bakugou was louder than usual about it).
"Hey, do you like dancing?" Mina asks.
"Sure," Ochako nods. "I've been told before that I'm really light on my feet – like floating – though I'm not sure that's true."
"I'd like to judge that for myself," Mina laughs. "Do you wanna go out dancing with me next weekend? We can get dinner or drinks together too."
"Like a date?"
Mina's heart skips a beat, suddenly feeling a bit more shy than before, hoping this doesn't scare Ochako away. "I hope so, but only if you want it to be."
Ochako nods again, even more enthusiastically than before. "Yes, I'd love that."
Mina snaps a quick photo of Ochako in her sweater and sets it as the contact profile in her phone. She even gets a warm hug from her as they part ways at the end of the night with the promise of meeting again soon.
"You looked like you had fun," Eijirou teases while Mina helps him clean up the apartment afterwards. "You didn't talk to anyone but Uraraka all night."
"Of course," Mina grins. "I always find the best dressed person at a party. Because you know a person with style is gonna be a person worth getting to know."
Eijirou rolls his eyes. "You were both wearing the same thing."
"Exactly!"
Title: Meet-Ugly
Fandom: My Hero Academia
Pairing: Ashido Mina/Uraraka Ochako
Summary: That feeling when you show up to the Ugly Sweater Christmas party in the same outfit as someone else
Length: just under 700 words
Notes: meet-cute, meet-ugly (but only in the sense that the sweaters are ugly), fluff, alternate universe - no quirks
AO3 link: here
Mina breezes into Eijirou's Christmas party expecting to be the one with the best outfit there.
She had spent weeks painstakingly searching for the ugliest of ugly sweaters that would be suitable for the party's theme but also still comfortable enough to spend the whole evening amongst friends and strangers. The sweater she picked out has gaudy-looking pixelated snowflakes knit into the sleeves while the torso pattern is a string of lights snaking around an assortment of Christmas elf faces, all grinning with various shades of menace. All of the colors clash horribly. Mina had purchased it immediately as soon as she spotted it shoved to the back of the rack at the store.
Despite the mishmash of colors and patterns and grinning elves, Mina thinks she makes the horrible sweater look kinda cute.
So when she steps inside Eijirou's apartment, she's ready to put everyone else's ugly sweaters to shame. But then she spots something that makes her shriek.
"Ahhhh!" she exclaims most eloquently and points to a lady on the other side of the room.
The woman looks up, glancing at Mina with a wide pair of beautiful brown eyes, and then glancing down at her own outfit before it finally clicks.
"Oh!" she exclaims too. "Same sweater!"
Mina feels slightly offended all the hard work that went into finding the perfect ugly sweater so she can dazzle everyone at the party has gone to waste now that it's been duplicated – by someone who got to the party first, no less!
"Hi, I'm Ochako," the woman walks over and introduces herself to Mina, using one hand to wave while the other holds a plate of snacks. "I like your sweater," she adds with a grin.
Unlike the elves on the sweater, this grin is incredibly cute and actually quite genuine and warm.
Oh no, Mina can't even be mad now! This lady is really sweet.
"I like yours too," Mina replies after she introduces herself. “Only the ugliest sweaters for the prettiest people, right?”
This makes Ochako laugh, and Mina thinks it's the loveliest sound she's ever heard.
Instead of bouncing around the party like usual, Mina finds herself rooted in place as she ends up chatting with Ochako in a quiet corner. The conversation starts with their sweaters and then meanders to things like the food, the weather, where they work, and things they like to do. Ochako talks about how much she loves stargazing, and Mina is enamored with her excited expression as if she was the one looking at the beauty of the night sky.
Mina had planned to tease all her friends at this party for their own awful sweaters at some point, but she's having more fun talking with Ochako. She barely even noticed when Kaminari spilled his drink on Bakugou half an hour ago (and Bakugou was louder than usual about it).
"Hey, do you like dancing?" Mina asks.
"Sure," Ochako nods. "I've been told before that I'm really light on my feet – like floating – though I'm not sure that's true."
"I'd like to judge that for myself," Mina laughs. "Do you wanna go out dancing with me next weekend? We can get dinner or drinks together too."
"Like a date?"
Mina's heart skips a beat, suddenly feeling a bit more shy than before, hoping this doesn't scare Ochako away. "I hope so, but only if you want it to be."
Ochako nods again, even more enthusiastically than before. "Yes, I'd love that."
Mina snaps a quick photo of Ochako in her sweater and sets it as the contact profile in her phone. She even gets a warm hug from her as they part ways at the end of the night with the promise of meeting again soon.
"You looked like you had fun," Eijirou teases while Mina helps him clean up the apartment afterwards. "You didn't talk to anyone but Uraraka all night."
"Of course," Mina grins. "I always find the best dressed person at a party. Because you know a person with style is gonna be a person worth getting to know."
Eijirou rolls his eyes. "You were both wearing the same thing."
"Exactly!"
