Izuku sighed in preparation as he stood alone backstage. Noelle had offered to do some... loosening up together before their match but he politely opted out. Mostly to prepare himself since this match held a lot more importance to him than he thinks it held for Noelle.
After all for Izuku this match was the match that would determine if he was ready to take the next step in his relationship with her, if hew as worthy of her in such a way. As such he was preparing with weights in each hand, eyes squinted shut and mentally focusing as much as he was physically, the type of preparation one would do for a world championship match.
Eventually though the door to the room he was in bed opened as someone let him know it was time for him to go. "You... can do this." Izuku said to himself as he got up, dropping the weights which made a loud impact as they fell before turning and moving to exit the room, the most serious expression possible present on his face as he walked through the backstage halls towards the entrance curtain.
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Even as a trio of girls in the front, all wearing various articles of his merch screamed extra loud as he approached and held up signs, one asking him to marry her, another being just a picture of his abs with a red circle around it... and another asking him to pull her hair. "Uh.. thanks." He said awkwardly with a quick nod before quickly moving away, trying to keep at least some of his cool seriousness that he walked in with as he made his way into the ring and then to his corner. Short and to the point, placing his hands on his knees before looking up in anticipation for Noelle to come out.
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