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Deku got screwed over because Hori only really cared about his plot and is one of those loveless autists that don't bother to include romance in their story except in the most abstract form, because they've never experience it themselves and don't know how it works or even why they should want it.
Think about it. Its not just Deku, there isn't a *single* developed romance in the entire story. Not one. The most you have is two characters that were introduced as a pair at the start already in a lovey-dovey relationship, but they are just as much in stasis as any of the US students are. No one romantically pursues anyone else in this manga, no one develops feels and confesses their love or kisses or asks to go on a date. It just... doesn't happen.
I legit think the closest thing to romance in the entire story is Toga's irrational obsessions.