My Hero Academia Oneshots

Stupid and in Love (Kiribaku)

A/N: First published bnha fic! This was supposed to be a quicker write, so I hope characterizations are decent. I wrote this for the Lionheart Kiribaku fanzine's Kiribaku prompt challenge. My prompt was oblivious pining.
All the first year bnha students in this fic are around 22 and 23, and all the hero course students are now pro heroes. Tsuchako is mentioned and implied to be established in this au. There's some swearing (nothing too bad though) as well as minor bnha manga spoilers for Bakugou's hero name. Hope you guys like this one!

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Kirishima sits in front of Ashido at a two-seater by a window. The cafe they're in is small, nothing special, and Kirishima reaches for his steaming mug of black coffee, bringing it to his mouth.

Kirishima grimaces as he drinks his coffee. He tries to empty his mug as fast as possible to get it over with. He's never really liked coffee, but he needs the energy, especially since he woke up extra early today for an emergency call. Being a hero is tough after all, and this cafe doesn't have energy drinks he can drink instead.

"We should hang out more often!" Ashido sighs as she sets her own mug down on the table. "Every day we don't hang out, I miss out on the hot goss."

"The hot goss?" Kirishima laughs, raising an eyebrow.

"You know! Like...my friends' love lives or recent incidents."

"So nosy," he laughs again. "Always focused on our lives, and never your own."

"I don't know how many times I have to tell you." Ashido slumps down in her chair, sighing dramatically. "Your lives are always much more interesting than mine."

"And being a hero isn't?"

"Today's incident was the most interesting job I've had in months."

Ashido and Kirishima's hero agencies are in different but nearby cities, so it’s not too often they get to meet up. Kirishima enjoys every job as a hero, whether it’s patrol, fighting a villain, or helping the police take out criminals in a smuggling ring, but Ashido's so used to the job that it's very rare an incident excites her.

Being a hero is a busy job, so it's usually after they happen to be grouped together at an incident that Kirishima and Ashido get to hang out together.

"There has to be something interesting." Kirishima scratches his cheek as he descends into thought. "What about...your love life? What about the nurse girl?"

"Didn't work out," she sighs.

"The… Your...next door neighbor? The one who brought you medicine that day you're sick?"

"Not interested." She shrugs. "We are really good friends now though."

"Mm." Kirishima nods. "That's good..."

"Anyways." Ashido leans forward, resting her elbows on the table. "I want to know about your love life."

"Mine?"

Not sure she'll find anything interesting…

"Yeah," she whispers. "You hafta tell me! Got your eyes on anyone?"

"No," he shakes his head, laughing nervously. "Should I?"

"...Well, no… No one has to… But I refuse to believe you haven't at least caught someone's eye!"

"Nah, Mina… I don't think so."

"Bull. Shit." Ashido points a finger at him. "You're strong, you're manly, and you're one of the prettiest guys I know. There's no way."