Little Explosions [kiribaku]

Chapter 7

           While the movie blared loudly in the background, a sleeping Bakugo rested his head in my shoulder while he danced around in dream land. I wrapped my arm around his shoulder and gently stroked his bicep with my thumb, never wanting this moment to end. If he were awake he'd probably blast me out of the building and yell at me for being an idiot, but hey, he was the one who fell asleep on me.

I stared down at the sleeping boy on my shoulder, absolutely melting at the sight of him. He looked so peaceful, so calm. Nothing like the constant pained expression when he was awake.

"Sorry bro..." I muttered, shifting ever so slightly to get my phone out of my pocket.

I opened up the camera and took a few photos, some of us and a couple of just Bakugo. I'd savor these pictures until the day I die. I smiled as I scrolled through them to see if they came out good. Every one of them was absolutely perfect, all because of the sleeping blonde on my shoulder.

My binder was starting to hurt, so I very slowly moved my arm out from under him and crept out of bed as lethargic as possible.

He stirred slightly, but settled back down against the frame of the bed. I slowly walked to the bathroom, being careful not to creak any floorboards in fear of waking him up. He had a long day today, and he really needed to rest.

I shut the door softly and quickly shifted out of my binder with my shirt still on. I sighed at the relief from the lack of compression and slumped down. God, there was no better feeling than taking off a binder after a long day.

I shoved the garment in my pocket and went back into the room to take care of Bakugo.

I slowly picked him up ever so gently and laid him fully down on the bed, so his neck and back wouldn't be sore from sleeping in an awkward position. He shifted slightly but still stayed asleep.

You know, whenever he's awake he looks so angry and pained. But when he's asleep he looks so adorable, like a little baby. It made me want to lay down next to him and hold him to my chest as I stroked his hair and mutter sweet nothings in his ear. Maybe in a different life I'd be able to.

I gently grabbed the blanket and laid it on top of him so he wouldn't get cold. I tucked him in softly, taking my time so he wouldn't wake. I'm not sure if he was a deep or light sleeper, but I didn't want to take any chances.

I noticed his hearing aids were still in, so I very slowly and carefully pulled them out of his ears and hit the little button that turned them off, and set them on his nightstand.

I reached down and cupped his face in my left hand, and leaned down and kissed him gently on the forehead.

"Night Bakugo..." I muttered, getting up to turn away and leave but he very softly grabbed my arm. He didn't tug, he just took it in his grasp and gently caressed me with his thumb.

"Teddy..." He muttered, trying to pull my arm closer to him as he nuzzled his face into it.

Oh my god if he got any cuter I think I'm going to explode. So Bakugo, who was incredibly manly and aggressive, slept with a teddy bear. I didn't view him any differently, I was glad he let himself have small comforts in life like that. I didn't sleep with a stuffed animal, but I didn't look down on him for doing so. He's been through a lot, if he wants to hold a teddy bear to sleep then he can fucking do it if he wants to.

Without pulling away from him I looked around the room for whenever the stuffed animal might be. I wasn't sure what it looked like, but once I saw it I would probably recognize it.