It's a long road...

ch. 25

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todoroki could most definitely get used to how bakugo's friends treated him. it's been a few days since todoroki went to the mall with the lot of them. they had all taken to being affectionate with him in some sort of way everytime they saw him.

kirishima would throw his arm around todoroki's shoulders and hold him close.

sero would offer his arm to todoroki for him to take, like how a knight would escort royalty. and, sero would do it with such overdone and haughty dignity that todoroki couldn't help but laugh.

kaminari had been trying to teach todoroki a very complicated handshake.

mina would spin todoroki around and then pull him in for a tight hug.

jirou would take todoroki's hand, and squeeze it tightly before letting it drop.

even bakugo had taken to giving todoroki affection. he would squeeze todoroki's shoulder with his hand. and, if todoroki was lucky, bakugo would even smile at him. it never failed to make todoroki blush.

after a childhood of being isolated, todoroki had been severely lacking in affection of any sort. so, to have a group of people who were just so nice with him was absolutely lovely.

"todobroki!" mina hollered, plopping onto the couch in the common room, right next to him. "you ready for our movie night?"

todoroki softly nodded, letting a small smile slip onto his face. since she couldn't spin todoroki, mina just hugged todoroki tightly. kirishima sat down on the other side of todoroki, squeezing his shoulders close to him in a half hug. todoroki was elated when the two kept their arms around him.

"alright fuckers, i have the motherfuckin' snacks." bakugo said, setting multiple bowls on the coffee table in front of them. kaminari and jirou were closely following behind, and each set drinks down on the table.

"finally!" sero exclaimed, leaving the spot on the floor he had been laying at, and seated himself on a chair. he was already reaching for a bowl. "i'm starving."

"for fuck's sake, sero." jirou rolled her eyes, now sitting on the couch, along with kaminari.

"you couldn't've waited?" kirishima asked.

why were they all making fun of sero? was it because he wanted to eat? oh god, if todoroki ate anything, they'd hate him. and bakugo had seen todoroki eat so many times, he probably thought he was a disgusting freak. oh god oh god oh god oh god.

"todobro?" kirishima said, looking down at him. "hey, what's up?"

todoroki just shook his head. why was he suddenly freaking out? he already knew he was a disgusting freak. he already knew that bakugo hated hated him. so why was todoroki acting like this?

todoroki looked down at bakugo, who was suddenly kneeling down in front of him.

"sero's high." bakugo said bluntly.

"wh-what?" todoroki asked in a small voice.

"he's high as fuck. so, he has the munchies. we're making fun of sero because he couldn't wait to get fucked up, not because he's hungry and is gonna eat."

"oh."

bakugo stood up, took a bowl off the table, and forced it into todoroki's hands. he flicked kirishima's hand off of todoroki's shoulder, and gave it a gentle, surprisingly comforting squeeze.

kirishima placed his own hand back on todoroki's shoulder once bakugo had backed off and sat in the second chair in the common room.

"gimme a chip!" mina demanded, reaching into the bowl in todoroki's hands. she pulled out two chips, and ate one of them. "say 'ah'!"

"uh... ah?" todoroki said, raising an eyebrow. mina gently pushed the second chip she grabbed into todoroki's mouth.

"okay, let's watch these fuckin' movies!" kaminari yelled, throwing his arms up. jirou rolled her eyes and turned on the tv.