Untitled Love (Monoshin)

Chapter 4

AN: Another smaller chapter! I promise the next one is big!! More angst >:) Lots of angst, all the angst. FIC KENDO SLANDER but we love canon mha Kendo stan her 🥰
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Monoma was shaking and clutching Shinso's shirt, mumbling quiet things under his breath.

"That's really the blonde shithead?" Bakugo grunted and poked the back of Monoma's head. Monoma teared up and cuddled closer to Shinso. Shinso swatted Bakugo's hand away.

"One: No cussing around him. Two: No one is able to touch him but Rin and I." He stroked the small boy's hair gently. Mina was just admiring how good he was with kids.

"He's so tiny and small" Denki just made sparkle eyes at him over Sero's shoulder.

"Yeah no shit Kaminari, hes a toddler." Bakugo rolled his eyes. Sero glanced at him.

"Man you're not very good with rules are you?"
Bakugo opened his mouth to retort but Mina just bonked him.

"You'll scare the kid!" She reprimanded. Kirishima laughed a little. Shinso just sighed, sometimes he wished he didn't have to hang out with a group of idiots. Even though they were idiots, they were somewhat endearing, so the lavender-haired insomniac could deal with it. Monoma, on the other hand, was completely exhausted and overwhelmed already. He really didn't want to go out with those people. The blondes scares him, the pinkette seemed too touchy, the redhead seemed too pointy and rough to be touchy, and the one with the weird elbows had a funky vibe that Monoma struggled to get with.

"We should go." Shinso rubbed the back of his neck.

"Last one there is a rotten egg!" Denki shouted and practically threw himself down the stairs. Behind him came a pissy Bakugo and a laughing Sero. Mina stayed behind. She winked.

"Wouldn't want you and the little sweetie to be rotten eggs! I'll give you a head start." The girl got into an odd looking pose, but Monoma smiled a little. Shinso just pet Monoma's head before starting down to the car where the others had gone.

"Thanks Ashido, pretty cool of you." The boy with hair fluffier than cotton hummed in reply. The purple and blonde pair hurried down the stairs. Well, really it was just Shinso hurrying, because Monoma couldn't do much while in Shinso's arms.

"Aw man! Looks like Mina's the rotten egg!" Denki grinned playfully as he buckled into the front passenger side. Sero was driving, he did not trust Bakugo with a car, and really, who would? Bakugo just grumbled and complained in the middle right seat. It was a van, so it had three rows. Shinso shuffled into the back and set Monoma down, buckling him in, then he sat down and buckled himself in. The blonde clutched his book quietly and stayed as close to Shinso as possible, a little nerve-wracked.

"Hey, Monoma." Shinso tapped him on the shoulder. Monoma flinched a little and then turned his head up.

"Huh-?" He asked inquisitively, unsure of what his elder would say.

"You've been brave, kid. So so brave. I'm proud of you, you know that?" He wasn't the best with words, but Shinso was like, 95% sure he got his point across. Instead of just saying thank you like Shinso expected, Monoma started to tear up. His hands trembled and he wrapped one around the purplette's index finger. He wipes his eyes with the free one.

"Th-Thank you, Shinso.." Monoma squeezed his finger a bit tighter and shot him an awkward, lopsided smile. Shinso's heart melted, like, melted-melted. He pulled his hand away and just wrapped Monoma in a warm, loving hug.

"I promise, kid, I promise I'll always protect you." He managed a small smile down at Monoma, which was more than returned.