Don't Let Go

love or don't love

At Kirishima's Dorm/Apartment.

*Bakugo stays in a prepaid tallapartment on the 10th floor with Deku a couple doors down, curtesy of the Endeavor Organization. Kirishima stays on the 7th floor curtesy of the Fat Gum Organization. Each floor is sponsored by an Organization. It's all one building. I just thought it was important for context, haha.*

"I knew it, I freaking knew it!", Kirishima cackled opening up a water bottle.

"Oh shut up. No you didn't, moron.", Bakugo said rolling his eyes.

"Well I've never had a bigger hunch, how's that?", he grinned. "If you had told me you had no feelings for her, I knew you'd be lying!"

Bakugo shook his head and shrugged her shoulders. He crossed his arms with a quizzical look.

Kirishima looked at him and put down his video game.

"Hey man, are you alright?" 

Bakugo looked at him and his eyes shone with happiness yet fear.

"I'm alright. I just really... I'm not sure, but..."

Kirishima gave a half smile.

"But....?"

"I feel like I'm setting myself up for failure.", he said with a straight face looking down. "I don't do this."

"What? What makes you say that? She totally likes you."

"And you would know that how?"

"Erm. A big hunch.", he said reminding himself Mina told him not to say anything.

"She's just...an amazing girl. She's nice to people and she cares about everyone and everything without hesitation. She just has this glow about her.", he said smiling to himself. "Her fighting style is sick. She could kill me if she was motivated enough."

"Let's hope not.", Kirishima snickered.

Then he deflated slightly.

"And I'm just not like her. Anyone in our graduating class would have a better shot with her than I would. Especially Deku and that pisses me off. I know that's who she liked anyway. She'll probably go back to him the second I screw up if she even bothered to go out with me."

Kirishima was very surprised at his sudden vulnerability but he knew he couldn't show it or his friend would crawl right back into his hole.

"Has she given you a reason to not pursue her? I don't think she's the type to switch up that easily."

"I guess not. I mean last night she-. She...kissed me."

"SHE"-

"On the cheek, don't piss yourself.", he said rolling his eyes. "I don't even know what that means! She didn't even specify what it was for! How the heck am I supposed to take that?"

"Dude, that's a clear sign she likes you, like come on. A kiss?!"

"Girls flirt with guys all the time."

"Uraraka doesn't do that and you know it."

Bakugo groaned and slouched in his friends' gaming chair.

"She's gonna get to know me and hate me."

"I've noticed that the people who don't know you are the ones that hate you. It's not that hard to perceive your personality from first glance, no offense.", he wheezed.

"Say that again and I'll set you on fire.", he grumbled.

"I'm just saying.", he laughed. "I think she knows you more than you probably take her for. Plus, you can't make that decision for her. Shouldn't you let her decide if she hates your guts or not? Assuming she doesn't. Guessing is the worst thing you can do."