best friend !﹒⪩⪨﹒kmdk

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟎𝟖 : FRIENDSHIP BRACELETES & MILK MUSTACHES

'we think alike.. and i think that's why we're best friends.'

-

it was the day before christmas before it dawned on both izuku and denki that they hadn't gotten each other anything for christmas.

so now, both chaotic teens were in the packed mall on a christmas eve afternoon, utterly clueless as to what to get the other.

"okay so i'm going on this side, you on on the other. don't look for me! it's gonna be a surprise." izuku said, smirking softly.

denki did nothing but agreed, nodding excitedly as they parted ways.

they both had no clue what they were going to get but they were gonna make it work, give each other the best gifts imaginable.

-

they were now back from the mall, sitting in izuku's room on the cold afternoon. snow piling up all outside yet not too much for it to be a hazard to drive in.

denki's parents were planning on coming over to izuku's house for christmas like usual so denki had planned on sleeping over again. it was something that always happened every other year or so ever since izuku and denki met.

now, they were both sitting on izuku's bed, drinking warm milk as they were cold from being out.

denki's head was leaning against izuku's as they used each other for warmth despite the fact that the house was already warm. "i don't know about you, but i think i got the best gift." izuku said randomly before taking another sip from his warm glass.

denki gasped, offended as he lifted his head off of izuku's shoulder to face him, "huh?! no! i got the best gift!" he said quickly.

izuku only laughed loudly before leaning in closer to denki, wiping away the small milk mustache he had on his upper lip. denki inhaled softly yet sharply, his face felt warmer than ever and he knew his face was a soft pink.

"you're so embarrassing!" denki squealed, looking away as he brought the cup up to his mouth to hide his face. izuku only laughed more, "i'm sorry, you just had some milk on your lip!" he exclaimed.

"yeah, whatever." denki huffed, rolling his eyes softly.

god, was izuku ever gonna let him get over his crush?

-

"merry christmas!" izuku yelled as soon as he woke up, waking both denki and inko in the process.

it was early, the sun just barely rising yet he didn't care, he was so excited. almost like a child.

denki quickly woke up, rising front izuku's bed excitedly. "let's go downstairs!" izuku exclaimed, grabbing denki's wrist and dragging him out of the bed.

and so they did, nearly falling down the stairs as they ran over to the chaotic christmas tree. soon enough, inko followed, not too pleased by the loudness at such a early hour.

despite it all, they all opened gifts, wrapping paper getting thrown all over the place as their faces lit up. they'd even bought inko gifts, watching her face light up at the sight.

though, it all came down to their last two gifts. two different bags yet they were similar in size.

"3.. 2.. 1..." the two boys said together before reaching into the bag to pull out small boxes.

as soon as they opened them, they saw it had a customized bracelet with their initials engraved into them. they both looked at each other in shock before smiling brightly.

turns out, they'd been sharing the same brain cell while looking for a gift for the other, ending up getting each other the same thing.

though, they didn't care, laughing together as they put the meaningful jewelry on their wrists and sharing a hug that neither did wanted to release the other from. not that they'd admit that to the other.

soon after, denki's parents had came over with more gifts and inko gave them theirs. they all spent the holiday together, cooking, laughing, and spending time together.

it was great, and after such a happy day, the sun had went down and denki and his parents went home for the rest of the weekend.

-

and just like that, winter break was over. it was a new year as well, everyone returning happily.

and that meant going back to class, denki groaned at the idea, not ready yet he had no choice.

it was now the first day back, a new week for the new semester.

"deku! you're back!" a bubbly voice cheered, making denki's teeth grit. "o-oh, hi ochako." izuku greeted the girl, smiling softly.

"you look so cool and different! it's only been two weeks!" ochako said, making denki internally facepalm from his seat.

ochako hadn't contacted izuku once during the break, and denki knew that for sure since he'd been with izuku the majority of the time, and yet she still came up to the greenie like they were as close as ever.

she hadn't done anything wrong yet denki still felt as if it were shady. like c'mon, if you love him sooo much, at least reach out.

the canary blond only rolled his eyes at the thought yet continued to watch them interact.

"really? i don't think so." izuku said, shrugging. ochako quirked a brow at that, looking around the boy for what the difference was.

izuku's cheeks grew a soft pink as the shorter girl looked closely at him. denki internally groaned it was so obvious izuku got a..

"a new hair cut!" ochako said quickly. denki scoffed quietly, it was so obvious. how did it take her that long? izuku had gotten a haircut two days before the break was over since his hair was quickly growing back.

izuku laughed before quickly nodding, "yep!" he laughed, denki cringed. "yay i knew it!" ochako said, reaching a hand up to touch his hair.

denki's heart dropped to the pit of his stomach at the sight. he used to be the only one that touched izuku's hair and izuku as letting her do it?

no way.

"ow!" denki yelled loudly as he kicked a leg of his desk, causing the two to flinch. "denki are you okay?!" izuku asked, turning away from ochako just before she could touch him.

on the inside, denki couldn't help but grin widely, taking the attention away from ochako. "ow, ow.. yeah, i got a really bad leg cramp, that's all." he said with feigned pain.

"drink more water, idiot!" izuku said jokingly, plucking denki on the forehead. ochako didn't say anything, the two didn't really know each other so she didn't know what to say.

denki giggled, rubbing the slight sore spot that izuku had plucked before lifting his other hand to pluck izuku back. izuku yelped before plucking denki back, hence the start of their plucking fight that went on until the bell rang.

as it did, a rush of students poured in, chatter died, and teachers were welcoming students back.

denki felt a bit lighter, twisting the bracelet izuku had gotten him whenever he'd gotten on edge. though, it comforted him to see that izuku seemed to never take his off and neither did he.

it seemed to give him hope.

lots of hope that maybe, just maybe they'd be something more than best friends one day.