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TAMAKI AMAJIKI was dead last when it came to advice, much less relationship advice. So he really had no idea why Red Riot, the social butterfly he is, was turning to him for advice in his love life.

"I mean, he's gotta like me, right?" The redhead pondered while slamming a robber into the concrete of the sidewalk, "We've been sharing a bed since mid-second year and we kissed!" He exclaimed and grunted, judo-flipping an accomplice over his shoulder, "He wouldn't do that for no reason, right? Denki, sure, Sero, sure, but Kats?"

Tamaki sighed, pinning several criminals with the tentacles he'd grown. "So kissing your friends is a common thing?"

"I—" he paused, slapping a pair of anti-quirk cuffs onto a criminal. "It's...every other occasion — but that's not the point! It's never been Kats!"

Tamaki hummed, he didn't know the blond besides the fact that his dad was a great designer and he had a temper that matched his mother's. "You could ask him? Or just confess that your feelings are beyond what friends feel for each other,"

A criminal struggled to scoff. "Trouble in paradise?"

"Trouble staying off your mom," Kirishima said, tossing the criminal over his shoulder after slapping a pair of quirk-canceling cuffs on tighter than recommended. "I just don't want to lose what we have if he doesn't feel the same," he sighed.

"You should talk to Nejire or Mirio. They're better than me at this stuff," Tamaki gently recommends. "I know you're not as close to them, but I think it's better to talk to them because they don't speak to Katsuki,"

Kirishima hummed. "I appreciate the advice man, thanks a lot!" he grinned, shark-like teeth managing to come off as friendly.

They returned to their original patrol route after securing the handoff of the bandits to the authorities. The rest of their day was relatively uneventful aside from accumulating positive press. They were occasionally separated for one on one interviews which happened after dealing with the robbers. "Suneater! I'm Misa with Heroes Nutrition, what do you eat in a day that contributes to your high capture success rates?"

Tamaki wilted under the attention of the magazine journalist. "I...um, I eat lots of ika somen or ikayaki...y-yeah," the journalist nodded to encourage him to continue. "I-I keep...a balanced diet to maintain my, uh, my health, but I don't really eat meats whenever I'm off duty,"

The journalist tilted her head with an unwavering smile on her face. "How does eating squid contribute to your success rates?"

"It's harder to break bones in my limbs since squids don't have any bones...and it's kinda hard to dodge tentacles," he chuckled awkwardly. Tamaki continued to answer the questions to the best of his abilities while keeping an eye on Kirishima.

A woman sitting a few seats to the right of Shindo scoffed at the hero on the TV. "I don't understand why he's a Pro, he can barely speak a sentence so I doubt he can fight crime,"

A younger girl sitting beside the woman sighed out a heavy, "Mom," but it only seemed to encourage the woman further.

"Not to mention seeing him is like spotting a Yeti! He comes out once every blue moon and leaves just to come back when people start forgetting about him again," the woman shook her head as the daughter pinched the bridge of her nose.

The daughter glanced over at her mother. "He's an underground hero, he's not supposed to be seen unless it gets that bad," Shindo nodded to himself in agreement.

"Well, why is he out now then?" And they got their answer as the journalist asked her the next question.

"You're not typically seen doing patrols around the city, is there any special occasion?"

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