#1 In My Heart

Drunk 2

Todoroki POV

I grab onto his arm and he accepts. Sometimes, just sometimes, he's submissive. But usually only when the combination of drunk and sleepy hit him at the same time. I look down at a sleepy Ei nuzzled into my chest. They're both like big babies that need love and attention and care. I've honestly grown quite fond of taking care of them. Though, I'll probably never tell them that. We walk our way to the elevator of my apartment. "Can you push the button for me?" I say to Kats. He's starting to get giggly. Which means he's tired. He goes to push the top floor button but stumbles and slides down hitting at least 10 other buttons in the process. "Well, I guess we're stopping at almost every floor tonight." "No one told you to get an apartment on the top floor dumbass" he says slightly slurring his words. "What do you need a penthouse for anyway. It's not like you need a lot of space or even have women over"

"I like it." I explain. He's right though. I don't have time for girls. But my place lets me have a library. And it's private. "I like that I have a library. And an office" I respond back.

"Fucking finally" he says as he walks into my apartment, taking his shoes off and going right to the table to eat.

"Ei, are you hungry" I whisper placing him on the couch.

"Mmm can you feed me fries" he whispers back accompanied by a little giggle. "Sure thing" I say walking over to the bag Kats is hoarding. I snatch it real quick to get Ei's food. I smirk at Kats as his reflexes are too slow. I walk back over to Ei and he sits up a little with his eyes still closed. "Open" I say as he opens his mouth taking a bite of the fry. "Mmmm thanks princess" I roll my eyes at the nickname drunk Kats and Ei have given me. "If anything I should be calling you princess" I say back. His eyes shoot open.

"You know, you're different now" he says in between giggles and eating. "How so?" I question looking at both Ei and Kats. "I dunno. You just joke around with us more now. You're a lot more sarcastic. You're just a lot more, you, I guess. Like the you, you would've been if" "EI. SHUT UP" Kats interrupts him. "No it's okay" I say back. "That stuff doesn't hurt anymore. You were going to say if I had a decent childhood, weren't you?" I question back looking at Ei. Kats has a worried look on his face. He always does when we talk about my past.

It's true. I'm a lot different than I was. I'm more open to things. I'm not as oblivious to others. It took about 7 years of therapy to get me where I am today. It was hard at first. But it's so easy now. I can express my feelings. I can articulate things better. I'm not the same person that graduated. But I like the new me. Although, I'm very grateful for UA Shouto. He kept me safe. Protected. He gave me the courage to start therapy. He gave me the strength I needed to become the person I am today.

"You can thank my therapist for that" I laugh. I walk over to Kats who still looks worried. "Hey. I'm okay. You know I am. You know better than anyone that I've worked hard to get me to this point" I say looking into his eyes. Ei's looking at both of us still munching on fries. "Are you guys gonna kiss or something" he giggles. I look back at him to hear a "OH YEAH YOUD LOVE THAT WOULDNT YOU SHITTY HAIR" come from behind me. Ei throws a fry at Kats while giggling out a very faint and quiet "maybe".

There's suddenly a weird tension in the air. "It's 11pm" I break the silence. "We all have work in the morning. You guys should go to bed." I walk down the hall and into my room to shower and change. Although. I can't really deny that I've thought about kissing Kats. Or even Ei for that matter. It's no secret that the three of us have grown extremely close. But that would just make our friendship weird. I turn the shower on and step in. I can't get Ei's little "maybe" out of my head though. What is just a dumb drunk thought? Or was it a drunk confession... I could always ask. But that would just make things weird. I finish showering and grab my towel wrapping it around my waist. I get dressed into sweats and a T-shirt and walk down the hall making sure the other two are going to sleep.

I look into their rooms. Yes. They have their own drunken hang out spots in my apartment. I swear they live here more at their own places. Maybe I should just them keys made at this point. No. That's a bad idea. I shouldn't do that. I like the way things are now. Keys would pressure them.

I walk into Kats room first and place water and painkillers on the nightstand next to his sleeping body. He's like a little puppy, the way he curls up. If only 16 year old him could see 26 year old him. He hasn't changed much, but it's slight things. Like his hair is different now. He also smiles a little softer. He can be a little calmer sometimes too. I have this weird urge to kiss them on the forehead every time I leave their rooms like this.

Ei's room is up next. I do the same thing and place the painkillers and water next to him. He's already spread out on the bed as usual. I study him a little bit. I think Ei's changed the most out of the three of us. Not personality wise as he still acts like the same 16 year old. But looks wise. His hair is more spiky. He also sometimes doesn't shave his face so he's got this little stubble at all times. I turn around to start to leave when I feel a little tug at my sweats.

"C...Can you cuddle me?" I hear his little sleepy voice pipe in. I pull out my phone to make sure I have 7 am alarms set and place it on the nightstand next to him.

"Scoot over then. I can't cuddle you if you're sprawled out like that" his sleepy body moving as I keep talking. I climb into bed next to him. He's always been like this. He always wants to be cuddled and held when he's drunk. I don't mind it. It's kind of nice actually. I bring him closer to me, resting his head on my right bicep and wrapping my left arm around his waist. My right hand plays with his hair as I watch him fall asleep. It's oddly blissful. And honestly, one of my favorite parts about taking care of drunk Ei.