"Come on, somebody, why don't you run. Ol' Red's itching to have a little fun," Denki continued to sing under his breath, trying to avoid another visit from Phantasm. "Who let the dogs out? Who-who-who-who?! It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight—"
"I think I preferred the Christmas songs, actually," Full Throttle muttered.
Shrugging, Denki switched to "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer—"
"Reindeer," Full Throttle chimed.
Denki smiled wider. "Had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw it—"
"Saw it."
"You would even say it glows."
"Like a lightbulb."
"All of the other reindeer—"
"Reindeer."
Reindeer.
Reindeer.
The echo repeated in his head as his soulmates chimed in, and he continued the song with both Full Throttle and his soulmates chiming in on the background lyrics.
"Used to laugh and call him names."
"Like Isozan."
Like Neito.
Like Neito.
Denki refrained from wincing, knowing that some kids personalized the song's echoes based on what school they went to, but he still didn't like the idea of his soulmate being teased, and he was pretty sure his other soulmate's name would show up later in the song, too.
"They never let poor Rudolph."
"Rudolph."
Rudolph.
Rudolph.
"Join in any reindeer games."
"Like Uretori."
Like Hitoshi.
Like Hitoshi.
And there it was, replacing the name of a game with an example of a person who was typically excluded from games, and oh it hurt Denki to think about.
"Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa did say: Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight! Then how the reindeer loved him!"
"Loved him!"
Loved him!
Loved him!
"As they shouted out with glee!"
Yipee!
Plus Ultra!
Plus Ultra!
There was the UA spirit!
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer."
"Reindeer."
Reindeer.
Reindeer.
"You'll go down in history!"
"Like All Might!"
Like Chargebolt!
Like Chargebolt!
And, well, that took him off-guard because he'd never heard that version before.
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Lightning Serenade
FanfictionKaminari Denki hears two voices singing in his head one day, but everyone seems to think that they are hallucinations because it's rare to have two soulmates. Join Kaminari on his way to self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-love as he bonds wit...
