Let Me Be Soft (Let Me Be Yours)

what does love mean to you? // two warm hands, open.

"Heck yeah, there's the exit, Midoriya!" Kaminari exclaims, jumping up ecstatically before breaking into a sprint towards the exit of the building.

Izuku lets out a breathless laugh, the rush of victory seeping straight into his veins as he tightens his grip on the dummy, powering up One For All to catch up to Kaminari as they both practically leap out of the building in unison, a beeping noise sounding out.

"Kaminari and Midoriya, seven minutes and twenty-three seconds," Aizawa announces, voice sounding out from the earpieces he and Kaminari were both wearing.

"Ayo, let's GOOO!" Kaminari whoops, raising his hand up to give Izuku a fist bump.

Izuku smiles, tapping his fist against Kaminari's in return. "Good work, Kaminari-kun! You did great."

"Not as great as you, Mido!" Kaminari pauses for a moment, contemplating. "I just realized that I never asked ya. Is it okay if I call you Mido? You can call me Kami if that makes it any better."

"Oh!" Izuku blinks twice. "Uh, yeah, sure, if you wanna. I don't mind at all."

"Yay!"

Izuku can't help the chuckle that leaves him. He and Kaminari don't spend a lot of one-on-one time together, but Izuku always really enjoys it when they do. Kaminari is a really energetic and nice guy—he never fails to make Izuku laugh. Not to mention, his Quirk is really strong and versatile.

"We should hang out more—" Izuku pauses for a moment, before continuing, "Kami."

Kaminari's eyes widen as a grin stretches across his face. "Absolutely! Are you a fan of video games? Because I have a bunch in my room. Oh! We could do a movie night! I stole Sero's Netflix account password a while back, so I've been leeching off of him and messing with his algorithm. Don't tell him I said that, though, he's been losing his mind about the stuff coming up in his recomme—"

"Uraraka and Mina, nine minutes and ten seconds," Aizawa's voice calls out. Kaminari and Izuku both turn towards the building Uraraka and Mina had been placed in, watching as the pair give each other a high-five, the dummy floating in the air by Uraraka, who is holding onto its leg.

"Midoriya, Denks!" Mina exclaims, waving wildly. "We heard your timed score, good job!"

Uraraka nods enthusiastically. "Yeah, you guys were fast!"

Kaminari slings his arm around Izuku's shoulder, his smile wide as ever. "Gotta hand it to Mido here, he is a killer with strategy. We make a pretty good team, yeah?"

Izuku nods enthusiastically. "Yeah, it was really fun teaming up with you, Kaminari-kun! Your Quirk is improving so much, it's awesome!"

Kaminari chuckles, bringing his free hand up to his face, making a finger gun, and clicking his tongue. "Hehe, thank you, Mido."

"Mido?" Mina's eyes dart back and forth between the two, an amused grin on her face. "Since when have you gone to nicknames with Midoriya, Denks?"

"Since, like, four minutes ago."

Mina snorts. "Of course."

Uraraka gestures to the dummy that Izuku still has slung over his shoulder. "I can take that from you if you wanna, Deku-kun."

Izuku smiles at Uraraka, shrugging the dummy off his shoulder and handing it to Uraraka, pressing her hand into it. It quickly goes weightless, floating alongside the other dummy. "Thanks, Uraraka-san."

Uraraka smiles back, giving Izuku a mock salute. "Let's head back to the others, yeah?"

Kaminari lets go of Izuku, dashing ahead down the makeshift streets towards the screens, where the rest of their classmates have been watching each of them through the cameras throughout the buildings. Mina sprints after Kaminari, who yelps and runs faster when he notices her quickly catching up to him.