Leave Your Mark | Various!BNHA x Reader

72: Closure

You're not really sure why this keeps happening to you, but maybe it's the luck—in all its cliché glory—that comes with being reincarnated.

Well, there goes my third kiss.

Another kiss-related accident in such a short span of time is concerning, admittedly, so you're hoping to put this to rest right here and now. In any case, it was so brief, just like what happened with Shouto, that you still can't seem to feel all that embarrassed over it. Although you can't say the same for Monoma—whose face is now beet red.

"Just don't tell anyone," you insist. "It's not that I'm embarrassed about what happened, but trust me. There's a certain person in my life who's... a little crazy. And I'd rather he didn't find out about this."

Monoma doesn't have the slightest clue what you're talking about, of course, and that's certainly for the best. You're pretty sure nobody saw this kiss, thanks to the fact that everyone was focused on slow dancing, and you were surrounded by people in just about every direction. For once, you're thankful for how packed the gymnasium is. Even though you don't usually mind the spotlight, there's no need for all your kisses to be put on display.

Anyway. Poor Monoma. He looks like his face is about to explode.

"Are you alright?" you ask, brows furrowing with concern. When you lean in closer to him, he jolts back like you've zapped him with a live wire.

"I-I'm fine!" he stammers, shoulders stiff and raised. "I'm fine, so just keep your distance! Shoo, shoo!"

...wow. It's the first time anyone's ever waved you off like you're a dog or something, but you can't really hold it against him. It's clear he's going through something right now.

You're starting to become somewhat of a kissing veteran (not as much of a brag as you think it is), but that was probably his first kiss—and it was an accident. You feel for him. Although you'd appreciate it if he didn't look that upset about it. You're adorable, and it's hard not to take his reaction a little personally.

"It was just an accident," you shrug. "Don't think of it as a kiss if you don't want to. It was just a... mouth collision."

Monoma throws his head back and groans, dramatic as ever. "Ugh, just leave me alone, already!"

And with that, he storms away, still red all the way up to his ears, forcing his way through the crowd like the room personally offended him.

You do your best not to audibly sigh. Instead, you gently press a finger to your lips, confirming the faint warmth that lingered just moments ago.

Yeah. I definitely can't let Kai find out about this.

Whatever. You're going to keep taking everything in stride and just brush this off as another silly moment you'll end up laughing about in the future.

Well, probably.

In any case, the song still hasn't changed back into something upbeat. People are slow-dancing all around you, swaying under the shifting lights, lost in their own little worlds. You consider retreating to your table and regrouping with Izuku.

Ironically, just as that thought crosses your mind, someone catches your peripheral vision. Someone standing stiffly against the wall, looking like he doesn't quite know what to do with himself.

"Shinsou!" you call out, weaving past the crowd to reach him. He blinks, startled, as you grin ear-to-ear. "Yay, you're here too! How's the banquet been? Are you having fun so far?"

He shifts uncomfortably, tugging at his collar. "Um, it's been fine," he says, tone carefully even. There's a faint dusting of pink across his cheeks, though. "But I doubt it's been as eventful for me as it has been for you."