~{A Shoulder To Cry On}~ (Kirishima X Reader)

"It's okay to cry."

Things weren't going your way lately, it seemed to you like they never were. One minute you had high hopes, the next you felt them crush beneath your feet. You had been enrolled at U.A high for, how long now? Long enough for you to make many friends (some enemies, though you were never spiteful) along the way. Hanging out with the girls In class 1A was an absolute blast! You had so much fun, often visiting each others houses whenever you needed help with work, often going shopping and, well, just being the cheerful, jolly friend they loved and accepted you for...

'It's...useless... I'll.... I'll never be good enough...' you kept repeating those few words in your mind as you lay scrunched up on your bed, feeling the tears prick at your eyes. Right now, you were currently in your dorm room, whilst all the others were downstairs. For many months, years infact, you had longed to join the volleyball team of U.A high. It was nothing special, but you always wanted to compete in tournaments, win medals, show off your unique skills, and generally set a great example for many  generations to come... Though it never turned out that way you wanted it to...

After many weeks of practicing and preparation, you were finally ready for the tryouts. To your suprise,  everything went smoothly, earning you  a place in the team, which was a huge achievement for you and was as if you couldn't feel any happier. Everyday, when you arrived home, you would head straight to your back garden to train and brush up on your skills, although it often bugged you... You had always felt like everyone around you was improving, growing in strength and moving up, but it was you who felt like you weren't moving at all, staying trapped in one place, unable to make improvements, unable to get better, unable to keep up with the rest of the team...

This made you go overboard. You felt like your breath was often a struggle and you couldn't even move an inch . You had often developed small shudders everytime you thought about your team, the team you felt didn't need a whimpering wuss  like you...

So there you were, curled up ontop of your bed, wishing you had never been a part of the volleyball team 'why...? Why would they need me...? What did I even do...to earn a place in U.A...In the first place...?' This was it for you. You couldn't handle all this stress, all this hate, being swirled up inside you, ready to burst. But why should it? All it would do is affect others around you, and the last thing you wanted to do was create drama when it wasn't needed...

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Eijiro Kirishima...One of your many friends... He was always willing to help you out in any situation. You were shy to admit it but, you felt like you could trust him more than anyone else...

Right now, he was currently sitting in his dorm room, thinking back to all the times he used to see you at his bus stop, smiling shyly back at him, which made him grin. He wasn't quite sure of his feelings towards you, but all he remembered was feeling a huge thumping in his chest whenever you turned to him, making his cheeks feel warm, probably not noticing it himself but you were certain you once caught him blushing as he saw your smile.

He had heard a sudden, loud knock on his door, causing him to jolt upright and turn his head in the direction of where the noise came from. "EH!?"
"Mhmph mmhpppmmff!!!?!!?" Came a loud, muffled, yet raspy response from behind the door. 'Bakugou...' Kirishima immediately thought and went over to open the door "WHY THE FUCK YOU SITTING ROUND HERE BEING A LONLEY ASS?! DINNER IS READY SO GET DOWNSTAIRS!!" he then turned and swayed groggily down the hallway, grumbling to himself. Kirishima blinked 'whew... I wonder what was that all about...' He eventually shrugged it off and began to head downstairs too.

He had walked past your dorm until he saw that the door was locked 'huh? That's funny, the doors can only be locked from the inside...' he stopped in his tracks and thought for a second 'No! I should let her be, a man should respect a woman's privacy, it would be unmanly of me to-'
"K-kirishima..?"

He gasped a little and covered his mouth, realising he had accidentally muttered those words aloud. You giggled a little at hearing his small gasp, thinking he had finally realised what he had done.
"I-it's okay, you can come in..." You quickly sat up and wiped your tears on your sleeve, plastering a fake smile as he slowly opened the door. "Woah, I never got to see your room before, it looks pretty cool!" He grinned, looking around, then slowly calming down and turning his gaze to you, seeing your head bowed down as you looked to the floor. "Hey, You... alright....?"
You slowly lifted your head up and smiled, closed- eyed "Y-yup! Couldn't have been better!" But you obviously weren't and Kiri knew, like he could actually see through your disguise. His expression softened and he walked over to you, where you were sitting on your bed. "Hey, (y/n), look at me..." He spoke softer this time, almost in a calm whisper. You had felt chills down your spine as he said your name and you slowly looked into his eyes. He gently rested his hand ontop of yours "I can see you're upset....it's pretty clear for me to see that... but-" he gently cupped your face with his other hand

"When you're feeling like all your emotions are trapped inside you, it's okay to let it all out, it's okay to cry..."

Hearing those words made you more emotional than ever. You couldn't hold it in anymore and you had burst into tears, not caring about how your face looked as you cried. Kiri saw your expression and gently pulled you into a soft hug, stroking your back as you wept on his shoulder. "Shh, it's alright now, (y/n)...I'm here for you...."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HEY THERE GUYS!
I hope you dudes enjoyed that small story right there, I'm going to add a small bonus down below so keep on reading! :3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You had eventually calmed down after a few minutes and he slowly released you from his arms, smiling softly as he looked down at you "Feeling better now, (y/n)?" He had grinned happily, showing his adorable shark-like teeth which made your heart melt and you shyly covered your blushing face with both your hands. "M-much better, t-thank you..." He blinked, seeing you react in such a way and looked around to check wheather anyone was watching you two. You curiously tilted your head as you slowly uncovered your face from your hands "K-Kirishima..? What are you-" you were slowly cut off as he leaned in and kissed your forehead gently. "U-uhm, s-sorry, I guess I got a little...carried away, haha!" He blushed, glancing away, awkwardly rubbing the nape of his neck. "We should get going, dinner is probably going cold..." He chuckled, standing up and stretching his hand out to you "Shall I escort you there, M'lady?~" He winked, then softly chuckling afterwards. The two of you headed downstairs only to be greeted by alot of staring faces and an angry, fuse-lit Bakugou.
~

~

~

(I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED THIS! -bows- )
This story was dedicated to a really amazing friend of mine who is just awesome in every way! 🙏❤

(Let me know if you guys liked this story and want more! :D)

-PLUS ULTRA 💗