My Hero Academia Imagines

You're Wonderful (Kirishima Eijiro)

Kirishima Eijiro:

"And time." Aizawa calls out, both students dropping their fists and defenses. Kaminari enthusiastically lets out a sigh and lays down on the cool concrete, his opponent not looking as happy as the blonde did.

Another training session where once again, all he could do was put up a defense and hope his opponent tired himself out. Sure, Kirishima had landed a few hits on Kaminari though the fight that lasted 10 minutes, but even so... he didn't feel like he was doing so good.

"Clear out, Bakugou, Todoroki! You're next!" Aizawa called out, Kirishima sulking off and walking towards the back of the crowd gathering to watch the two strongest students duke it out.

He was less than interested in watching them fight however, being more concerned instead with sitting down and letting his sore hands relax. Every part of him ached, and he couldn't help but feel like he deserved it for being so useless once again.

Then from the corner of his downcast eyes, he saw a smaller figure standing in front of him. He glances up, his eyes widening to see his crush holding out a bottle of water and a smile towards him.

He blinks and accepts the water, cracking open the cap and taking a long and much needed sip from it. He lets out and exhausted breath. He mutters a thanks to her, expecting nothing of it.

"Well you deserved something, you fought really well. Especially against someone like Kaminari who's tough to even get close to!" They gush to him and he blinks and stiffens at the sudden compliment.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"You're only of the few people in class who could get close to Kaminari! Usually people have to wait for him to finish discharging electricity to attack. But with you, you just harden your skin enough and dash forward, using your toughness to strike when the enemy is too shocked to do anything!"

"D-do you really see it as that? I thought I was just trying to get the upper hand..." He tosses his head to the side, causing his crush to notice his down behavior.

"Hmmm, well I think you're an excellent fighter! And one of the nicest people I know! You're going to be a great hero Kiri-kun!" (Name) throws their hands into the air and smiles brightly at Kirishima.

Kirishima's mouth opens and he can't form any words, and he chuckles in awkwardness. It felt really nice to have her complimenting him, and he was starting to accept that maybe he was being a bit too hard on himself. After all if someone as perfect as (Name) thought he was going to be a great hero, that had to be true... right?

"Thanks." He responds and rubs the back of his neck, feeling a lot better from this short conversation.

"Huh? For what?" (Name) responds looking at him slightly concerned.

"For saying those nice things. I'm not all that great, but the fact that you're nice enough to try to make me feel better really helped." He sighs, only to them have his temple flicked.

"Don't make it sound like I'm a liar!" (Name) chides him, then presses their palms on Kirishima's cheeks. "I said those things because they are true! And they are true because I've seen it with my own eyes and I know you are a good person at heart. And that quality is exactly what makes someone a great hero!"

"R-right. Sorry and thank you. I-I really appreciate it." He stutters and (Name) removes their hands from his flushed cheeks.

"Good! Now remember that and if you don't I'll keep saying it until you do!" They cheer once again, leaning close and pressing a soft kiss on Kirishima's cheek. "You're amazing."

(Name) smiles one last time, the blush on their cheeks slightly present, and then scurries away. Kirishima touches his hand to the part of his cheek where (Name)'s lips just were.

He feels a smile tugging on his features and he shakes his head. So much for feeling down, because he was as elevated as he could be from their pep talk.