Writer's Block

ShinKami - Bedtime

Bedtime – Shinso x Kaminari

SuicidalConnorMurphy

A/N: Little Space AU. Kaminari is a little and you can't tell me otherwise.

Little Space, for anyone who doesn't know (I didn't know until recently), is a mental escape in which adults take on the mannerisms of children – speech impediments, wearing onesies or childish pajamas, employing the use of sippy cups and binkies, extra stuffed animals and blankets (I say extra because as an adult who's not a little I enjoy my collection of animals and blankets), and having someone to refer to as a parent or caregiver (usually a significant other if the little has one). It's a sort of coping mechanism, especially for people with depression and/or anxiety.

Words: 1,625

The day had been emotionally taxing. The League of Villains had acquired new members, so in addition to Shigaraki, Dabi, Toga, and Warp Gate, the heroes had to combat an onslaught of unknown quirks and negative temperaments. The newest generation of pro heroes had joined the scene, though for former class 1-A, fighting bad guys was nothing new. Hitoshi Shinso had yet to be in the heat of battle, but he adapted quickly, working with his comrades to outsmart the villains and, despite a collection of wounds, emerge victorious.

The young heroes had only recently graduated from U.A. – they hadn't even reached the age of twenty yet. They were barely legal adults, and they had been thrown into one of the most intense battles they could imagine. It was understandable for most of them to want to cease existence for the next day (or week) and give themselves a chance to recuperate.

Shinso exhaled a sigh as he fumbled to fish his apartment key from his pocket before shoving it into the deadbolt on his front door. He twisted it before reaching down to turn the knob, effectively shoving open the door and shuffling inside. In one arm he carried a paper bag overflowing with the groceries he would need to prepare dinner for the evening. He did most of the cooking under the agreement that Kaminari would do the cleaning, as the blond was an absolutely disaster in the kitchen and could barely accomplish constructing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without assistance (and Shinso insisted on at least supervising whenever he was home, otherwise every surface in the kitchen would end up smeared with chunky peanut butter and raspberry jelly and be littered with bread crumbs).

As he crossed the doorway and headed into the kitchen, Shinso could hear the soundtrack to Kaminari's favorite movie wafting from their shared bedroom. The purple-haired man smiled softly to himself as he began putting the groceries away. The soft musical notes that were just barely audible was a telltale sign that his lover had gone into Little Space while he was shopping. He'd honestly been expecting it. Kaminari had been having a hard recovery after their last fight, and Shinso hadn't been able to spend much time at home. After endless amounts of paperwork to file on the villain attack, he'd gone to the store, deciding that only Kaminari's favorite dish would be suitable for dinner and discovering that they had literally none of the ingredients required to cook it.

"I'm home, Pika," Shinso called loudly enough to be heard over the music. He preferred to refer to his boyfriend as Denki or Kami, but when the blond was in Little Space, his nickname of choice was Pika, since so many people had likened him to Pikachu.

From the corner of his eye, the perpetually exhausted man saw a flash of yellow, and a smirk lifted his lip. Kaminari also refused to wear anything besides his Pikachu onesie when he regressed (unless it was dirty, in which case he would borrow Shinso's Gengar onesie). Shinso hadn't expected his boyfriend to join him so soon, since the blond usually preferred to hide under their blankets and listen to music until Shinso was available to cuddle him.