𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 | 𝙳𝚎𝚗𝚔𝚒 𝙺𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝚡 𝙾𝙲

3️⃣

Not to be mean, but that last encounter with Nakatari left Kaminari fumbling slightly more than usual. 

That night, he couldn't sleep. Her words echoed throughout his mind; You're my hero....

Eventually Sero, his closest friend, started noticing.

"Hey, Kaminari!" he called, motioning for the blonde to sit next to him at his table. Kirishima and Bakugo were also sitting there, engrossed in their own conversation.

Plopping down exhaustedly, Kaminari smiled at his friend with that cheeky smile of his. "What's up, man?"

"I've been noticing that you've been sorta...down lately. Are you ok, bro?" Pausing, he added. "You know, ever since that new girl came...."

Kaminari said nothing, processing these words. It was almost as if a loading icon was hovering above his head. Finally, he grasped the meaning and chuckled. "Nothing wrong with me. Just can't sleep, is all."

"Yeah, but why?"

It caught him off guard. If there was anything Kaminari knew, it was that his friend was about as good at getting to the bottom of things as anyone. For our dense himbo protag, that served as a bit of a problem if he was going to try to hide the real issue.

"It's nothing..." he mumbled, knowing full well that meant absolutely nothing to his friend. As expected, Sero narrowed his eyes in disbelief.

"You're kidding," he sighed. "Let me guess-"

Before he could finish, Bakugo broke in from the opposite side. "Let me guess, the little princess and the dumb prince got along and now he's in love with her. Typical Dunce-Face. Tch," he scoffed, mockingly. Kaminari could only blink in shock. Bakugo, the least likely to realize what was up, had hit the nail on the head.

Kaminari was almost impressed.

Sero turned towards him, sporting a knowing look. "That's unsurprisingly not hard to believe."

"Aw, c'mon..." the blonde whined, feeling as if his friends were ganging up on him. "It's not that obvious, is it?"

Kirishima chuckled, crossing his arms. "Pretty obvious, man." Cracking a smile, he added; "But we'll gladly be your wingmen. Isn't that right, Bakugo?" The ashy haired boy only grunted in response, clearly wanting no part in his friend's mushy business.

*****

Kaminari was distraught. He was so stupidly distraught. How could this happen? Why? 

"It just doesn't make any senseeeeeee,,,," he groaned, Kirishima patting his back.

The fiery-haired boy grinned his signature grin - "Don't be so worried! Just think of all the chances you'll get now!" he assured.

"B-but...her, her, d-d-"

"-Dorm is right above yours! So don't panic, instead take the opportunity to get to know Matsutoya!"

Sighing, our protagonist rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, I guess so, but what if I mess up? Or do something stupid? Or act all simpy? Or what if she doesn't wanna talk to me? Then what?"

"Aw, no one can resist your charms, bro," Kirishima beamed. 

"Bro...."

"Anything for you bro..."

"....So what do I say?"