just bros being bros

hagakure toru

Valentine's Day finally rolls around on a Tuesday and the hallways are filled with giggles of students running back and forth with chocolates and letters and confessions.

Class 1-A has its own share of chocolates exchanged, with Ururaka approaching Deku with a bag of candy, only to aggressively wave her hands in front of her face insisting that it is an expression of camaraderie and close friendship before floating away, as well as Kaminari being slapped across the face by Jirou after a failed attempt at a confession letter that included the words, "Even though you aren't as attractive as a typical girl".

None of that, however, matches up to the scene that is about to unfold next as the entirety of Class 1-A (Aizawa peeking out of his sleeping bag included) looks on as a box of chocolates floats through the air and approaches Bakugou's desk.

"H-hi, Bakugou," Hagakure says, feeling the heat rise to her cheeks even if nobody can really see it. "I just wanted to say, I think you're so cool for standing up for the right thing, and you'll be an amazing hero someday."

Bakugou doesn't bother even looking in her direction as he snorts, "Tch, fucking obviously, floating skirt. I'm going to be the number one fucking hero!"

"R-right! And I hope you'll accept my chocolates as I cheer you on!" She pumps her fist in the air, hoping that her message is conveyed.

Bakugou finally seems to notice the chocolate placed on his desk and squints at her. "These better not be fucking confession chocolates."

The whole class winces in unison as Hagakure's shoulders slump. "O-oh."

"I've got no interest in dating an extra like you, so you can take these back."

"Kacchan!" Midoriya gasps, "Y-you could be nicer to your classmate, you know..." He trails off as he notices Bakugou turning his head to level him with a glare.

Before Bakugou explodes on Midoriya once more, Kirishima steps in with an awkward laugh, "Come on now, Bakugou, Midoriya's right. You don't have to be such an ass about it. Here, why don't you take these instead and calm down." Kirishima pulls out a smaller box of chocolates from his own desk and presses it into Bakugou's hands.

"Who the hell's side are you taking, shitty hair?" Bakugou growls, but backs down nevertheless.

"I'm sorry about that, Hagakure," Kirishima pats her on the shoulder, and she slumps over, shaking her head as she heads back to her seat.

She sniffles a little and watches sullenly as Bakugou digs into the chocolates Kirishima had given him. She wonders if maybe she had given Bakugou her chocolates as a friendship token, he would accept it the same way he accepted Kirishima's.

Shouji offers her a sympathetic smile, and suddenly all thoughts of Bakugou fly out of her head. "Shoujiii~" she singsongs, leaning over to him. "Here, these chocolates are for you, handsome!"

Behind her, Bakugou blasts a corner of his desk off, screeching, "Hey, extra, how dare you change your mind off of me so quickly! I'll show you just how fucking handsome I can be!"

"Yes, yes, you're the most handsome," Kirishima laughs, pinching at Bakugou's red cheeks.