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Kirishima was not an unattractive guy, at least he didn't think so. He wasn't the most handsome of them all but he thought he was okay at least. Too bad the guy he liked had his eyes on the most handsome guy in school. He couldn't compare to the Shouto Todoroki, everyone had a crush on him. Including HIS crush, Izuku Midoriya. Midoriya wasn't only super manly, but he was incredibly kind and hard working. Kirishima admired his work ethic and his dedication to do what is right. It was too bad the he was surely with Todoroki. After the Sports Festival they seems to grow really close and are now practically glued at the hip. Of course Midoriya liked Todoroki, why wouldn't he? He has a super powerful quirk and was really handsome, pretty much everyone swooned over him. Kirishima just wished he could catch his eye like that.
The only people who knew about his crush were his best friends, Bakugou, Mina, Denki, and Sero. They all listened to him whine about how he will never have a chance with Midoriya and how pretty he looked. At this point they pretty much tuned out when he started to talk about Midoriya. "Guys are you even listening to me?" Kirishima whined at his friends, who were definitely not listening to him. "Kiri, I love you man, but we can only listen to you go on about Midoriya so many times," Denki said looking up from the Switch with Animal Crossing in his lap. Bakugou looked up from the movie on the TV with an annoyed look on his face, "I still don't get what you see in the nerd anyways," he sneered from his spot on the bed. Sero snorted from his hammock, "That's because you hate him Bakubro." They continued to banter while Kirishima let his thoughts wonder. They just didn't get it, every time he saw Midoriya his heart fluttered and he got butterflies in his tummy. His heart felt heavy at the thought that Midoriya liked someone else.
Finally the time came where they had to leave Sero's room and go back to their respective dorms. Kirishima got back to his dorm and crawled into his bed. He wished he could just man up and tell him how he really feels. He felt like a coward, wallowing in his feelings and staying silent. He was pulled from his thoughts by the ding of his cellphone. It was Sero, it read 'Hey bro, I know you've been in your feels lately. Do you wanna come to my room tomorrow for a smoke sesh? It'll just be the guys.' Kirishima read it and thought for a moment, did he really want to? He thought he might as well and told Sero he would be there. It might be nice to just let lose and relax with his friends. He's been so tense lately, he deserved to relax and have fun. He was gonna have fun no matter what, no more stressing about things out of his control. For some reason he didn't dream that night.
The next day went by like a hurricane. He did everything he needed and the day became a blur up until it was time to go to Sero's room. He arrived and knocked on the door as soon as he finished him homework. He was greeted by only Sero and Bakugou upon his arrival. "Where are the others?" he asked. "Pinky and Dunceface haven't finished their homework, they'll be here soon," Bakugou mumbled. He had obviously gotten an early start, he was much more calm and subdue than usual. Bakugou was so tense and angry all the time, it was nice to see him like this every once and a while. Sero was just lying in his hammock with a lit joint between his fingers. Kirishima flopped onto the bed and make grabbie hands towards the joint in Sero's hand. Sero just chuckled and handed it over. Kirishima took a few breaths before bringing it to his lips and inhaling. As soon as the smoke hit his lungs he held back a cough that was struggling to leave his throat. After it became too much he slowly exhaled and gave his lungs a moment to recover. He fell into the pattern of taking a hit and passing it around until it came back to him. At some point Denki and Mina showed up and joined their circle but Kirishima was too far gone to be paying much attention. He felt like he was melting into the bed and floating at the same time. His thoughts wondered to Midoriya once again. He really wanted to tell him how he feels, even if he doesn't feel the same way. After that thought his brain got fuzzy.
The next day Kirishima woke up with a headache and his brain feeling like mush. He ended up back at his own dorm at some point though, so that was good. He must of smoked a lot yesterday to feel like this. His mouth was dry and he couldn't recall much from the previous day. He didn't have too much time to dwell on it though, he had to get ready for class. He brushed his teeth and checked his phone. Shit! He was gonna be late. He didn't have time to do his hair and threw his uniform on before booking it to class. He arrived with barely a moment to spare before the bell rang. He slumped into his seat and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He looked up and caught a few people looking at him, it must have been his hair. He rarely went to class without it spiked, he didn't how it looked down. The looks were normal until he caught Midoriya's eyes. Midoriya looked nervous and had a slight blush on his cheeks. As soon as he saw Kirishima looking at him his eyes widened and he averted eye contact. 'That was weird,' Kirishima thought, but he didn't have much time to dwell on it before Aizawa started talking.
Kirishima forgot about that morning by the time lunch rolled around. He was walking to his usual seat with his friends when he saw Midoriya approaching him. He tried to tame his blush and act normal. "Hey Midoriya! What's up?" He asked with his sharp smile. Midoriya looked nervous and flush as he spoke, "H-hey Kirishima, I wanted to uh, talk to you about last night," he said, not meeting his eyes. "Huh? What happened last night?" Kirishima asked. Midoriya tilted his head, "The texts?" He said. Now Midoriya looked confused too, did Kirishima text him last night? He couldn't remember. He quickly pulled his phone out to check what he texted Midoriya. He clicked on his contact and started reading what he had wrote, 'Heyy Mido!!! i coudlnt stop thinkin abouy you!! and how cute ur freckles r. ive liked you for soooooo lonk but i was too scared to tel you becuz u likr todoroki. but i reeeealllly wanted to tell you, so here itis, i havw a crush on you!! i just had to get it off my chest becuz i flt like a coward not telling you. im sleepy noww, goofnighttt.' Oh god, Kirishima was horrified. Did he really write all that? And send it? He had to get out of here. "Oh wow I would love to talk about that but uh I have a meeting and I am already late so I have to go!" Kirishima rushed out, then broke into a sprint out of the cafeteria. As he ran he heard Midoriya yell after him.
Kirishima avoided Midoriya for the rest of the day. He was mortified and embarrassed. Now Midoriya surely hated him, probably Todoroki too. After classes he declined training with Bakugou and instead retired to his room. He just wanted to sink into his bed and disappear. He was scrolling on his phone and moping around when he heard a knock at his door. It was probably Bakugou here to harass him about slacking on training. He walked over and opened the door only to be greeted by Midoriya. His heart immediately jumped to his throat. "Uh... Hi?" Kirishima pushed out with a hand on the back of his neck. He couldn't meet Midoriya's eyes, he was ashamed he ran from him all day, that wasn't manly at all. "Kirishima. We need to talk." Midoriya said sternly. His toned shocked Kirishima out of his shame, he simply nodded and opened the door to let him in. He walked in past Kirishima and waited for him to shut the door and follow. Kirishima turned to face him and prepared for the worst. "Midoriya I'm sorry I didn-" Kirishima started before he was cut off. "No. I have something I want to say, please hear me out." Midoriya said. Kirishima looked at him and nodded. "Kirishima, I have liked you for a long time. When I saw how brave and strong you are, I was immediately infatuated. You put your all into everything you do and it was easy to fall for you. I don't know if you meant what you said last night, but I hope you do." Kirishima was speechless. There was no way this was real. "W-What about Todoroki?" Kirishima asked. Midoriya let out a small laugh, "Todoroki and I are nothing more than friends," he explained. Kirishima was stunned to say the least. He couldn't believe this was really happening. "I meant it, I meant all of it. Everything I said in the text," Kirishima said. Midoriya smiled at this, and looked somewhat relieved. "Well, if that's so, would you go on a date with me?" Midoriya said with a grin. Kirishima smiled back at him and replied, "I'd love to."