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Shinso:
I’m in the middle of my math homework. Mid problem, actually, when Denki barges in and crawls into my lap. He’s surprisingly quiet, just moving me in my chair, swiveling it from side to side.
“Everything okay?” I ask.
He nods and I try to ignore him, continuing working as he rocks himself, swinging his feet a little.
“Did you want something?” I finally ask, feeling a little frustrated by the interruption. He knew I was busy. Not to mention that he's starting to make me dizzy.
“Not be alone…” he murmurs. “Too much ‘lectricity… I hurt…”
Oh… He needed to regress…
That's why he's early...
I rub his back and sigh softly, picking him up. “Okay…” I murmur, taking him over and sitting on my bed with him. “What do you need, my little lightning bug?”
Kaminari nuzzles my cheek. “Cuddle? Please? An’ a story?”
I nod. “Do you need a snack or a drink?”
“I have juice, Toshi? An’ a cookie?”
“Cookie and milk or juice and veggies.”
“I wan’ juice an’ a cookie… Please, Toshi?”
“No, bug. It's too much sugar.”
“Please..? Jus’ today? I ‘s good today…” he says, giving me puppy dog eyes and sticking out his bottom lip.
I sigh. I don’t usually give in to the pouting. As cute as his face is, I can usually manage to not let it get to me.
What makes me consider giving in is how achy and tired he seems. His body is limp and shaky with aftershocks of his Quirk overuse, and he showed up early because he needed me before the time we agreed to meet up…
It's not really that bad for him anyway. “Only one cookie and one cup of juice. You can have water and fruits and veggies if you're hungry after. Deal?”
He nods, his expression changing quickly from pouting to adorable, goofy grin. “Juice and cookie!” he says happily. “Thank you!”
I ruffle his hair. “Why don't you get your pajamas on?”
He nods and gets up, still seeming shaky, his smile fading to a slight grimace, squeezing his eyes shut for a moment.
I get up and gently pull him into a hug. “Oh, bug…”
He whimpers softly, burying his face in my shoulder and clinging to me. “I hurt, Toshi… Everybody laughs… And I hurt… So bad...”
“I know… I'm sorry… I'm here for you, you know…” I say, holding him close.
He sniffles, his tears starting to soak through my shirt.
“Do you need help changing?”
He shakes his head. “I got it… Jus’ hold me a second..? please…”
“I'm not going anywhere.”
He nods, taking a while to collect himself before going to his drawer of stuff, picking out pajamas and then going off to the bathroom to change
Sweet boy…
I go get his snack ready and set his blanket, Pikachu plush, and favorite toy car on my bed, setting his pacifier on my nightstand.
He comes out in his pajamas, seeming adorably happy as he crawls into bed and curls up with Pikachu and his car in his lap, wrapping his blanket around his shoulders.
“Feel better now?”
He shrugs and yawns. “Cookie now, please?”
I nod and hand him his sippy cup along with the cookie on a plate. “Here you go, bug.”
He smiles a little. “Thank you!”
“Mmhmm.” I hum. “Do you need me to sit by you? Or can I finish my homework at my desk?”
“Stay… Please, Toshi?”
I get my books and sit next to him on my bed. “Alright.”
“Nooo!” he whines. “No school… Put it down…”
I sigh. “Denki… I need to get it done.”
He whimpers. “Toshi…”
“I… Fine… It can wait…” I murmur, setting my things down on the floor. “Want to sit in my lap, little bug?”
He nods and crawls into my lap, nuzzling into the crook of my neck.
I smile and adjust his blanket a little.
He hums and sips on his juice, rocking himself lightly in my arms.
I sigh and rock him instead, smiling a little as his muscles relax.
He munches a bit of his cookie and sips his juice as he gets more and more sleepy, eventually ending up letting his hands go limp, his partially eaten cookie and mostly empty juice cup ending up sitting in his lap.
“Sleepy…” he murmurs.
“Yeah?”
“Mmhmm…” he's still whining and he's clearly still in pain.
“You can nap, baby… It's okay.” I murmur, carefully setting his food off to the side and picking up his pacifier instead. He takes it, but doesn't put it in his mouth.
“More drink?” he asks. “Please?”
I hold the cup back up to his mouth, letting him finish his juice. He then groans softly and puts the pacifier into his mouth.
I rub over his back, accidentally working a burp out of him.
He giggles and burps again, more loudly, directly in my face.
“Rude.” I laugh, tickling him. “Don't be gross.”
He squirms and squeals, still giggling. “Ahh! Don't tickle! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!”
I press kisses to his cheek and stop tickling him. “Alright… It's nap time, bug.”
He giggles and nods, moving and lying down.
I smile and play with his hair. He hums and plays with his toy car, driving it over the bed, my leg, and the stuffed Pikachu until he dozes off.
…
Kaminari:
I wake up curled up in blankets, fingers in my hair, lightly massaging my scalp and dragging through my hair.
Hitoshi is humming softly, something he only does when he thinks I’m asleep. It’s really nice.
I yawn, stretch and adjust myself a little. Little sparks of pain shoot through me, but it’s much less intense than it was before, more like the last bit of sleep being shaken from a numb limb. Still, a small groan escapes my lips, and Hitoshi gently rubs my cheek, cool fingers brushing lightly against my skin, soothing me back into relaxing.
I’ll be out again within minutes, but for now, I take in my boyfriend and the soft moment he has created between us.
He’s my best friend. So good to me… And I love him.
I hope I make him feel the same way about me.