“Sorry man,” Sero sniffed, “I tried to stop it, b-but-!” He bursts into a cartoonish cry, spurred on by the sight of Jirou’s own red nose.
Iida softened, “I see.”
“Sorry man,” Sero sniffed, “I tried to stop it, b-but-!” He bursts into a cartoonish cry, spurred on by the sight of Jirou’s own red nose.
Iida softened, “I see.”
Iida quickly came face to face with what can only be described as a cryfest.
“What…?” Iida questioned under his breath, looking around for answers, or perhaps one coherent person.
Iida quickly came face to face with what can only be described as a cryfest.
“What…?” Iida questioned under his breath, looking around for answers, or perhaps one coherent person.
Iida sighed, relaxing in the fact that at least one of his classmates was peacefully in his room, safe and sound.
Iida sighed, relaxing in the fact that at least one of his classmates was peacefully in his room, safe and sound.
“Mmhf,” Bakugo mumbled as Iida watched his eyes unfocus and droop, finally relaxed. It was clear Iida wouldn’t be getting any more conversation out of him tonight.
“Mmhf,” Bakugo mumbled as Iida watched his eyes unfocus and droop, finally relaxed. It was clear Iida wouldn’t be getting any more conversation out of him tonight.
“But what about you?” The words were nearly lost to the still air in the room.
“But what about you?” The words were nearly lost to the still air in the room.
He picked Bakugo’s face up again, making deep eye contact, “Things may not be exactly the same, but this class? These people will always be here for you. Even the teachers. Even the people in the other departments!”
He picked Bakugo’s face up again, making deep eye contact, “Things may not be exactly the same, but this class? These people will always be here for you. Even the teachers. Even the people in the other departments!”
“It’s ok Bakugo, everyone will be here for you. Even after we graduate.” Iida rubbed a soothing hand down Bakugo’s back.
“It’s ok Bakugo, everyone will be here for you. Even after we graduate.” Iida rubbed a soothing hand down Bakugo’s back.
He wasn’t clueless, Iida knew what this probably meant.
He wasn’t clueless, Iida knew what this probably meant.
“I don’t want to be your fucking family!” Bakugo spit, whiny.
Iida paused. Somehow Bakugo wasn’t like family to him the way the rest of the class was.
“I don’t want to be your fucking family!” Bakugo spit, whiny.
Iida paused. Somehow Bakugo wasn’t like family to him the way the rest of the class was.
Iida couldn’t hold back his laugh anymore at just how hurt Bakugo had sounded. Thankfully Bakugo seemed too out of it to mind
Iida couldn’t hold back his laugh anymore at just how hurt Bakugo had sounded. Thankfully Bakugo seemed too out of it to mind
Wait.
“I didn’t flirt with anyone!”
Wait.
“I didn’t flirt with anyone!”