Delirious
“Haru!” Kaminari burst down the stairs from the second floor only to stop and with bewildered eyes stare at Kaori sitting in the common room sofa with Momo - class 2a:s early birds. Of course, Haru might’ve just never gone to sleep at all.
Upon meeting his eyes her brow furrowed and her eyes got a sharp glint in them. As if sensing his purpose for seeking her out in this manner she turned to Momo: “Sorry Yaoyorozu, i'm afraid this coming conversation isn't intended for your ears right now”
The other girl looked surprised but nodded understandingly before leaving, taking the same stairs Kaminari had to her own dorm room.
Kaori turned her pale purple gaze back to Kaminari. She could feel all the uncontrolled emotions slipping out of him almost as strongly as her own. He was agitated and in an absolute panic. But he was also radiating incredible happiness and excitement. Knowing Kaminari she was able to make an easy deduction: “Something happened that completely threw you off and now you don't know how to deal with it except it makes you idiotically happy for some reason”.
Kaminaris jaw dropped but he collected himself enough to take a few breaths and slump down on the sofa next to Haru. After all his commotion suddenly he seemed unsure how to voice what actually happened and only after a few tries words finally came out of his mouth.
“Shinso he… he kissed me”, as if saying it made it happen all over again Kaminaris face turned red like a tomato despite the dimmed light and he put an embarrassed hand over his mouth.
Kaoris frown disappeared and she got a smug smirk on her face. “Come again?”
Kaminari stared into the distance and repeated, almost in a whisper: “Shinso kissed me. On the mouth. Holy shit”
Kaori had thought his face couldn't go redder but she was proven wrong.
“You are saying that Shinso - the Hitoshi Shinso, who youve been ranting to me about for months - kissed you?” she asked, the smirk still on her lips.
“Do you really want me to say it again?” Kaminari snapped his head around to face her. “Yes! He kissed me! I was kissed by him! I was… omg i was- i was kissed by him”
Kaori rolled her eyes and dropped the smirk. You poor gay man, she shook her head. “Alright. So you were kissed by your crush. Isn't that a good thing? Stop panicking so much”.
“He isn't my crush! Im- im not-”
“Are you really going to have your identity crisis right now? Dude, sorry to break it to you but you are definitely gay”, Kaori figured being blunt was the best way to handle this. “Besides that's beside the point here”.
“If that is besides the point then what is the point?”
“Did you like it?"
Kaminari hesitated. “I- i don't know yet”.
Kaori gave him a look that said are you serious with me right now? “What?”
She sighed. Then she looked at him with warmth. Something Kaminari wasn't used to from her.
In a way Haru was like Bakugou that way: Neither of them expressed their love for anyone in the ‘normal’ way. Bakugou yelled and cursed a lot but he made sure you took care of yourself and if you couldn't he would do it for you, still yelling and cursing about it. Harukas face was close to expressionless most of the time but she was always there whenever Kaminari needed to talk and never said no when her friends asked for help even if she talked about it as a bother and occasionally, she would grant you one of those secret genuine smiles of hers or a look of such warmth and acceptance that you felt as if you were embraced by the gentle moon itself. That was her real nature, and only the closest to her were allowed to see it.
“Try that again”, she said. “And stop using your hand to cover that delirious smile when you answer this time”.
Kaminari did lower his hand at which point he too became aware of how broadly he was grinning. Haru gave him a small smile in return. “You look like an idiot”.
“Nothing new there then”, Kaminari laughed. Relief suddenly spread through his body. He decided to test his limits in the moment. “Can I hug you?"
Kaori's face returned to stone. “Absolutely not. Know your limits mortal”
Kaminari laughed again and her face softened once more. “You have a boy to talk to after all”.
He looked at his friend in a new light. She keeps showing him time and time again how she's always there for him. If only you could allow more people to see you like this, he thought.
Kaori crossed her arms. “And what the hell are you feeling so melodramatic about?”
Kaminari stuck his tongue out. “Stop reading my feelings”
She rolled her eyes in response. “Just go already”
He stopped at the first step of the stairs and turned back to look at her: “Hey Haru: Thank you”
She waved him off, already returned to her morning coffee that had been patiently waiting for her on the table. “You know I'm bi. Think I’d ever mind if you turned out not straight?"
He smiled. “Not just for accepting me, whatever sexuality I am. For everything”.
“Yeah yeah”.
She didn't look at him but Kaminari noticed in the early sunlight that had entered through the windows the increasing red of her ears. He laughed quietly for himself and returned to his dorm. He would totally force her to come and stay nearby whenever he talked to Shinso today. No way he would do that without her near.