“you can always count on kacchan to liven up the place huh?” he asked meekly

kirishima nodded on autopilot “you guys are... cool with-“

“I don’t like girls” todoroki interrupted monotonously

“what the fuck” kiri whispered as the doors to the elevators opened at his floor

he cleared his throat and spoke again “ok- cool cool cool, I’m happy you- felt comfortable enough to tell me bro that’s super- that’s super cool.”

“are you ok to get to your dorm by yourself?” Midoriya asked

“Yeah, yeah. I am thanks” kiri pushed on the wall and started walking “thanks for uh, getting me out of there”

“sure thing!” Midoriya replied, todoroki only nodded

kiris head was spinning as he rounded the corner to his hallway

he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw bakugo leaning against his door

they stared at each other for a few seconds, kirishima feeling once again like he may collapse.

bakugos anger was still clear on his face but it wasn’t alone anymore as this time when he looked at kirishima, kirishima saw something... softer

concern

“can we go in your room?” bakugo asked

kirishimas feet moved on their own, towards him this time, and wordlessly let them in

he couldn’t tell if he was breathing as he stood awkwardly in the middle of his room. bakugo closes the door and turned around

“you broke your punching bag” he stated, staring at the limp object

“yeah.” was all kiri managed to get out

they were quiet for a few moments, avoiding eye contact until kirishima looked up at bakugo

“you’re gay” he said less gracefully than he intended

“/youre/ gay” bakugo shot back

and kirishima has never experienced laughing out of fear until that moment