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"I feel like an egg." Izuku looks up from his notebook, eyeing his boyfriend in confusion.
"An egg? Please explain."
"Goopy on the inside." Denki rolled over on the bed, his eyes having that blank, far away look he has whenever he short circuits. Izuku knew he did in training today, but that was over 2 hours ago, he should be fine by now.
"You still feeling the after effects?" He couldn't stop the soft concern that leaked into his tone. This was unusual for Denki. Typically his actual short circuits only lasted about 15 minutes max. He fakes them for another 15 minutes during class, but he's never been like this for this long.
Denki just hummed, closing his eyes. That made Izuku even more worried. Denki was the kind of person to always ask for help when he needed it. And it was obvious that now was one of those times, and yet the blond hasn't said anything other than about feeling like an egg. Which was concerning in and of itself. If he felt that scrambled, why wasn't he asking for Izuku's help?
"Baby, what's up? How can I help?" Izuku stood and made his way over to the bed. He knelt in front of Denki, eyes trained on those stunning golden ones of his boyfriend. The pupils seemed to shake, and Izuku’s worry increased.
“Don’t wanna worry ‘ou” The words came out slurred and slow. Izuku’s heart bloomed with affection, but the worry never waivered.
“I’m here to help you whenever you need me. You know that Denks.” Denki’s eyes stilled for a moment before closing.
“I need to charge.” Ah, so that was it. The first time Izuku had seen him charge was in the first LOV hideout. Denki had sat against the wall with one end of a cord in his mouth and the other plugged into the wall.
It had been an odd sight, but Izuku ignored it until they started dating and saw just how much it helped his boyfriend.
“Okay love, let’s get you all set up.” Izuku led Denki to the nearest wall plug, grabbing his phone charger and gently putting the end of the cord into Denki’s mouth. He accepted it quickly, lips wrapping around the white of the cord. He sighed, sinking down until his head rested on Izuku’s lap. Izuku threads his fingers through the other’s hair, nails slightly scratching his scalp.
“It’s okay Denks, just charge up and come back to me.” Denki hummed, closing his eyes. Izuku just kept playing with his hair. Things would go back to normal soon, he was sure of it. Coming up with the next step to their evil plans could wait.
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It took another 2 hours before Denki was fully charged and feeling like himself again. Izuku felt relief wash over him when Denki sat up and pulled the charger out of his mouth. Stretching out his back, it responded with loud pops from laying on the floor in Izuku’s lap. There was little fanfare about it, just a soft kiss and the words “I’m back.” Whispered against the corner of Izuku’s mouth.
“Welcome back lightning bug.” Denki raised an eyebrow at the rarely used nickname.
“What’s with all that? You didn’t think I’d be out that long did you? Ugh, I’m all sweaty, I’m gonna change.” He stood up, pulling his shirt off as he went.
“Denki… honey you were gone for over 4 hours.” Denki stumbled from where he was removing his school pants.
“What?” He croaked. 4 hours? He’s never been gone that long, not since he was a kid at least. Guilt flooded him, Izuku must have been so worried. He sort of remembered talking to him and telling him he needed to charge, but the rest of the day after classes was a blur. “Fuck, Zuku… did I scare you? I didn’t mean to, I really haven’t done that since I was a kid.”
“It’s fine baby, I’m just glad you’re okay. Don’t pull that over on me again, you hear me?” Izuku stood, putting on his stern, LOV team leader voice. Denki gulped, the motion not going unnoticed by his boyfriend.
“I’m serious Denki. You absolutely cannot do that again, especially on a mission. You were so vulnerable, anything could have happened to you.” The steel in Izuku’s voice broke, switching back to his usual soft, loving tone.
“Okay. Okay, I won’t. Really Zuku, this was just a one off kind of thing. I think I actually maxed out at close to 4 million volts today. I won’t go over 3 million again if I can help it.” Izuku stared him down for a few more moments before pulling him into a hug. Denki kissed his hair, soaking up the affection until he remembered he was in just his boxers. “I’m sorry I worried you darling, put I would really like to put some pants on now."