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Shinsou could feel the anxiety bubbling in his chest as he walked next to Kaminari on the beach. The sound of the waves was calming, but there was a storm brewing in his head. It was the last day of school before summer break and if he didn’t do this now he never would. Sometimes Shinsou really wished he could use his quirk on himself, make things easier to tell people.
Shinsou stops walking and takes a deep breath before looking up at Kaminari. The electric blond takes a few steps before noticing the other has stopped, he turns and meets eyes with Shinsou. Kaminari looks happy as ever, a wide grin nearly splitting his face in half. “Are you summer? Because you’re hot.” He says, flashing finger guns toward Shinsou with electricity bouncing between his fingers for show.
Shinsou feels all the anxiety that had been building in him earlier wash away when he hears the stupid pick up line. It reminds him of why he fell for the excitable blonde. He was always shamelessly flirting with him and trying to get him to smile. What really got him was back when they trained with classes a and b Kaminari had this persistence afterwards to become friends with him. He’d told him that he was already a fan, and he’s cut out to be a hero. Not many people had believed in him up to that point, but the few who did really stuck by his side.
A small smile crosses Shinsou’s lips as he chuckles softly. “Sure am, must mean you’re winter because you’re so cool.” Kaminari laughs softly and he thinks to himself that laugh is one of the seven wonders of the world. He shifts awkwardly for a moment, thumbing at the hem of his shirt. “Denki,” He starts, trying to keep his voice from wavering. “There’s something I need to say, and I really need you to listen.”
“Sure thing hotstuff.” Shinsou knew Kaminari would answer, so when he did he activated his quirk and watched as the expression on his face went blank. “I need you to stand there and listen to what I have to say, okay? Can you do that, answer me.” Kaminari replies with a quiet “Yes.” and Shinsou starts talking. “Denki, I… Fuck, this is really hard to come out and just say.” He takes a deep breath, trying to center himself before speaking again. “I’m in love with you Denki. You’re stupid sometimes, but some times you make perfect sense. You constantly tell me that I’ll make a great hero, even when I don’t believe it myself. I can’t help but think that if I hadn’t met you, I would’ve given up on my hopes of ever being a hero. Just gone with the flow of things I guess.” He sighs and looks down at his feet. “If me saying any of this means you don’t want to be friends with me anymore then I completely understand.” His gaze comes back up to look up at the blonde in front of him.
Shinsou lets go of the quirks grasp on Kaminari who just starts laughing. “Oh, shit. I’m sorry, but dude, I thought we were dating and you just wanted to take things slow.” The blonde nearly doubles over in laughter as Shinsou just stares blankly at him.
“Wait, what?” He asks, confused. Had Kaminari really thought they’d been dating? Was that why Bakugou told him that if he broke his heart he’d be blown to bits? Oh, fuck. Now it all made sense. “What made you think we were dating?”
Still wheezing with laughter Kaminari speaks. “Fuck, dude, don’t you remember? When we went to the movies about a month ago, I asked if it was a date and you just shrugged. Guess I shouldn’t assume, but whatever I guess. We are now, right?” Shinsou thought when he’d been asked if it was a date he was joking like always. Social cues weren’t his strong point, but he never expected someone to think something like that.
He nods, stepping closer to Kaminari. “Yeah, I mean, if that’s what you want… Wait, I guess it is if you thought we were dating huh?” The blonde moves to stand in front of Shinsou and wraps his arms around his neck. “I’d sure hope so, but if we’re actually dating does that mean I can kiss you?” Shinsou rolls his eyes and leans forward pressing a kiss to Kaminari’s lips. He can feel the other smiling wide as he pulls him closer.
He pulls away after a few moments and presses his forehead to Kaminaris. “I can’t believe you thought we were dating and you never said anything to me, you jackass.”