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You stared at the now soiled body pillow dejected. Kaminari shot up from his place on the bed, frantic at the mess he made, "Oh my god (Y/N)- I'm so sorry- Let me just-" He looked around the room before grabbing tissues off the desk and coming back with them.
You acted faster, stopping him with a smile, "Hey, its ok, no need to work yourself up over, it needs to be washed anyway." Kaminari opened his mouth to refute, eyebrows knitted together in guilt.
"But you need this pillow! You have something tomorrow and I know you have trouble sleeping without it-" You lunging at his mouth, covering it with your hands, glancing to the others embarrassed. Mina looked at you knowingly while Sero and Kirishima watched curiously.
You looked back to Kaminari, removing your hands, smiling "Really, its ok! I'll find my way around it no worries, I promise." You looked to your pillow, picking it up, "I'll get this in the washer right now then, excuse me."
You smile amd exit the room, heading straight for the laundry room, sighing. Kaminari spoke facts, even if it was embarrassing.
You put the pillow into the washer, starting it up, standing back.
Tomorrow you had a mock exam, something for extra credit of course, but you needed to be on your A-game. And your Body Pillow was a contributing factor, having it benefit to your sleep.
You rub the back of your neck, sighing. Maybe you could suffice to hugging a regular pillow? Or a blanket rolled up?
You started your way back upstairs, no matter how good the idea, you still couldn't sleep without your pillow. You opened your room door, surprised.
Sero sat by himself at your desk, twiddling his pencil amd looking up to your arrival. The others gone, you looked to the taller boy for an explanation, "Oh, they went back to their rooms to complete their nightly rituals. So, Body Pillow, huh?"
You smile, nervous at your being alone with him, but happy none-the-less.
"Yeah, its fine though, I'll definitely figure something out! I was thinking about it on the way back up here." You sat down on your bed, bouncing someo on the matress. Sero turned to give you his full attention, "I could just use my pillow, or a rolled blanket, right? How different can it be?"
Sero hummed thoughtfully, smile forever present, he looked to you, "I guess that could work. But I have something better... I think."
Sero rubbed the back of his neck nervously, looking off to the side. you tilt your head curiously, "What would that be?"
Sero looked back uo to you, taking a deep breath, "I-I was wondering if we can help each other! My rooms super cold, plus my just cold nature makes it worse, so I was... Uhm, wondering if you'd let me... Crash here? Together?"
You blink, oh. Oh.
Sero waved his hands our in front of him, "If your uncomfortable with it then its fine! I was just saying, I don't want you to think I'm a creep or anything, but we could help each other out is all-"
You smiled, giggling, cutting him off. You looked back up to him, "So your asking if I'd be your heater, and in return you be my Body Pillow?"
Sero smiled, a faint blush brushing itself across his cheeks, "Guess I am, if you look it that way."
You hummed, smiling, a faint blush making it to your cheeks too, "I like it. Sure, lets do that."
Sero smiles, standing up, "Uhm, let me go change first and I'll be back?"
You nod standing, "Alrighty! Meet you in a few minutes." Sero nodded exiting, and closing the door. You let out a nervous exhale, standing uo and walking to your closet and pulling out your regular sleep clothes and changing before sitting on the bed again.
You nervously looked at the clock after a second before standing back up, body jittery. You turn to clean up the area where you all studied, putting away your materials and wiping up any crumbs from the snacks into your palm and dumping it in the garbage.
After that you looked to the clock, the insatiable urge to sleep and to keep busy flooded your senses.
Oh...Oh this. You were nervous.
Who wouldn't? You would be sleeping with one of the boys from your class... That also happens to be a crush and is one of the nicest and most open people you know. Nothing to be nervous about.
Perhaps being nervous was a good thing? Maybe not.
You looked up to the door when a soft knock echoed through the room from the door, you take a deep breath to calm your nerves.
Taking small, nervous, strides to the door you open it.
Sero stood there, extra pillow in hand, dressed in his sweats and t-shirt. He gave you a smile, you moved to the side to let him in, and with a hesitant movement he stepped in and to the bed, laying his pillow near the wall.
You closed the door, fidgeting with your fabric watching him silently plop himself down and onto your bed, sliding under the covers.
Your breath hitched as your heart hammered when Sero's dark gaze landed on you, his eyebrow raised, "Aaare you going to stay over there or come back over here? Your my heater, I need you, ya know."
Your face reddens and you turn to face the light switch, flicking it off quickly amd slowly slinking back to the bed.
You could make out Sero's outline in the dark of your room, even with the curtains drawn. Was was leaning up and on his fore arm, waiting. Presumably for you, you held your breath.
You sat down carefully, slipping your legs under the already warming blankets and leaned back, head hitting the pillow softly. Sero, on the other hand, had a different plan.
Sero reached out, hands landing softly on your opposite side, tugging you closer. Your squeaked as you were pulled closer to him.
You can hear the smile in his voice as he spoke, "I'm not going to do anything, trust me. I'm going to do you no good if your all the way over there, and I'm going to get cold if I'm way over here..." He finally dipped his head down, pulling you into his open arms, legs weaving with yours, face burrowing into the crook of your neck.
You could feel his eyelashes flutter close against your skin, his breath heating you up even more then you already were. Your hands lay against his chest when you finally realize.
"Your nervous." You blurt out, pressing your palm to his chest, feeling his heart thumping quickly. Sero hums, the vibration against you neck involuntarily sent shivers down your spine.
"You are too." Sero concludes, tightening his hold on you making your heart skip a beat, "Oo, now your even more nervous."
You flush, burrowing your own face against him, not trusting your voice at the moment. You stayed like that, slowly wrapping your arms around him, and relaxing.
This... Was nice. You always thought it might be just you and your body pillow for the rest of your life but...
This was too good to give up. This was better than any body pillow you have ever tried.
Your eyes fluttered closed against his skin, soaking in his warmth. He still wasn't asleep, you noticed, so you decided to say something.
"I... I like this, a lot." You spoke softly, breath hitting his skin. You could feel him smile against your skin.
"I do to... This is better than any heating pad I ever tried." Sero concluded, being a little more brave and rubbing his thumb in small circles on your shoulder blade.
"And this is better than any Body Pillow." You ended, sighing, "If I knew you needed a heater I would have asked sooner."
He shuffled some, "Sooner?"
You stiffen, starting to ramble "Well- Yeah, of course, your nice and sensible, comfortable too. It would help... With..." You trailed off, fingers pinching his shirt nervously.
Sero hums again, "The feelings?" He supplied, your breath falters and he smiles again, "I... I feel the same and I managed to get enough courage to actually... Gah, this is weird." He mumbled something else, but you were stuck in you own little fantasy.
Feelings?
Sero huffed, it was sad and long, " I don't even know why you would like me, I'm just... Me. Plain-"
You griped his shirt tightly, "Don't evn finish that." Sero fell silent, stilling his movements, "Sero. Your amazing, funny, smart and a Sort-of big brother to everyone. Sure you might not stand out, but it doesn't mean people won't notice your shine like I have." You pulled away, trailing your hands up to his cheeks, looking to where his eyes would be, "Don't put yourself down because you feel like that. Because I don't think that at all, your amazing."
Sero stayed silent so you continued, "I noticed you our first day here, you know. It was immediate, and getting to know you a-and develope these feelings was one of the best things that could ever happen to me, personally." Your thumb rubs small circles under his eye, trailing slowly across his smooth skin, "Sero, whoever can't see that you deserve the world are blind to what's in front of them. You are you, so don't change that."
You finish on a slightly-serious note trying to get your point across to the poor boy. Except...
You swipe your thumb across his cheek again bit freeze your movements, your body seizes up as a drip trickles down your thumb. My god, you just made Sero cry.
You panic, hurriedly twisting to grab a tissue from the side table and twisting back to him hurriedly wiping his cheek gently, "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to be mean ans make you cry! Please forgive me-"
Sero grabbed your wrist gently, sniffing, "You didn't make me cry because you were mean. You made me cry- Cry because no ones ever told me that."
You bit you lip, wiping his tears away with less of a drive, softly drying his cheeks. His hand never left your wrist though, following your slowly movements on his face.
When he had finished, you set the used tissue on the side table before snuggling back into him. It was a silent conversation between contact.
You both fell asleep in eaches arms.
·~~~·
In the morning you sat eating breakfast, smiling as you scrolled through your phone.
It had been the best nights sleep since... Well, ever. Except...
Kaminari came in skipping, straight for you. He put a hand on your shoulder and leaned in... "So..."
"Did you guys fuck yet or what??"