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Kaminari hadn't been sleeping well recently. Okay, that was a lie. He just didn't sleep well, but it's been worse than normal the past couple of weeks. See, as someone with an electricity quirk all that energy had to go somewhere, and when it didn't... well, there was a reason that he kept dead car batteries in his room to give to the support department. Typically those were enough to store extra energy in when he was ready to go to sleep.
Lately though? It wasn't even just that he had actual electricity dashing through his veins, it was some other type of energy. He refused to even think of the possibility, but it was the only thing that made sense. He had a crush. Oh gosh... nope. Well, there were other things that plauged his mind at the ungodly hours of night he'd stay up until, but those aren't really that important for the time being.
"-minari!"
Uh oh... his head snapped up from where it had been resting on the table. "The answer is 12!"
He blinked around at his friends who looked on with slight concern.
"Hey, you good man? You've been zoning out a lot more lately, are you doing alright?" Kirishima asked from his right.
"Yea, dude, you know you can always talk to us, we're your friends," Sero tagged on.
Mina just hugged him, as Bakugou pushed some food toward him.
"Oh, that? Nah, I'm good, just been staying up late studying to make sure I don't fail the next math test, the last one almost killed me," Kaminari stated, bringing a couple of fries to his mouth.
"Then why not come study with the rest of the annoyances, dumbass. Not getting enough sleep will make the next test just as shitty."
"Sure, maybe."
And then he didn't.
It's not that he didn't want to, he did, but little did the rest of the group know, he had a massive crush on all of them. So when he got back to his dorm, he grabbed a water, his laptop, and started on his English essay before... he fell asleep.
He woke up to 8 missed calls, 27 texts (mostly from Kiri & Mina tbh), and a pounding at his door.
A pounding at his door.
THERE WAS A POUNDING ON HIS DOOR!
Scrambling to unlock it in his sleepy stupor, there was some mumbled shouting that sounded mostly like Bakugou.
"ALRIGHT, IF YOU DON'T GET THIS DAMN DOOR OPEN BY THE TIME I REACH ZERO I'M BLASTING IT OFF IT'S FUCKING HINGES!"
"FIVE."
Kaminari crossed the room
"FOUR."
Sleep pulled from Eyes.
"THREE."
Fumbling at the knob.
"TWO."
Door unlocks.
"ONE."
The door opens up for an annoyed Bakugou, concerned Kirishima, tense Sero, and frustrated Mina to see a disheveled Kaminari.
"Oh thank Lanta you're alright!" Kiri at the front pulled Kami into a hug, Mina piling on next, along with Sero pulling Bakugou in as well.
"Huh..?"
"Don't you dare do that again, Kami! We were worried sick!" Mina chimed in.
"Dude, we get it if you need to take some time alone, but don't leave us hanging."
"Wha-?"
"It's 20:37, you missed studying and dinner, but looking at your bed you'd been getting some shit done before you fell asleep." Bakugou stated, blunt as ever.
Blushing, "I wanted to get some homework done... but uh, I got sleepy."
"Whats been up with you lately?" Kiri, the sweet boy asked so politely, pulling the group into Kami's room, closing the door behind them for privacy.
"It's nothing guys, I'm good. I just accidentally fell asleep, no big deal." Kami tried to just brush it off, but nobody seemed to buy it.
"No, dunce face, Shitty Hair is right, you've been off lately and you keep falling asleep in random places at random times, so much so that I've even noticed, and I'm not the most detail oriented fucker around."
"Yea, Kami, we love you, you just gotta let us help, okay?" Mina's voice wobbled.
Sero just went over and hugged him again. When Kami almost fell asleep on him, Sero was quick to nudge him back awake and whisper, "hey, talk to us, we care about you a lot and just want to see you be okay."
Kaminari sighed before beginning, "I haven't been sleeping well. I never have, with all this extra energy in me. I manage by keeping as busy as possible to get rid of some of it, then drain batteries worth of energy into rechargeable ones that I give to the support course. That hasn't seemed to be enough recently though and so instead of what sleep I'm able to get being fitful or not as great as it could be, it's basically nonexistent. Maybe 30 minutes per night for the past... uhhh, maybe month or so..? It's really not that big of a deal, like I said, you guys really don't need to worry about me!"
The room became dead silent. Kami tried some light chuckles and finger guns but nobody responded.
"Dude... why didn't you tell us? We could've helped!"
"What Shitty Hair said. We care about you, so take care of yourself. If you can't do that on your own let us fucking know so we can fucking help."
"Kami! You need more sleep than that! You deserve rest!"
"You don't need to carry this alone dude, I promise we can figure something out."
"Like I said guys, I'm cool. I'm good. I didn't want to worry you guys which is why I never said anything. It's really not that big of a deal, like I said, I've dealt with it for a while."
"It's a bigger deal than you realize, bro! Just because you're used to it doesn't make it okay!"
Kirishima was near tears. Hell, everyone in the room was minus Kaminari, though Bakugou looked pretty on edge.
"Dunce face, just let them help, okay? Figure something out with us, hm? You've gotta get enough rest, you're barely functional right now. We don't need you becoming even more useless."
"Kaminari please, please let us help."
"Look, I don't know if this could help or anything, but I heard that cuddling helps you sleep better, wanna try it?"
Kami looked more awake than ever before, "ah uhm... I'm good."
"Sero you're the smartest person I have ever met. Bakugou, Mina, you're on pillow and blanket duty, Sero, go get everybody's PJs. I'm on Kami duty. One two three break!" Kirishima was so determined to make this work and put Kaminari to sleep.
"I'm so confused..."
"Shh! Kaminari needs sleep!"
"But I am-"
"No! Go put on pjs then get back here!"
"I... but-"
"No buts! Pjs! Go!"
Geez, he won't let this go, huh? And so he begrudgingly listened while Kirishima put on some background music (calming lofi because he's determined as hell).
When everybody was back and in their pjs, they set out the blankets and pillows on the floor so it looked like a nest.
Kaminari was in the middle squished between Sero and Mina, Kirishima and Bakugou on the outer edge but still just as intertwined.
Kaminari was out like a light the moment somebody started running their fingers through his hair.
Light fizzled it's way through the curtains onto the floor, at the feet of a jumble of bodies. Kaminari felt something on his back, but he didn't really mind since it was a comforting weight, especially combined with the caramel smell that seemed to be infused with whatever he was laying on.
Click
"Kiri! You shouldn't have taken a photo!" Somebody whisper yelled.
"But he looks so adorable laying on Bakubro like that!"
"Sure, but maybe the sound will wake him up!"
"Fine. But I'm keeping the photo I took."
"... can I get a copy of it?"
"Ooh, me too?"
The weight on Kami's back went missing for a brief moment. He whined lightly at that.
There were some background squeals like people looking at an adorable little puppy in a pet shop that made him finally crack open his eyes and look around at the room then at the object -no, person he was laying on.
The person he was laying on.
"Hey there, Kami. Sleep well?" Bakugou asked him with a smirk.
Kaminari panicked a little, trying to wriggle himself free, but Bakugou only held him tighter.
"Not gonna happen, Sunshine. Aren't you gonna say good morning?"
"Good morning, Bakugou!" Kaminari shouted, alarmed at the lack of threats or anger in the other's voice.
"Wow, Kami, totally ignore us, huh?" Sero snicked somewhere behind him, attempting to hold back laughter.
Kaminari tried harder to wriggle free from Bakugou when he felt a new body on his back, cementing him where he lay, cheeks red from... well, who's to say really. As more bodies piled on top of them, Kaminari started to get bombarded with head pats, numerous "how'd you sleep?"s, and eventually a kiss on the forehead from one Kirishima Eijiro, making Kami's face even redder (if that was even possible), so he pushed his face back into Bakugou chest, earning a satisfied chuckle from the fiery blond.
"He slept like a fucking baby, and if you fuckers hadn't made so much goddamn noise, then he'd still probably be asleep right now."
"Aww, but he's so cute! I couldn't help myself! So were you! You guys just looked so soft together! Mina, back me up! You totally agree with me, right? Sero too, bro!"
"Aww, absolutely! I'm so glad Kami finally got the rest he needed, even if I wasn't chosen by Sleep-inari!" Mina's voice chimed followed by Sero's hum in agreement.
I can't believe I'm in love with these guys... The sudden thought shot through Kaminari's head, something he'd been forcing down for months now.