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They aren't gay. It's just one little kiss every night.
Nothing gay about it, nothing weird about it. That's what everyone does......right?
"What the fuck," says Bakugou, the one who doesn't get kissed.
"What? We all agreed this is the best way to connect with the homies. Sero gives me a little smooch on my cheek, I give Denki a wittle kiss on his forehead, and Denki gives Sero a quick peck on the nose. We do this every night to make sure the monsters don't get us. Sero is even nice enough to tuck us in, too." This isn't making the situation better but with a himbo like Kirishima explaining it, there's not a lot to expect. Now, yes, he realizes that saying it out loud makes it sound odd but he swears it's not. "It's not sexual or romantic. Everyone does it."
"Very true," chimes in Mina. "I do it to Jirou all the time!"
"Wait what? When? How do you get into my dorm? Why-"
"Just kidding, hun. Just trying to prove that it's not gay."
"Don't scare me like that ever again."
...
"...Anyway, this isn't making it better. It keeps getting weirder by the second. Who even started this shit anyway?"
"Me! And for good reason. Denki was always whining about not being at home where his mom would kiss him goodnight and tuck him in so I decided to be his 'dorm mom.' I don't know why I agreed but now I'm happily stuck with that title Kirishima felt left out so I started doing it to him, too. Why do you think I'm always the last one to get in my room?" Props to Sero for being a good mom friend.
"Yeah!" Of course Denki would agree. "I think you're just mad that you don't get one of Sero's kisses. Trust me, dude, if you had one of Sero's kisses you would want him to do it every night too."
"No, I wouldn't. That's weird. And don't call me 'dude.' You're acting like we're friends or something."
"Would you prefer 'Kacchan?"
"Fuck no."
"Then what do you want me to refer to you as?"
"I would rather you not refer to me at all."
"Aww, it's okay, dude. We already know you care about us."
"Whatever, we're getting off topic." Finally, we've left that behind. "Why the hell would you still want to be kissed and tucked in? You're 16, you don't need to be treated like you're 6."
"Uh, duh. Because I don't want the closet monster to eat me."
Bakugou sighs, completely done with this whatever just happened. "You know what, I'm not even gonna ask at this point. You guys are a bunch of fucking babies. I'm leaving." Then he's off to his room to study.
Later That Night
Knock
Knock
Knock
Sero opens his eyes, slowly rising from his bed. He checks his clock. it's already 12:00 he thinks. Who the hell is still up? He swings his legs over the side of his bed, putting on his slippers as he makes his way over to his door only to find the one person he didn't expect to see awake past 10:00
"C'mon dumbass, I don't have all night."
"Bakugou? What are you doing up this late? And why come to my dorm?"
"Are you an idiot or something? I want to see what it's like to be, uh, tucked in by you..."
"Really? Okay, if you insist. Do you want a kiss too?" Sero was half joking but seeing Bakugou's face flush with embarrassment made him burst into laughter.
"Shut the fuck up, you might wake someone up. Just don't talk to me on the way back. But, yeah. I guess I need the full experience."
"Oh?"
"Don't make it weird! I just can't let those other idiots think they're braver than me just because I didn't get one of your dumb kisses, that's the last thing I need. Now come on, before I blast your ass all the way to hell."
Sero chuckles a bit. "Whatever helps you sleep, bud."