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Denki was nervous, to say the least. Really, his hands were shaking, and sweat beaded down his forehead, despite the attempts of comfort from Kirishima, Sero, and, surprisingly, Bakugo.
“If she doesn’t f***in say yes, I’ll blow her up myself,” Bakugo grumbled under his breath.
“Please don’t,” Denki pleaded.
“It’s going to go great, Kamibro! No way Kyoka’s gonna say no,” Kirishima tried.
“You don’t know that,” Denki replied.
“Well, you will soon. It’s about time, you better be heading out if you want to hide before Kyoka gets there,” Sero joined. Denki checked the time on his phone, realizing he was right, and bolted out the door.
“Follow the lanterns? Now that sounds familiar.”
The entire class was having a reunion, currently in a hotel they’d rented out. Although Sero, Kirishima, Bakugo, and Denki had all disappeared from the premises, or at least, from the current party room.
Jiro had been having a conversation with Mina when the pink girl suddenly smirked at her phone. That’s when she repeated the familiar phrase of ‘follow the lanterns’. Mina only smirked more at Kyoka’s response.
Kyoka headed outside, seeing a path of lanterns that reminded her a lot of the ones her boyfriend had set up behind the UA dorms years ago. She followed this new trail of lanterns, leading her to a forest clearing lined with fairy lights, a crackling campfire in the middle.
It was so much like the night she and Denki had gotten together, just a different location. Kyoka looked around, savoring the beauty.
While she was turned, Denki slowly emerged from his hiding place behind a tree.
“Kyoka,” Denki spoke, getting his girlfriend’s attention. Kyoka turned.
Denki took a deep breath and grabbed hold of her hands. “Kyoka, I have loved you since our first year at UA. Since then, my feelings have only grown stronger.”
Kyoka’s eyes slightly widened as Denki got down on one knee, not caring how wet his knee was getting from the snow. He let go of her hands and dug a small velvet box out of his pocket, opening it to reveal the ring.
“I want these feelings to continue on forever. I want us to be by each other’s sides. Be together for the rest of time. So… Kyoka Jiro,” He took another deep breath. “Will you marry me?”
Kyoka stood in shock for a moment, her eyes welling up with tears. Then she smiled.
“Yes!” She wrapped her arms around Denki’s shoulders. “Yes, yes, yes!”
She pulled away from the hug, and Denki gently placed the ring on her finger. Once he was done with that, she embraced him again before kissing him. Of course, he kissed back.