Tuesday came and went quickly, following the same schedule as the day before, except that  he'd had to go back to Recovery Girl that morning before classes to get his nose completely healed and he lost against Jiro during training.

He accidentally short circuited by charging himself up too much. Jiro wasn't hit at all.

He got his studying time in, and felt proud of himself for already sticking to a schedule even if Bakugo pretended to be annoyed for the first half of studying together.

Tomorrow he's going to talk to Aizawa about extra study sessions or something. If not, he'll have to resort to asking Iida or Momo. It's not like they'll cut off his legs for asking, but he doesn't talk to them as much, so he doesn't really feel comfortable asking them to help him.

As he thinks about it, he realizes he'll probably have to ask them anyway. Aizawa will probably have only one day of extra sessions if he decides to hold them. The other days will be open, and if Kaminari knows what's best, he'd have to study every day.

The dread builds up as he thinks about other things. Going back home this weekend will tire him out. Hopefully he only stays for Friday. He can make up any excuse about studying and his parents will let him leave.

He's laying in bed, trying not to overwhelm himself. He laughs at his ridiculousness before sighing heavily. He's got this.

~~~~~

God, he's so jumpy today. Not a good start to the day especially with Bakugo keeping his eyes on him.

"If you keep staring at me throughout the day, I'm telling everyone you have a crush on me," Kaminari threatens at lunch.

The others look at him and Bakugo who rolls his eyes.

"No one will believe you."

Kaminari raises his eyebrows in response, not backing down.

"Fucking fine. You seem weirder than usual, though."

Kaminari smiles widely, playing his nervousness off.

"Thank you. I pride myself on being different."

The others had stopped paying attention to them, talking about something actually interesting. Conspiracy theories.

Once Bakugo pays attention to what they're saying, he rolls his eyes dramatically, but Kaminari notices how he quietly listens as he eats.

So many things race through Kaminari's mind at once and he can't stop himself from falling into a hole of his thoughts. He pretends to listen as he focuses on not freaking out and running from the loud room.

He laughs when one of the others do, smiling at them all as he notices that Bakugo really has stopped watching him like he had been before. He eats fast, not really hungry at all, but he knows he'll be hungry later if he doesn't eat now.

He picks up on what Mina is saying and loudly voices his opinions, laughing when she scoffs and shoves him slightly.

He still can't help feeling weird when training ends and he has to talk to Mr. Aizawa. He knows he took notes today during class, but what exactly he wrote is a mystery. He should probably worry about that, but doesn't.

"Hey, Mr. Teach."

The classroom is empty since he waited for everyone to leave before approaching his teacher who just grumbles a response.

"Just wondering if you'd be able to hold an extra study session or something for the people who need it?"

Mr. Aizawa sits up and yawns, looking up and Kaminari.

"I'll ask Nezu about it and round up the students who need it," he says, without question.

He's thankful for that.

"Did you have a specific day in mind?" Mr. Aizawa asks.

Is Aizawa a god? Kaminari should really buy him a years worth of coffee.

"Wednesday?"

The other just nods and waves him off as he lays back down.

Wow, that was way easier than he expected. He suddenly feels lighter than before as he walks out of the class. He wonders if Aizawa knew how nervous or weird he's been all day. He just hoped that he wouldn't make a big deal out of it, but he got way more than that.

There's a light skip to his step, and he feels absolutely ridiculous, but he looked around before, and there was no one.

"I fucking own everything. No one can talk to me. Everyone shut up, I'm fucking amazing," he says to himself, discreetly fist bumping the air.

As he approaches the dorms, he calms down, but keeps his smile.

Once he enters, he joins the others in the common area and quickly joins in on a conversation. He feels rude and self conscious for doing it, but acts nonchalant.

It just so happens that Sero is in this conversation too. He had been behind Shoji, so Kaminari wasn't able to see him before. 

"Hey Sero," he greets rather loudly.

He cringes at how loud he is, but tries to play it off. He's overly happy after a small win, but like hell is he going to let his anxiety ruin the rest of his day. It had been controlling him all day. He needed this small win.

"What's up Kami?" He greets back. 

Hehe, Kaminari laughs to himself.

"Yes, I am your god, now bow down, mortals."

Shoji and Ojirou roll their eyes in amusement and Sero does his fake bow thing.

"Well, you're certainly in a better mood than before," Shoji points out. 

Sero nods in agreement and stands up straight as Ojirou perks up, wanting to hear.

The anxiety of the attention suddenly on him makes him want to tense up and hide away, but he laughs and bows lightly.

"Thank you for noticing."

They easily leave it at that, which Kaminari is eternally grateful for, and pick up the conversation where it left off.

"So she really gave you her number?" Sero asks Shoji.

Shoji nods, looking rather embarrassed. 

"Oh? No way, that's so cool, Shoji. Hell yeah, someone finally sees how cool you are. You definitely deserve it," Kaminari encourages.

Shoji noticeably stands up straighter at that, seeming more confident. 

"She hasn't seen under my mask yet, though," he notes.

"That's no biggy dude. You're super chill and fun. Don't worry about that, yeah?" Kaminari encourages.

Ojirou nods in approval at his words and then Shoji finally relaxes and agrees. 

"You're right. She doesn't seem like the type to be judgy on appearances. She was very kind and also very strong. Thank you three," he says before bowing ever so slightly and making his way to the elevator.

Sero looks Kaminari over and smiles as Ojirou joins a different conversation. 

"Huh?" Kaminari asks.

"You do look like you're in a better mood. What happened?"

The blond feels a thrill of happiness as he realizes that Sero genuinely wants to know what made his mood flip.

"Mr. Aizawa agreed to the extra teaching sessions. I definitely made that the focus of my whole day and worried about it way too much. The thing is, he agreed right away. It was so refreshing."

Sero smiles and bumps his shoulder. 

"Hell yeah, man. Let's go celebrate by playing some games, yeah? Let's tell the squad, maybe even watch a few movies instead. Yeah?"

How did his day take such a turn over such a small thing? God, he loves his friends. He really shouldn't slack off of his schedule often, but today was a win. He feels good and hopefully tomorrow he won't feel bad enough to punish himself for already taking a day off from his schedule when he just started it. 

He thinks about his answer as he and Sero make their way to the elevator.

I mean, he won't do this often. He just deserves this today.

"Yeah, let's tell the squad."

They care. 

~~~~~

All changed and with the group, Sero motions for him to stand in front of the squad. This is so dramatic. They look excited for what the important news is and he'd probably ruin it by saying 'oh I got my way'. 

He stands up, looking very proud of himself even with the overwhelming nervousness.

"Aizawa agreed to the extra teaching sessions."

Sero claps dramatically, but Kaminari knows he's actually happy for him. At least he thinks. Kirishima bumps his fists and says his 'manly' thing.

Bakugo looks proud. Doesn't smile or clap or anything, but the other blond can tell. It makes him less nervous. Especially when Mina jumps up and high fives him. 

"Glad to see you feeling better about this."

Kaminari smiles nervously. "Heh, yeah. Sorry about that today, guys. Just overthinking, ya know?"

The others agree vocally and start talking about getting smarter than Bakugo. 

"Oh, do you know what day we'll be having them? 'Cause I know I'll have to attend," Mina says.

"I said Wednesday, is that cool with you?"

She sighs in relief. 

"I would've strangled you if you said Friday," she admits.

He laughs, relieved after this stress-filled day. It shouldn't have been this much of a problem, but he just couldn't help it. 

They all comfortably chat, no one asking him anything that would be too much. They'd all decided to chat and watch a cartoon movie after a while. Sero and Bakugo send him different glances every once in a while which kind of throws him off his mood, but he know they're just worried. It's just him being nervous for no reason.

Mina talks about this new makeup look she found that would match her skin color because 'black goes with everything'. She shows Bakugo who hums in approval after looking at the phone and then her. 

Sero just keeps putting the phone right next to Mina's face as if imagining it on her. Kirishima finds that hilarious and falls to the floor, wheezing as he holds his stomach. Oh, but once Sero nods in approval, Kirishima absolutely loses it, causing everyone to fall into a fit of laughter. 

"You're gonna kill Bakugo, Kirishima," Kaminari wheezes.

God, he's so grateful for his friends.

The rest of the night is spent with Kaminari worrying about his anxiety being too much, nervous glances from his friends, and a whole lot of laughing despite all of that. Even though things are so tough for him, he realizes that it'd be so much worse if he didn't have them. They're just worried because they care. 

He knows they care. He should really talk to them, but it's all so embarrassing. If Bakugo heard him ever say that, he'd personally pummel the hyper blond. Everyone knows Bakugo has this thing with his mental health. 

A lot of restless nights from Bakugo, leading to a breakdown in the showers made them finally step up and do something for him. Since then, Bakugo has only gotten better at managing his mental health and making sure his friends do the same for themselves. 

It's hard to hide stuff from Bakugo, but Kaminari is working hard to keep his own secrets. 

He's been doing so well with that.

He plans on keeping it that way.

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I forgot the time oops. Ima start setting alarms cause dude 😭😭😭. Anyway thank you all for commenting and voting. Y'all don't have to do that but it's so nice that you do:'). The next chapter will go up next Sunday at 8pm central time (on time cause I'll set the alarm). I love you all and thank you so much for reading<3