Spinner's POV

After we found my lov- TwICE. Twice.

Wait, I'll restart that-

After we found Twice and brought him inside, then the.. pink alien girl showed up, I need to ask Dab- Touya what her name is, and started asking questions.

"So... what's your name?" She sprawled movie cases over the coffee table and looked up at him. He looked like he was trying to contain himself over... something.

"M-My name is Twice! But since I'm on your side now-" he stopped talking abruptly, holding back from saying anything else for a few seconds before speaking again, sounding like he was out of breath.

"*whEeze* you can call me Jin- or B-Bubaigawara!" He was rigid and gripping his hands in his lap. What's up with him? Either way, the pink girl was unfazed by his weird behavior.

"Kay, I'll call you Jin! And do you need water? You sound kinda out of br-"

"NO- I'm fine!" He blurts out.

"Alrighty, whatever floats your boat! I'll leave the movies here for you guys to pick out from, and help yourself to all that food on the table, Jin!" She grins brightly waves off as she makes her way back up the stairs to the dorms. D- Touya and I look at him very, very confused.

"What the hell was that???" Touya narrows his eyes. Twice- or should I call him Jin? Bubaigawara? We've been friends for a while now so either would be appropriate, but calling him by his first name could be a bit... much? Then again, he let the pink girl call him Jin, or are we a different case since we already know him and he just wants to show his trust to her? Will calling him anything other than Twice feel weird to me?-

Ah shit, his mouth-mask?- is moving, but I can't hear anything. Okay, focus, just focus.

...you're focusing on focusing! Focus on listening to Twice!

..goddammit he stopped.

"Ah, I see. Well you don't have to hold back. They don't mind here." Touya says out of the blue, snapping me out of my constantly derailing train of though. At least Touya snapped me out of it and I wasn't stuck forever.

"...would you mind saying that again?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure-"
"We don't want anyone knowing how insane we are."
"Holding back my other voice is hard... and tiring"
"It's like solving a big algebra problem while brain dead."
"Near impossible! It gets me out of breath,,"

He explains all in detail. Touya's right then!

"Yeah, no need to hold back! I've been here for like.. a few hours... but they're cool!"

"I can confirm. They're accepting and open minded to everything, even mental illness. They won't mind, especially if you can't control it." Touya and I reassure him. He looks like he's considering it for a moment.

"I... guess I could give it a shot. But what if-!"

"They're not like your parents."

"...hm...okay." He finally agrees.

"Yeah... and hopefully we can go shopping or something to get new clothes.."

"I'm tired of looking like I'm homeless."

"Ha. Hoe-meless."

"I'm not a hoe!"

"Tell that to Shiggy!"

"Bitch."

"Either way... I think I have new clothes?? If this sweater counts??"

"Doesn't count. I mean like... an actual closet's worth of clothes."

"THAT can be arranged!"a floating pair of clothes and a feminine voice pokes their head around the corner.

"GHOST!" Twice screams and throws a pillow, falling off the couch.

"Relax, it's just me!" The clothes moves from around the corner, followed by a smug Denki.

"Name's Hagakure Tooru! The pink girl who left, who may I say is criminally hot, is Ashido Mina, but she goes by Mina!" Hagakure waves a gloved hand at us.

"Hey Twice! Mina told me you were here!" Kaminari says and Twice perks up, poking his head above the couch, the white eyes on his mask widening.

"Denki!! It's been soo long!" He stands and vaults over the couch, running over to Denki and completely crushing him in a huge bear hug.

"hhh- it's only been a couple of months- but I'm glad to see you too!" He hugged him back weakly, almost being suffocated. Twice quickly pulled away before he could kill him, though, and faced Hagakure.

"...so...you're not phased by me just.. being here?"

"Nope! Mina came back and told us everything after talking with you! Also, I overheard you talking about how 'crazy' you are, and I can confirm that we don't mind!" She said while excitedly waving her hands around and bouncing on the balls of her feet. Bubbly. Twice heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness!"
"I'm free!" Hagakure giggles.

"Yep! And we wouldn't mind going shopping with you guys for new clothes! Maybe this Saturday?"

"Sounds good!" Twice shoots some thumbs up at her. He's so cute when he gets all excited...

"Yeah, and Spinner! We have a friend for you to meet! Well, more like friends, but still one person in particular!" Hagakure looks at me and I cave in on instinct from nervousness. I see Denki with an even more smug look on his face, his eyes shifting between me and Twice. I can't see Hagakure's face, obviously, but she just radiates smugness.

"Uhm.. wh-who?"

"All of Class B! But mostly Rin! He has the same issue with being cold-blooded and all that jazz!" As soon as she stops talking, there's a knock at the door.

"Speaking of class B..." She trots over to the door. I start freaking out internally and yank Touya close to me. Twice freaks out as well, running over to the two of us and joining the nervous hug pile.

"What if they don't like us?"

"They definitely won't like us."
"They'll love us!"

"We're freaks!"

"I know, but not you, you're beautiful."
"Yes, very."

"Now's not the time to be adorable, Twice!"

"You guys are gay."

"Shut up!" We we're now all laying on the couch, huddled together so that way anyone at the door couldn't see us. Twice and I were hugged the closest, if it weren't for my fear heavily outweighing how scared I was, I'd be blushing like crazy. Touya looked boredly up at the sky as Twice and I held onto him. I hear tons footsteps walk down the staircase, definitely Class A.

"I know Class A likes us, but what if Class B doesn't?!"

"They won't!"

"...uh...who's talking over at the couch?" I hear a concerned boy's voice.

"Spinner and Jin! And I think they dragged Touya down with them." I recognize Mina's voice and Dabi answers.

"Yeah, they did."

"SHHSHSHSSHH!"

"I mean, no, they didn't."

"Sorry, they're kinda nervous. Shouji can you grab them?"

"Yep." Mina starts and I suddenly hear heavy footsteps leading over to the couch. Looking up, I see the most terrifying kid I've ever seen in my life... no, not because of his arms, or his mask, because he was so fUCKING T A L L.

'Shouji' scoops up both me and Twice in what looks like skin flaps between his arms as per Mina's rules. Honestly it felt pretty safe and secure, he's probably great at hugs. And soon enough, as both me and Twice are standing in front of 40 kids, he lets us down gently and goes to stand with the rest of his peers.

"Why don't you introduce yourselves to us?" Denki smiles reassuringly to the two of us. I take a deep breath and decide to go first to take the load off of Twice.

Or put a load in Twice~

Not now, gay thoughts™️

"Uh... I'm Spinner, you can call me Shuichi.. I guess. Or Iguchi. I don't care."

"And I'm Twice. You can call me Jin or Bubaigawara." The two of us get out and everyone just like... actually welcomes us???

Politeness??? In this economy???????? Unbelievable.

"We heard you want to go shopping, we can take you!"

"I know we don't really know eachother, but we forgive you for what's happened!"

"You guys seem pretty cool."

"We know what happened was out of your control, and we understand."

I was about to start crying again, and I saw Twice was already sobbing.

"THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UNDERSTANDING!"
"I LOVE YOU ALREADY!"

He wiped his eyes and ran up to the two classes for a hug. They all piled around him. The warmth and happiness radiating from the pile was absurd and intoxicating. I wanted to join... but..

"SHUICHI GET OVER HERE!!!"
"YEAH MY LO- SHUICHI! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!" Twice screams over at me. Was he about to say my love? No- no way.

"I would love to, but I-"

"Nonsense!" I hear one of them say and all of a sudden a tape-like substance is wrapped around me and I'm being pulled in by a tall kid with long, black hair. I ram into the pile, landing right on Denki. And he just laughs at me.

"If you're not here to make friends, trust me, they're gonna force you to be their friend." He says as my arms just tighten around anyone they care across. The positivity and acceptance I'd never felt before was coming at me with full force, all previous worry and insecurity I felt before getting here melted away.

Maybe this wouldn't be so bad.

At least, now that Twice is here.

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Toga's POV

"So.... is he gonna be okay, Compress?"

"...I'm afraid he won't, or, at it's best, not until he reunites with Dabi..."

"He's really hung up on him, huh?"

"He vented to me, he's literally in love with him, Toga."

"All of us could've figured that out. But can I visit him?" I ask and he sighs defeatedly, unsure of what to do next about Shigaraki.

"I guess so, just... try not to be... yourself..." He scolds. I gasp dramatically.

"Whatever do you mean?!"

"You just proved my point."

"Ha. Fair enough! I'm off to talk to Tommy now, bye~!" I skipped off, leaving behind a devastatingly disappointed Compress behind me.

Once I was out of sight, I sulked down into a hunched position. Will Shigaraki really be okay? Where is Twice?? Did they get him??? Are we next??? I open the door to Shigaraki's room after putting on my regular happy smile, looking as he's laid out on his bed and under his covers, his light blue hair ever-so-slightly peeking out of his blanket along with teary and bloodshot eyes.

"Hey Shigaraki.... how's it going..?"

"Hnngh..."

"Mood." I try to laugh off but the utterly defeated and tired face of Shigaraki just... destroys me. With a more serious and saddened expression, I make my way to his bed and sit at the foot of it.

"Listen... I know you miss Dabi.. but-"

"It's not just Dabi."

"...then what e-"

"The entire fucking league. I always knew something was up about master... I always.. suspected what Dabi said, but I never wanted to believe it. He was the only one who took me in. Everyone else didn't even look at me... but... I always sorta knew...." His voice just got progressively more hoarse, small patterns of tear drops heard on his pillow. I lean across the bed and give him a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

"Hey... Shiggy.. It'll be alright-"

"It won't. No it fucking won't. Dabi and Spinner are gone, Twice went to 'spy on them' but I fucking know he only went out to join them. Mustard, Compress and you are the only ones left, Kurogiri is I don't even KNOW where, and I have no idea what to believe anymore. Are our shots really fogging up our memories? Is that why I've had such a hard time remembering them up until now??? All the signs point to yes but... fuck I don't want it to be true! And- and I kind of want to join Dabi- and Spinner- and Twice, but thEY WILL NEVER FUCKING ACCEPT ME OVER THERE. NONE OF THEM KNOW ME, THEY'RE PROBABLY LYING ABOUT ACCEPTING DABI- OR FUCKING TOUYA- WHAT DO I EVEN CALL HIM ANYMORE?? HOW CAN I TRUST HIM WHEN HE'S THE SON OF THE #1 HERO??? THE LITERAL EPTIOME OF THIS CURSED HERO SOCIETY. WHAT DO I TRUST ANYMORE? EVEN IF I DO GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE, WHAT THEN??? ONE FOR ALL COULD FIND ALL OF US AND MURDER US- I'LL GET TOO ATTACHED TO THOSE STUPID FUCKING TEENAGERS AND THEY'LL ALL DI-" He completely breaks down, not in loud sobs, just... in quiet gasps of air, ones that really showcase how broken he is just from thinking all of this. He whimpered so quietly, covering his eyes and mouth in shame as the tears come rolling from the gaps and crevices of his hands, staining his pillow and sheets even more.

"Do you know how fucking easy it is for me to murder...? To just... kill you, everyone and anyone around me... and myself...? Having to live with always being on high alert since a single touch could murder the few things I actually care about... it's burdening.... it's weakening... I'm always just living in fear and... it's terrible..." He entirely exposed how weak he felt in that moment. Dabi must've been, like, 100% of his impulse control up to this point... maybe I could fix this somehow for him... for the league.

I actually trust that the heroes want to help us, that they'll take care of us... the hero society may be corrupted to all hell, but... the heroes at UA, at least some of them, they're genuine. Anyone can tell that...

"Shigaraki, unlike Twice, I can go and actually check it out for you. See how they're reacting to Twice, Dabi and Spinner, how much they're actually caring for them. They'll have money to buy you those special gloves that only cover a finger or two! You could get the love you actually deserve! The help and acceptance..! You wouldn't constantly have to live just for All For One... you could actually live just for... yourself! Who knows... maybe... become a pro hero and start fixing their society yourself...? Just by... being you...?" I suggest. Shaigaraki's stubborn as all fuck, but I know he's secretly really soft. He wants acceptance, he wants love, he needs help. Whether he says it or not, pretty much everyone knows the truth.

"...a bit far fetched, eh?" He slightly glances over to me. I shrug.

"...you know what? Do whatever the fuck you want. If they're good people, cool. I'll just... let them come find me. I don't give a shit anymore. Hell, take Compress and Mustard with you if you're really willing to just leave like that." He's irritated, but it doesn't bother me one bit.

"Nope, this is all just for you, Tommy! We care for you, we care for eachother! I'm going to go scout out the area with Mustard, I'm leaving Compress here with you so he can keep you safe with his mystical dad powers!" I jump up excitedly and his eyes drift away from me.

"..go ahead." He sighs defeatedly. I jump excitedly, walking over and kissing him (platonically) on the temple, the running out while yelling a quick "you're the best, Tommy!"

As soon as I leave his room, I run around the area in search for Mustard, or Compress, or both. I finally run into the two playing a game of chess at the bar, my feet loudly skid to a stop, catching both of their attention.

"...did something change about Shigaraki?" Compress questions immediately. Mustard stays silent, staring confused and interested.

"Kinda- sorta- long story short- Mustard, we're leaving in 5 minutes, you don't need to bring your gas mask, but bring an emergency weapon!"

"Wh-Wh- Wait, Why???"

"We're gonna see what's goin' down at UA!!"

"Uh... okay..?? Just give me a moment... sorry Compress."

"It's alright." Compress waves off and Mustard stands to leave and as soon as he exits the room, I plop down in the seat next to Compress where he was sitting.

"...what did Shigaraki say then?" He asked while packing away the chess board and it's pieces.

"He said me and Mustard could go check out UA to see if they were actually nice over there and, if they were, we could go and see if we can stay with them!"

"Really? Shigaraki said that?"

"...I may be exaggerating just a biiiit... but that's basically what he said, yeah! And you're staying behind just to keep an eye on him. As you could probably already tell, he isn't in the best condition to be alone right now.."

"As if that wasn't obvious, but alright, I wish the two of you luck on your venture." He set the chessboard back behind the counter of the bar. On cue, Mustard steps back down the stairs. He wore a simple mouth-covering gas mask, it was really more of a respirator.

"I always carry an extra knife on me." He pats his pocket. "So I'm good to go."

"Awesome! Let's go!" I shoot up from my seat and run out the door, Mustard lagging behind me.

"Can you fucking slow down???"

"Nope!"

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Twice's (Jin's?) POV

"Hey, this movie is about Ojirou!!"

"Shut up."

"Okay... but like, think about how easy it would be for Viper to just.. vore Po."

"...why.. why do you do this..? Why do you say these things, Shinsou?"

"Because, Sero, as you can see, my garden of which I've planted my sins and disappointments I've made in life is rather barren and dehydrated, which is why I've decided to water it and help it flourish with god's tears."

"I'm...oddly aroused right now."

"That was fucking hot what the hell."

"Fukidashi you have a boyfriend.."

"So do you, Kuro."

"I've known you all for less than 2 hours but I would literally die for you."
"More like kill for you, but either is fine."

"Guys shut up, I wanna watch Kung Fu Panda." Shuichi shushes us, oddly engaged in the movie. He was so focused and intent on watching this movie... it was hard not to stare at his adorable face with his slightly wide eyes illuminated by the TV screen in the dark while he rested his chin in the palm of his hand. He's...so adorable.

Fuck him.

Wh-What the fuck.

Ya wanna fuck him, fuck him.

He doesn't like me like I like him, though!

You're so dense.

I am you!

The worse version of me!

Yeah, yeah. Anyways, I totally would if he liked me like that.

Hell yeah we would.

Yell heah.

"I'm gonna go get us some more snacks!"

"We already have enough snacks with Shouji here."

"Fumi, please."

"More like with Iida here, non?~"

"Yuu..."

"You fools, absolute buffoonery, it's obvious Shouto is the hottest snacc here."

"Izuku!"

"I KNEW YOU TWO WERE DATING-"

"tOUYA NO-"

"Okay... But... Rikidou.."

"Kouji you're too sweet oh my god I love you-"

"...just let me grab the snacks."
"You're all so gay what."

"Jin, don't even."

"As a certified pan I can say it!"
"Suck my ass!" I finally say and disappear into the kitchen. I go around and grab two sodas for me and Shuichi, and some candy in the cabinets, also some fruit for Sero since I remember him saying how much he liked it. The stuff piles up in my arms, but before I'm able to walk back out to everyone else who were all sat around the TV in a HUGE pillow fort, I hear a light tapping at the window... and I look over to see Toga!!! Mustard too!!!

What's Toga doing here?!

I don't know but I'm happy to see her!

I set all the stuff back on the counter and speed over to the window, opening it and looking out to talk to the two.

"What are you guys doing here?!" I whisper shout to them. Toga responds with a giggle, and Mustard just motions to her, every part of his being expressing "it was her idea."

"On Shiggy's orders, we came to see how the three of you were doing over here!"

"..r-really?!"
"Shigaraki said that?"

"Of course, not exactly, but basically! He's actually considering having the rest of us stay with you guys! It's great!!"

"That's awesome news!!"
"About time."

"Yeah.. sooo.. how are these guys?"

"Oh, they're soooo nice! Inclusive too!"
"They're all open-minded and understanding of people with mental illnesses, different sexualities and genders, awful home life and more! They're cool with me always switching up how I talk, and they also don't mind Shu- Spinner's ADHD!"

"They even asked what mine and Spinner's pronouns were! It was great to see them being so open about it!"
"Yeah, but it sadly made me think of Magne... she would've loved this... seeing how much the hero generation has grown.."

"Aw.. I miss Magne too... you're right, she really would've loved this... seeing all of them just being so inclusive over genders.. it really would've cheered her up about society's outlook on this sort of stuff." Toga starts and Mustard actually speaks up for once.

"Speaking of pronouns, I've never actually heard you or Spinner, or even Dabi mention yours.. what do you guys go by?"

"Oh! Both Spinner and Dabi go by He/Him, I just go by anything. I don't care!"
"No preference, either. You can just keep referring to me with he/him if it's easiest for ya."

"Nice! Well... I think we've heard all we need to be satisfied. Tell Dabi and Spinner we said hi!"

"Sure thing, but Dabi wants us to call him Touya now!"
"Also we're gonna go shopping for new clothes on Saturday, so bring the rest of the league by then!" I say finally and they nod in understanding to both. We hugged and said our goodbyes (for now) as they were ready to leave.

Once they were out of sight, I sighed and closed the window again. Going back to the kitchen and grabbing the snacks off the counter and going back into the living room.

It's so great to have them back!

I know right?! I can't wait till they all come over here, too!

It'll be great to just see the personalities mingle... like Mustard and Tokoyami! They'd totally get along.

Shigaraki and Aoyama or Monoma would be a cool combo! They both know a ton of skin care and hygienic routines...as well as a good fashion sense! it'd definitely help him out with that crusty hobo vibe he's got going on!

Aoyama and Compress would also be a good combo for obvious reasons... maybe Yaomomo and Mustard? Toga and Komori, too!

Oooh yeah... ugh, the endless possibilities!

Exactly!

I skip my way happily back to the crowd, up on cloud nine on just the idea of everyone coming around to eachother. And, in that excitement, I may have accidentally pelted Sero with an orange...

"Yo Sero! I got ya oranges!"
"Y E E T !"

"fuCk jIN-"

"AHA, CITRUS ASSAULT!"

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(A/N: I'm thinking of coming up for an actual name for Mustard...)