Shinsou's POV

"WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT THE WORLD WAS GONNA END AND YOU HAD 15 MINUTES TO SPEND WITH ME OR YOUR FRIENDS!!!!"

I jolt awake, hitting my head against the glass in the car door.

My heart was leaping out of my chest, and tears stung at my eyes without my knowing. I instinctively tightened my arms around... whatever I was holding...into a quick rmbrace and clung onto it. Tears fell from my eyes. I wasn't really... crying? It's more like my eyes were watering intensely and I let the droplets fall because they were overflowing, but I still felt a lingering fear and sadness from my dream.

I look around... Tokyo, Dark Shadow, Kaminari and Sero were screaming along to a song playing over the speakers. I jump as I tune in on the heartbeat coming from whoever I was wrapped around. It was faster than normal, and the person was really warm and smelled nice... I needed to let go, but it's difficult when I just woke up from the most vivid nightmare of my life, my eyes still heavier than the weight of my sins on my shoulders and my mind hazier than the entirety of Glass Animals's aesthetic.

That being said, I was about to pull away, probably putting them into an uncomfortable position, but they wrapped their arms around me and squeezed before I could really let go.

"Nightmare?" He, Bakugou, whispered in my ear. I nod slowly. I hear a grumble of a "hmm" escape from his throat.

"Oi, Pikachu." He lets go of me for just a second and turns his head to look towards the front seat.

"Wassup Bakubro?" Kami stares back with a grin, his face completely healed compared to before.

"Stop fucking calling me that. Can you put on a slower song? I wanna fuckin' sleep."

"Anything for you, my dear Bakuhoe~"

"THAT'S EVEN WORSE!"

Kaminari giggles evilly and the current song's paused. While in the short silence, Bakugou resituated himself back to wrapping his arms around me. He also pushed me more against the seat behind us to have more of a cushion; rather than the uncomfortable hardness of the car door and it's glass.

While we made ourselves comfy, his head basically laying on my stomach and arms wrapped around my waist while I pressed into the seat and rested my hand in his hair, Kami changed the song into one I didn't know, but it was nice and slow.

"Take me up tight

Strung up like a kite

Dumb, wicked and white

Love me in spite

And if I betray our lonely nights, spent out like a light

With no kiss goodnight

Would we ever fight when I'm away?"

It was calming.

"Better, mind fuck?" He muttered into the fabric of my uniform. I couldn't help the small smile that spread across my face. He really has come a long way..

"Yeah... thanks Bakugou."

"...mhm. Well, I didn't lie. I'm going to sleep and you should too. I don't care if you just woke up, get more sleep you insomniatic fuck."

"I got it, no need to come after me like that."

"Good.."

Whether he was doing it intentionally or not, I felt his fingers tap lightly on my back as he thought before going to sleep.

"This is...I'm..." he took in a small breath to recollect himself.

"This is just a... thank you... for helping me sleep better..."

Thank god he couldn't see the huge smile spread across my face. It's like this is a whole new Bakugou. Needless to say, even if this is super different than normal... I shouldn't poke fun at him for it. He's changing for the better, I won't make fun of him. Not even a little bit.

"It's no problem, really. If you want, when we get home, I can make you something to eat before you go head to bed with Kirishima."

"..could you actually?"

"Mhm. Salted caramel bars with warm milk?"

"Yeah."

"I'll make extras for you and everyone else in the morning, too."

"...we don't deserve you..Shinsou."

!!! He called me by my fuckin name baby!!!!

"I'm just making you food Bakugou."

"Yeah.. what...ever..."

And with that, he's out like a light.

I still wasn't tired, so I leaned my head back against the glass and looked out of the window, watching the bright car lights pass in the dark.

"It's truly incredible how you were able to tame a beast such as Bakugou in such a short amount of time. An applausable feat." Tokyo says tiredly from the opposite side of the car.

"Even as someone who's earned his respect, I struggle to just have a conversation with him." His red eyes pierced into my soul.

"Well... he's grown a lot since I first met him... maybe he just doesn't find me as annoying as everyone else?"

"Definitely so... and he's certainly gotten better personality-wise, but you must be an impossibly magnetic person to have gained his liking."

"I guess so..."

"..do you think I could have some caramel bars too?"

"Of course. Could you text in the groupchat to see if anyone else wants any? Don't wanna leave anyone out."

"...Bakugou was correct in saying we don't deserve you, Shinsou." Tokoyami had the faintest smile on his face as he pulled out his phone.

"You said you'd make some in the morning.. and that's good enough for me. I'm tired as shiiiiit-" Sero yawned and stretched his arms to the ceiling.

"Well when you save the lives of 40 people single-handedly in the span of a few minutes I imagine you'd be pretty tired."

"Don't be so dramatic-"

"Hanta that's literally exactly what happened."

"...Denki you're supposed to be on my side-"

"How can you be so modest??? About fucking saving lives???"

"It's not modesty, it's insecurity you dumb bitch." He winks at me, we all had to hold in our laughter.

"The answers are in from our peers, everyone in class B says to save some for tomorrow, no answer from the league of bitches-"

"PFFT-"

"-and those who are staying up for some bars are Ojirou, Shouji, Todoroki, Kirishima and Midoriya."

"Denki and me too!!"

"Alright... shouldn't be too hard." I smiled tiredly at the roof of the car and slowly closed my eyes.

I should get some shut-eye before we get back to UA...

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"We're back!" I hear a voice say excitedly as I'm being violently rocked back and forth. Opening my eyes slowly I see it's Dark Shadow.

"Thanks..." I yawn out and pat his head. He looks at me with an adorably triumphant smile as he floats back towards Tokoyami. I try to get up out of the car but feel a weight tied around me. Looking down, Bakugou is still completely hooked around my waist.

I shove him gently a couple times and immediately his eyes begin to flutter open.

"Bakugou, we're home."

"Fuck home I sleep in the streets."

"Okay edgelord c'mon, do you want your caramel bars or not?"

"...the streets can wait for another day." He slowly lets go of me and opens the door himself. I'm the first to walk out and he follows sluggishly behind, stretching out all of his limbs.

"Yeah, that's what I thought. C'mon, the quicker you hurry up the faster you get to see Kirishima." After saying that, Bakugou immediately perks up, eyes widening just slightly. We walk into the dorm building, half carrying each other and half being emotional support systems so we don't fall face first into the fucking dirt and become one with the mushrooms.

"But the mushrooms are so nice... they're fungais...."

"Shinsou shut the fuck up."

"You can't order me around I'm making you food."

"..I should have never agreed to this."

I laugh quietly as we head into the kitchen.

"Hey, you don't have to help. You can sit at the table or on one of the couches if you want so you can get an extra hour and 20 minutes of sleep."

"...I want to help."

The amount of severity in his expression would make you laugh when you realize he was just talking about making caramel bars, but it was cute how determined he was.

"Alright..." I pull out a recipe on my phone and prop it up on the wall between us, "can you grab the ingredients while I grab the bowls and stuff while preheating the oven?"

"Mhm." He answers simply and his body immediately gravitates towards the fridge, I reach out my hand and set the oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit, diving down into the cabinets to grab mixing bowls and spoons and spatulas.

"How can you guys have enough energy to make food??" Kirishima strides in to give Bakugou a small peck on the cheek.

"I slept for a bit on the way here."

"30 minutes of sleep gives you enough energy to cook for nearly an hour and a half after having a broken arm from a near-death experience, and a physically straining combat training camp?" Bakugou's eyes were tired but there was still a glaring judgement behind them when he looked at me.

"....yes?"

"Shinsou you're a beast."

"Thanks, Kiri. Now sit down."

With that, Kirishima left with a salute and giving Bakugou a light peck on the lips. Turning back around to spray a cooking pan, he had the faintest smile and blush on his face.

"Y'all cute." I winked.

He glared at me for a second,

Then sprayed the no-stick stuff right in my face.

"Pblhpblllh- BITCH"

"Hehe."

Angrily wiping my face, I turn on the stove and place a pot of water, setting up a bowl of salted caramel candies mixed with milk and vanilla inside onto the rim to let it all melt into our filling. Next to me, Bakugou mixed the butter, sugars and vanilla into the batter.

"Y'know, never really took you for a baking type."

"I cook... spicy things. Mostly."

"Like spicy curry?"

"Yeah. It's my favorite thing to make."

"You should make it for us sometime."

He stops pouring the batter into the pan for a second, abruptly pausing, before recollecting himself and pouring the rest of it.

"..maybe I should."

While setting half of our batch into the refrigerator to chill, I felt something thick wrap itself around my waist.

"Hey Mashi."

"Why'd you have to bake..."

"I'm a good friend."

"Not a good boyfriend, obviously."

"You wound me!" That earns a laugh from him.

"I'm tireddd..."

"Then go to beddd."

"No, I wanna go to sleep with you, you dumbass."

"Ugh, fine. Stubborn bitch. Go join Kirishima in the dining room." I couldn't help but smile as I kiss his forehead.

"Alright but we're sleeping in tomorrow."

"You always sleep in. I'm the one that has to wake you up."

"Shut up mom." He ruffles my hair and leaves with a small hop in his step.

Hnnn I'm in love.

"Y'all gross." Bakugou smirks.

I throw a pack of frozen peas at him.

"aH FUCK- I JUST SPRAYED YOU IN THE FACE I NEVER PHYSICALLY ASSUALTED YOU!"

"You emotionally assaulted me. Feel the wrath of the peas."

"Fuckin' weirdo." He scowls and throws them back into the freezer.

After waiting a few minutes to let the batter freeze, I walk back over to the counter and pick up the bowl of filling, setting it on the counter while turning off the stove. The actual bars should be done baking so I pull them out after putting on an oven mit.

"Bakugou, grab some plates please?"

"Mm... how many?"

"Ei-"

"I'M HERE!"

"...Nine."

Bakugou and I stared at a disheveled Awase in the doorway. He was in pajamas, the ankles of his pants absolutely soaking. He's wearing a pair of mismatched slides, one black and the other neon pink. His hair's also down, nearly covering his signature blue and white headband. There were... tears in his clothes?

"..Who are you and how did you get in our house."

"Funny. Are the bars done yet?!"

"I though Class B wasn't gonna eat any-"

"I was asleep! I want bars!!"

"They're almost done. What happened to your clothes?"

"Wh- my clothes?"

He looks down at the huge gashes in his shirt, eyes widening.

"Ohhhhh..." He says as he shakes his shirt. The fragments of small, green scales fall from inside of it.

Oh. Rin.

"Rin tried to stop me from coming over here. I think he activated his quirk on accident."

"That.. makes more sense. Go sit with everyone in the dining room and wait till we bring you the food." He shoots finger guns at us and nyooms into the dining room.

"Is his sweet tooth that intense?"

"Sweet toothhh, for youuu, I'm wiiide awakeee"

"Purple shit shut up-"

"The suuuugar went straight toooo my brainnnn-"

"I will hit you."

"I know you're not kidding I'll shut up-"

He smiles triumphantly and lays out the nine plates, setting even amounts of bars onto each of them. I grab a spoon and lather them in the salted caramel filling, Bakugou comes in from beside me and crushes the frozen batter into crumbs to spread out on top of the bars.

I carry four plates, he carries five. Once we walked into the dining room with the food in our arms, all eyes were on us. Awase excitedly pat his hands on the table, Mashirao's tail wagged, and everyone else had smiles on their faces.

"You could've asked me to help baking, I would've helped with my fire." Todoroki looks at me with a relaxed expression once I lay out his plate in front of him.

"Hey I would've done this all myself if I could. Bakugou wouldn't let me."

"What was that, feather-duster head?"

"Oooh that's a new one." Bakugou rolls his eyes at me as he sets down Kirishima's plate.

"Shinsou you're a God." Awase smiles and immediately takes a bite out of his caramel bar, despite them... literally just coming out of the oven. He melted at the flavor.

"God these are so good.."

"No orgasming at the table Awase, leave your weird kinks at home."

"MIDORIYA!!"

"What?" Midoriya winks at me. I've never been so fucking disgusted.

"Todoroki what have you been teaching him?"

"Don't look at me, you should be scolding Uraraka."

"Of course.." that bitch.

"Wow Midoriya really has been tainted since he got to UA huh." Kami stared in shock.

"I remember at the beginning of the year you were so quiet and nervous... well, for the most part." Sero smiled widely at him.

"He still broke his goddamn bones at every chance he got." Mashi drawled out from the back of his throat, completely drained. His tail was limp and his eyes were half closed, head resting in the palm of his hand.

"Yeah y- HEY! WHY DOES HANTA HAVE MORE THAN ME?" Kaminari glares at me with accusations written all over his face.

"I CALL FAVORITISM! I CALL FAVORITISM!"

"Kami, chill... Bakugou was the one who set up all the bars on the plates. Look at him, not me." From the corner of my eye, I see Bakugou jump at the mention of his name. Kaminari's head quickly whips up to glare at him.

"Wow, I see you're choosing favorites in the Bakusquad now! Do you like Mina more than me too?!"

"CALM YOUR FUCKING TITS, I GAVE SERO EXTRA BECAUSE HE SAVED OUR LIVES TODAY!"

"Mhm, mhm, you sure you didn't just like him more to begin with?" Kaminari tries to sound seriously mad but you could the laugh of a voice crack in his voice as he spoke.

"You're so fucking dramatic..."

"Awww, Bakugou! I didn't know you were capable of showing appreciation!" Sero gangs up on him.

"LISTEN HERE TAPE FACE-"

Aaaaand I'm gone.

I slithered my way back into the kitchen to avoid all of that mess entirely, I also had to make Bakugou his milk anyways. But, from the distance I could hear Bakugou's screaming as well as the muffled voices of anyone who decided to join in on the "Let's Bully Bakugou" circle.

Quickly, I grab a fairly tall glass and pour milk into it, then set it into the microwave.

I think I'll just stand in here and wait until all of that is over outside... but I never even noticed he gave Sero extra. I knew he'd do it for Kirishima, knowing him, but it's sweet to see him apprecaite Sero. It may seem like a tiny, even insignificant, way to show how thankful you are... but it's huge for Bakugou, and I think everyone knows that. Everyone knows he's changing for the better, slowly, but surely.

I actually think I remember Kirishima talking about it a few days ago, about how Bakugou was actually seeking help. I could've cried right then and there. I haven't known him for as long as everyone here, or nearly as long as Midoriya, but it's safe to say I'm still closer to him compared to everyone.

We've all seen how much of a bitch he is, but we haven't seen him be sweet.

Not until now.

I'm snapped out of my thoughts by the microwave going off. I open the door and wait a couple seconds before taking out the cup. I suddenly hear a few footsteps and look past the microwave door to see Shigaraki in pajamas. He stopped in surprise when he saw me.

We stared at each other for a little while longer, until I raised my thumb to motion to the pan of caramel bars on the counter still.

"You can have some if you want."

He nodded, a quiet "thank you.." heard even in the silence if the kitchen.

Speaking of someone with character development..

I tried not to stare at him as he grabbed his food, but it's still so weird to me to think that someone that tried to kill us not too long ago now lived with us.

Shit's crazy.

Anyways, I head back into the dining room and see Kaminari and Sero passed the fuck out.

"..did they just.. fall asleep?"

"Yeah, surprisingly."

"Huh... well, here you go Bakugou." He mumbles slightly in thanks and takes the glass from my hand. I finally sat down next to Mashirao and took a few bites of my caramel bars, and I saw he was also asleep, Tenshi in his lap. I scooted closer to him and let his heaf fall onto my shoulder, tail curling around my stomach.

"Now everyone say 'thanks mom'." Todoroki eats his last bar.

"Thanks mom!" Everyone who's still awake smiles at me, except Bakugou.

"...Thanks Shinsou."

"You're all welcome, it's no problem." I pat the top of Bakugou's head and smiled at the warm feeling that swirled throughout my whole body.

I know we almost died today but, despite that,

Today wasn't so bad.

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(A/N: Have a softer chapter to deal with after that last one! And I'm sorry for those of you who suffered panic attacks because of me ;~;)