#mina. hey mina please explain. ple

[yourtoobright]

me and @exitgate staring down mina [@gorgeousgirlbossgeniusmiuiruma] over the pancake scissors

[hauntdoesthings]

Kirishima x Reader: Birthday Special

A/N: Happy belated birthday to a beautiful sharky boy! This is a part 2 to this fic, but you can read this on it’s own too. Only thing you need to know is reader has the same birthday as Kirishima.

Also for the requests sitting in my inbox, I will be working on/posting those either later this week or next weekend.

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By the time you made it to the commons, the sleepover was in full swing. Sero and Kaminari were on the floor arguing about who got to play Rosalina in Mario Kart, Mina was talking with Bakugou on the couch as she was doing her nails, or rather to him as he seemed more preoccupied with his phone, and the birthday boy himself was laying out pillows and blankets.

As you awkwardly shuffled in, Mina was the first to spot you, waving carefully to not mess up her still-wet nail polish. "Y/N!! Get over here already!"

At the mention of your name, all eyes turned your way. You quickly found your way to the opposite end of the couch from Bakugou as you received various greetings from the group. As soon as you sat down, Mina scooted over to sit beside you leaning in to whisper in your ear.

"Okay, you didn't hear this from me, but Kiri has been staring at you all day." As she said this, you glanced toward Kirishima and saw he was indeed stealing glances at you as he pretended to fluff a pillow over and over. "Did something happen with you two?"

"N-no, nothing really. I've just been in a bit of a funk today and I guess he picked up on that, huh?" Mina squinted, seeming to sense the bullshit in your words, but if she did, she decided not to call you out on it.

"Well in that case, you need a pick-me-up. And I know just what'll do it!"

She turned to where the Mario Kart argument was about to turn physical. "Hey dorks, we're playing a different game now."

Mina quickly ushered the group, including Bakugou surprisingly, into a circle. You were sat right between her and Bakugou, with Kirishima on his other side, Kaminari across from you, and Sero also next to Mina. With everyone arranged to her liking, Mina finally explained what you were doing.

"The game is called Paranoia. We go around the circle and whisper a question to the person on our right. When you get asked a question, you have to say the answer loud enough for the whole circle to hear, and then we flip a coin. If it lands on heads, you have to tell eveyone what the question was, if it's tails, you keep it secret. Try to limit questions about people to those in the circle, keeps things more interesting."

You could've sworn she looked at you for that last part, but the carefree grin on her face right after made you question if she really meant anything by it.

The first few rounds went by fairly easily, though you could have lived without the knowledge Sero had tried to practice the Spider-man kiss with Kaminari or the death threats from Bakugou admitting he had romance manga in his room. Then Mina turned to you with a wicked smile on her face and you knew before she even leaned in to ask her question, you were fucked.

"Who in this circle would you make out with?"

"Kirishima." The answer slipped from your lips so quickly you didn't even have time to think about it. Yes, it was nice to get your not-so-little crush off your chest, but what if now you actually had to admit said crush to said crush? On the other hand, what if you had lied, said someone else, and then had to say you'd make out with someone you really had no interest in?

Somewhere between your panicking thoughts, you registered the coin flipping through the air. Oh no, oh no, oh no-

"Tails?!" Mina whines. "Aw, but that was a really juicy one!" She turns to you with a pout. "Can I please tell them Y/N? Pretty ple-"

"You're the one who said we'd play this, stick to your fuckin' rules racoon eyes." Bakugou rolled his eyes and turned to you. "Let's get on with this shit, yeah?"

You nodded. "Yeah, sure."

As you leaned in, you tried to think of an easy question you could ask as a thank you. Blurting out the first thing that came to mind, "Who in this circle would you rather be stuck in an elevator with?"

"Y/N," he decides after a moment of thought.

By the time you shake yourself from your surprise, the coin has already landed on heads. With a scoff Bakugou repeats your question to the group, justifying himself by adding "they're quiet so they wouldn't annoy me as much as you idiots."

Oh, that makes more sense, you think, but you can't help but notice Kirishima's expression of...relief?

~~~~~

After the stress of Paranoia, the rest of the night was a blast, playing video games, doing face masks, and cycling through various TV shows. Somehow, even after all that, you were still buzzing with enough energy to keep you up after everyone else had tucked in. Lucky for you, Kirishima was also struggling to fall asleep and kept you company. The two of you had been talking for a while when you stumbled onto the topic of Mina's earlier game.

"Yeah, I got super nervous with that one elevator question you asked Bakugou. I don't know if you saw, but I kind of panicked when he said your name."

You tilted your head as he started giggling. "Really? What about?"

He stiffened like he just realized you didn't get the joke. "It's, uh- no reason really. I just thought 'What kind of question...'" You might've seen a blush on his cheeks if you could see properly. "...nevermind, sorry."

"Hey, I didn't mean to pry, I was just wondering. You don't have to-"

"I was worried you asked him about a crush or something."

His eyes furiously avoided you as you studied him. You didn't even have to ask why before he started explaining. "He's my best friend, y'know? How awkward would that be, liking the same person, and it's not like I could compete with him anyway, he's definitely a lot stronger and flashier than me, and it's like-"

"Hey," you cut him off, putting your hand on his shoulder. As his eyes finally met yours, you asked "Do you remember when I answered with your name?" A silent nod. "Mina asked, uh-" Now it was your turn to avoid his gaze. "She asked who I'd want to m-make out with. I didn't even think about it, I just automatically said you because I can't really even think of others that way. You just make me feel really, really happy."

You must've looked like a tomato as Kirishima cupped your cheeks and gently turned your face to him. Whatever warmth your cheeks were giving off though was nothing compared to how bright his gentle smile was.

"I just realized I never gave you a birthday present."

Once again his words confused you. "You didn't have to get me anything, I mean you didn't know until today so-"

His finger on your lips hushed you. "Just let me give you something now."

As he leaned in and planted his lips on your cheek, you wondered if he could feel your heart pounding out of your chest. You almost asked him before he pulled back, still smiling so sweetly at you.

"Let's go get some sleep."

~~~~~

You woke up very confused. Why were you on the floor? Why was your alarm going off on a Saturday? What was the heavy thing rapped around your shoulders? As you blinked the sleep out of our eyes you became conscious enough to answer yourself. You had set up on the floor because of the sleepover. There wasn't any alarm, it was Mina's squealing. The 'thing' around your shoulders was Kirishima's arms, cuddling you close to his chest.

"They're so cute!" You finally processed what Mina was saying as well as her phone taking pictures of you and Kiri from various angles. Once she realized you were awake, Mina crouched down next to you to poke your cheek. "Why'd you have to go and confess last night? I was setting up a whole scheme and everything!"

You heard Kirishima wake with a groan as you laughed at the pinkette's whining. Guess we have a bit of explaining to do, you thought, though getting to see the boy's smile as he realized he was waking up with you in his arms made it all worth it.

[purplepersnicketywrites]

Kiribaku + Coffee Shop AU!!!

there are So Many things you can do with a Coffee Shop AU. the universe is vast, infinite, brimming with potentialahem

so, i’ve technically sort of done a coffeeshop au before (Everybody Knows That Cats Are Independent), though the coffee shop isn’t totally totally focused on all that much, haha. and there’s the daemons thing.

SO FOR THIS

a less oft seen version is Coffee Shop Coworke- NO NO WAIT

COFFEE SHOP RIVALS

they work…. for different Coffee Shops. on the same road in a busy shopping district, just on opposite sides (i’ve seen this in real life with a couple of ice-cream parlours. can’t help but think what kind of WAR that is)

*cracks knuckles* y’all want coffee puns???

Kirishima works at Fourth Grind

and i’m bringing it back because it made me ugly-laugh when i came up with it:

Bakugou works at Best Beanist

so i figure there’s probably like, some of the class working at one, some at the other. for maximum chaos it’s not all bakusquad at one and dekusquad at another. probably some of the class as customers from other local shops who’re there for the Drama to be Regulars at different places. class B? ehhhhhhhhhhh maybe. okay let’s see:

Fourth Grind crew:

Kirishima

Mina

Kaminari

Deku

Iida

Regulars:

Jirou

Aoyama

Satou

Ojirou

Hagakure

Best Beanist crew:

Bakugou

Asui

Uraraka

Sero

Todoroki

Regulars:

Shouji

Tokoyami

Yaoyorozu

Kouda

Anyway yeah, they’re RIVAL SHOPS

So what happens is, Kiri and Baku are really into the rivalry, and no one else is that invested but they let them do their thing. They yell at each other across the street as they’re opening up.

Baku: EAT SHIT, FOURTH GRIND EXTRASKiri: SORRY, WE DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR BEAN STORAGE

and so it goes.

They start seeing each other in The Wild. Bakugou nearly walks into Kirishima in their local supermarket and they stare at each other with the kill bill sirens going off in their heads, but they don’t want to make a Big Scene in the supermarket by like, brawling or something.

Bakugou accuses Kirishima of having poor taste in coffee. Kirishima says that the taste doesn’t matter as long as it’s quick to make and can buy him extra time. They seethe.

And they keep running into each other, getting into petty squabbles, and going back to their coworkers to Complain. Everyone else is like ‘good, keep your arguments out of work hours’.

The thing is, the further they stray from Coffee Opinions, the more they seem to actually agree on? It’s like they have similar interests or something. How deplorable.

They’re sniping at each other at the supermarket again when some other guy comes up and starts a different argument with Bakugou - probably a rude customer from the coffee shop - and the thing is that Kiri and Baku have the same opinion on that, and they argue from the same side for once and crush the guy.

He leaves, defeated. Kiri and Baku nod at each other and continue doing their own things, minus the sniping.

Now, meanwhile, all the other Fourth Grind and Best Beanist employees? They’re friends. They hang out together. They all earn minimum wae doing basically the same job and they’re gonna have a party to try and get everyone to de-stress a little.

Baku: ew socialising? with the ENEMY?Uraraka: the company is our enemy, BakugouSero: yeah! rail against the corporate scumbags! not the other beleagured workers like usBaku: i can do bothTodo: are you afraid of a party?Baku: wtF NO i just hate partiesTsu: there will be free foodBaku: …I’m in

Kiri: hey i need to find the Worst Possible Outfit, MinaMina, over the phone: this is to annoy Bakugou, isn’t it?Kiri: i’ve never PLANNED to be in the same place as him before. i gotta go all in. it’s gotta be memorable. which pair of crocs should i use?Mina: just ask him out alreadyKiri, spluttering: WHAT NO I DON’t- WHAT- I- NO MINAMina, sighing: i’ll be there in five

So the party is happening. everyone’s chilling. there are some other people some of the workers have invited, it’s a relaxed atmosphere.Bakugou and Kirishima are staring daggers at each other from across the room

Baku, internally: WHAT IS HE WEARING WHAT THE FUCKKiri, internally: Mina is a LIAR I do NOT have a crush on him,,, that’s ridiculous we are EnemiesBaku, marching up to Kiri: ARE THOSE FUCKING CROCS?Kiri, noticing suddenly that Baku is wearing Relatively Nice Party Clothes instead of work uniform or random casual clothes: forgets words for five whole secondsBaku: OI ARE YOU DEAFKiri: NO I’M GAY

Kiri’s panicking internally. Why is Mina always right? But Bakugou just loses it laughing. Kiri is… extremely mega triple gay.

Baku, still amused: well i guess that explains your whole outfitKiri: thanks, i put it together for youKiri, internally: i did not authorise that sentenceBaku: fuckin hell, you want me to tear my eyes out?Kiri: that was the aim, yep.

They actually manage to hold a pretty civil conversation after that. Kiri might have been flirting a little (by accident) but he kept it subtle.

After the party, he goes into Full Gay Crisis Mode and complains to Mina at work. She consoles him. And rolls her eyes.

Kiri: what do I do? ? ? we’re COMPETITORSMina: i can ask Tsu for his numberKiri: why does your girlfriend know Bakugou’s numberMina: Mina: Asui TsuyuKiri: …FROM BEANIST?Mina: WHY DON’T YOU KNOW THIS? Kami: why doesn’t he know what?Mina: that i’m dating a Beanist, apparentlyKami: oh lmaoKiri: IT NEVER CAME UPKami: why forKiri: none of your-Mina: he likes BakugouKami: huhDeku: who likes him?Kami: Kirishima, apparentlyMina: it’s trueKiri: unfortunately…..Deku: you like….. Kacchan. Blond Kacchan. Angry Kacchan. Kiri: yes and it sucksIida: WH Y ARE YOU ALL IN THE BACK IT’S NOT BREAK TIME???

Kiri goes through like, three crises after learning that Mina's girlfriend is from the Other Coffee Shop. he declines asking her for Baku's number, and says he'd prefer to get it himself

things continue on mostly like before except now when Kiri and Baku see each other and find something to argue about, it's no longer as hostile. they're just bickering because they enjoy bickering, and Kiri keeps flirting with Baku (mostly by accident at first)

the problem is - he can't get a read on the other guy. is he reciprocating? is he oblivious? is he ignoring it?

meanwhile Bakugou goes home every time they meet and frantically googles stuff like'i hate this guy but i don't want to punch him any more''what does it mean when you want to see someone so you can fight with them when you don't actually want to fight with them''is seeing a colour and being reminded of someone psychic warfare''what stage of anger affects the heart and stomach''why am i happy to see my arch enemy'

Google: i diagnose you with Crush

Bakugou is Furious that google could come to such a conclusion. So furious, in fact, that he rants about it to his coworkers, who all sort of look at each other with resigned expressions.

Uraraka, Todoroki, Tsu and Sero: ...you have a crush on Kirishima?Baku: NO I JUST SAID THAT I DON'T AND GOOGLE IS WRONG(Tsu, texting Mina: Bakugou has a crush on KirishimaMina: oh sweet)Ura: it's okay to have feelings, BakugouBaku: SHUT UP I DON'T HAVE ANYTodo: i find that hard to believe.Baku: YOU DON'T HAVE FEELINGS YOU REPRESSED BASTARDSero: oh so you're not repressed, Bakugou?Baku: OF FUCKING COURSE NOTSero: so you DO have feelingsBaku: FUCKTsu: alright Bakugou, you don't have a crush on Kirishima.Baku: ExactlyTsu: but you do look forwards to seeing him and spending time with himBaku: ...Tsu: you think about him in a variety of unrelated situationsBaku: ..I...Tsu: and your stomach goes fluttery when you doBaku: .........fuck

So Baku has his own Gay Crisis to work through.

The next time they see each other in the wild, Bakugou's like: okay. act normal.

Baku: HEY KIRISHIMAKiri: BakugouBaku: ....Kiri: ....Baku: ....Kiri: uh what's up?Baku: NOTHING I HAVE TO GOKiri: ...???Baku, internally: nailed itBaku, internally: wait no i didn't wtf happenedBaku, internally: I HAVEN'T MOVEDKiri: dude are you okayBaku: i'm fine.Kiri: ... are you?? leaving?????Baku: i changed my mindKiri: oh okay.Baku: ...Kiri: ...Mina and Tsu, who happened to be on a date, saw Bakugou stomping up to Kirishima and decided to watch from a bush Mina pulled them into: wow they're bad at this

It’s the most awkward interaction they’ve ever had, because both parties know about their own feelings and they’re trying to work out what the other thinks and they’re just. Staring at each other.

Bakugou decides to bite the bullet.

Baku: KIRISHIMAKiri: ah! dude, i'm right hereBaku: date meKiri: whatMina and Tsu: !!! oh he just went for it okayBaku: Date. Me.Kiri: what. I mean, YES but? ? what? ???? ?

They exchange numbers and just sort of... grin at each other for a few more minutes. Idiot boys. Then they part ways and start textin each other and arrange a date.

It goes really well. They actually do get on when they’re not trying to find things to pick at each other about. And Kiri is definitely flirting and Baku is flirting back and it’s just an all-around success. Baku walks Kiri home and they smooch outside his door.

They show up to work the day after the date both of them are like 'hhhhhh' the whole time because the date was so fun and they’re both still pretty giddy about it.

Bakugou is noticeably less crabby and actually tells Uraraka she's doing a good job at one point

Ura, crying slightly out of fear of the unknown: who ARE youTsu: Kirishima's boyfriendBaku: not yetSero: but soon?Baku: fuck yeahTodo: so you DO have a crush on him.

meanwhile Kirishima is sparkling all over Fourth Grind. like, beaming. radiant. clearly head-over-heels.

Kami: what happened?Mina: Bakugou asked him out and they went on a dateDeku: sorry did- did you say Kacchan asked him? not the other way around?Mina: yeah i was there it was hilariousIida: please,,, please wait until your breaks to discuss these things i can't hold the line all by myself

and the rest is just mushy happily-ever-after stuff. they bicker about their tastes in coffee, of course, but the rivalry has turned into Competitive Flirting and now they yell sappy things and stupid pick-up lines at each other when they’re opening up instead of insults