"Come on, man! It's one weekend, one Saturday; just take a break from your usual things and hang out with us!"
Deku heard first thing when he got ready to head to class. He peaked out the elevator and caught wind of blonde hair and the red-head by his side.
Kacchan didn't respond and kept walking and for a second Deku saw himself: always chasing after Kacchan, trying to keep up. He missed him.
Until the blonde stopped and turned to look at Kirishima. "If I agree will those idiots leave me alone?"
Deku's heart sped up a bit, Kacchan never turned for him, never looked back to see if he was following.
Like he knew Deku would always be right behind him. And he was right, Deku wouldn't dream of leaving him.
But it turns out he wasn't the one that Kacchan would look back for. It wouldn't be a suprise. Everyone knew of the strong friendship between the class' hot head and manly achiever.
And it wouldn't be the first time Deku would feel like life was just unfair. If he had a quirk in their early life, maybe Kacchan would look at him the way he looked at Kirishima.
Maybe he'd be on respectful grounds with him. Maybe Kacchan would like him, the way Deku desperately likes him. Maybe they could've-
"Hey Midoriya," a voice piped up. Deku's head snapped up. It was Kirishima, he was grinning and waving. Kacchan kept his eyes on the shark tooth boy.
"H-Hey Kirishima, Kacchan," Deku spoke, face flushing. Kirishima waved him over.
"You wanna walk with us? Me and Bakugou were discussing All Might and Crimson Riot's new comic collab."
Deku snapped into action, rambling on about how hero's like Crimson Riot and All Might are a great duo with the public. Kirishima brightened and added how manly Crimson Riot's finishing move really topped off the ending.
And for a second, Deku forgot how close Kacchan and Kirisima were for a second, until he glanced down due to accidentally making eye contact with Kacchan and nearly tripping. He caught sight of Kacchan's pinky laced with Kirishima's. They looked to be swinging.
He quickly looked away, heart beating and face beet red.
So close, he though.
But he didn't need a reminder of where he stands with Kacchan, he knows. But that's not gonna stop him from trying to get close as the red-head next to him.