Mina

Mina sits in bed, bored. Everyone had gotten up early to unwrap their presents from the gift exchange and then promptly gone back to bed. Everyone except Camie and iida, who'd been out of sight since last night.

She looks over at Camie's unmade bed on the other side of the room. Her phone pings suddenly. She checks and smiles to herself. She's glad she'd gotten Ochako for secret santa.

💓⭐️💖Ochako💖⭐️💓

thx again for the dress! so cute! 3

Duh!

Wyd?

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Come

coming

Ochako knocks twice before walking in.

"Hellooooo~" Mina chirps, sitting up from bed.

"Hi," Ochako smiles, taking a seat beside her. She looks kinda tired.

"Did you take a nap?"

"Yup. Did you?"

Mina rubs her eyes with the back of her hand. "Nope, I was too busy sending my family Christmas texts. They're missing me back home."

"Awwww,"

"Yeah," she sighs and starts shaking her hair out. "I wanna get myself ready."

"For what?"

Every year her parents would buy her a new dress and matching shoes to wear for pictures. It's something of a tradition to get dolled up on Christmas Day now.

"Christmas pictures!" Mina replies and jumps out of bed so she can haul Ochako into her bathroom.

"Should I straighten my hair?" she asks, already unraveling the cable to her flat iron.

"That would look nice," Ochako shrugs. "Change it up a bit."

"I wanna see how long it's gotten. Haven't had a haircut since the summer."

"Oh, wow," Ochako says, checking her own hair out in the mirror. "I haven't gotten mine cut since then either."

Mina looks her over as she plugs the flat iron in. Ochako's hair is shoulder length now, with her bangs fully grown out. She looks good with long hair.

Ochako looks over all the products on the marble countertop. Mina picks up the heat protectant while the flat iron warms up.

Ochako squints at something. "Açai Your Boobies?" she reads and then looks up at Mina. "What is this?"

Camie has all sorts of products that she lets Mina use. She's a pretty awesome roommate, all things considered.

"Oh, that's like a boob-firming shower scrub." Mina replies, parting her hair into sections.

"Does it work?"

"No clue," she admits. "But it smells good!"

Ochako hums and unscrews the lid to smell it. "Mmm!"

"Right?" Mina smiles as she combs a curl out. "Eijirou says he can't notice a difference but I like to think there is."

Ochako gets quiet at that and just nods. Mina rolls her eyes. All she'd gotten this vacation was a few kisses and one feel up in the hall after dinner. She'd gotten more action during class than here.

Yesterday, instead of coming to see her like she'd asked him to, Eijirou had stayed in his room because he was comforting Bakugou.

"I've had it." she blurts, "You guys are so weird. Especially you, Ochako. Just talk to him already."

Ochako shakes her head. "Every time I try to, he doesn't listen."

Mina sighs. "He needs a muzzle."

Ochako laughs softly.

"Really, though," Mina says, clamping the iron down on her hair. The lock straightens out on the first drag. "I don't mean to get nosy or anything, but when it's interfering with my sex life, I feel like I should do something."

She gives her a funny look. "What are you talking about?"

"All of us— well, most of us— feel weird about doing anything because you and Bakugou are fighting."

"...Who's most of you?"

"Everyone but Camie and Iida."

Ochako chokes on her own spit. "You're lying."

"Nope." she huffs, moving on to a different section of hair. "That's why no one's seen them since last night."

"Damn. Iida, seriously?"

"Yup. And instead of Eijirou taking advantage of the free bed I had in my room last night, he'd stayed with Bakugou because he was comforting him."

"Why?"

"He said he feels like shit."

Ochako frowns. Mina does too, he should feel bad for his behavior but they all hate seeing their friends suffer.

"Oh," she mutters.

"Yeah," Mina says, "I could've been getting dicked last night but no."

Ochako cracks a little smile at that. "Well then, I'd guess I better go makeup with him so you can have sex."

Mina sputters out a little laugh and side eyes her. "Not only for my sake. For yours too."

Ochako holds a piece of her hair out the way so Mina can continue to work on it. "I'm okay—"

"I'm so tired of seeing you all lonely and miserable all the time." she snaps. "Stop saying you're okay. Just acknowledge that it makes you sad when you guys don't talk and then actually talk things out with him."

A few seconds go by where the only noise is coming from Mina's heat protect smoking from the iron. Ochako continues to help her in silence.

Mina puts the flat iron down and looks over at her.

"I know," Ochako murmurs. "And I'm gonna do it. I just,"

Mina waits patiently for her explanation.

Ochako shrugs. "Guess I'm just waiting for the right time."

Mina combs her hair out and admires the length in the mirror. It's almost to her collarbones.

"Any time is the right time," she tells her, "But whenever you're ready."

Ochako nods and smiles. "Right. Your hair's so long."

Mina smiles back and picks the flat iron back up. "Yeah. Wanna curl yours?"

They both grin at each other and jump into the air.

"Sure!"