Halley's Comet

Denki's Graduation Party

"I'm so sorry Shin" Izuku says, holding the ice pack to Yo Shindo's temple.

Shindo grunts and bites his tongue, shifting his weight onto his arm as he moves away from the icepack. "Ouch."

Izuku laughs, "Hold still or I won't be able to get the swelling to go down."

There's an awkward silence as Izuku scoots closer on the bathroom counter to get a better angle, the both of them breathing heavily in unison. Shindo slides off the counter so a much shorter Izuku can reach him better and in doing so, he finds himself way too close to the freckled boy. He studies him with his eyes for a couple seconds. Seconds that feel like hours. Izuku does the same but there's a different look in his eye. Longing, almost.

Shindo, noticing the look in his eyes, abruptly moves back and takes the icepack from a startled and confused Izuku. "Ahem, well I can do it myself on second thought. Maybe you should go check on Blondie."

"No. He can handle himself. Plus I think I'd say some unkind things if I were to see him right now." Izuku says quietly, seemingly ashamed at the thought of being mean to someone.

Shindo, somehow knowing exactly what he was thinking says, "Yeah well he's not just anyone, he's Bakugo afterall. There isn't much you could say that wouldn't piss him off."

Izuku lets out a big sigh, "I just don't get why he keeps doing this. Picking fights at a graduation party? You guys have hated each other since we were kids but I always just thought he would...I don't know grow out of it or something? I mean, you did, didn't you?" He asks.

"Well not everyone can be as forgiving as me." Shindo grins and it earns a laugh from Izuku. "But you're right, he hasn't liked me since I can remember and it's always kind of been one sided. I actually started to admire him after the war. He was treating you better and he held his own like crazy out there I mean, shit I'd be a fool not to I just..." He trails off in thought for a moment, "I can't shake the feeling that I did something to make him hate me or I am doing something wrong, I don't know."

"I don't think that's it. He is a lot better, yes, but he's still human and it takes a lot to shed that kind of ego he built up for so many years. I think maybe he is still learning?" Izuku says this in a careful manner, to try to not come off as defensive over his other childhood friend. But Shindo takes it that way anyway.

"You know, he's 18 Izuku, he doesnt need you coming to his defense everytime he goes and fucks up again." Shindo pushes further away from the counter and faces the green haired boy.

Shindo immediately realizes he was too harsh but before he can take it back, Izuku has already started panicking. "No, no I promise I wasn't trying to do that I swear I would never..." He begins to ramble but is cut off by Shindo's hand in his face.

"Shindo what are you do-" Shindo moves closer and slaps his hand over Izuku's mouth.

"Will you just shh for a second, listen." He points to the bathroom door that leads to Denki's parents bedroom. They can hear faint voices coming from the other side.

"Kirishima here?! This is Denki's mom's bedroom!" A drunken Mina whisper shouts.

"Come on, baby. We'll fix it up after, they won't even know a thing." Kirishima says slyly.

Izuku and Shindo exchange looks, eyes wide with shock looking from the door and back to each other multiple times as if to say 'are you hearing this?!'

The sounds of kissing and then eventual moaning are enough to make the two boys lose their composure. They run out of the door on the other side that connects into the guest bedroom just to find a drunk Denki and Jirou making out.