dancing in the dark

part 1

Summary: In which Jirou has a hopeless crush on Yaoyorozu, Kaminari is a horrible wingman, and Yaoyorozu has no idea what she's doing to Jirou. This was supposed to be a oneshot but over 8k words later and here we are. Part 2 coming soon!

It was hard not to notice Momo Yaoyorozu the instant she walked into a room. With her bubbly personality and a ponytail just as big, it was actually impossible. Well, impossible for Kyouka Jirou to not notice her. The rest of the class 1A seemed to be doing just fine at not paying attention to her.

Jirou let her gaze linger on her a bit longer than she normally would. It wasn't until the purple haired teen felt a sharp jab on her shoulder that Jirou realized she was staring. "Obvious much?" The question came from the seatmate to her right, Kaminari Denki. Jirou narrowed her eyes and shot him an angry glare.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Jirou shot back, but a tinge of pink rising to her cheeks said otherwise.

"Oh, just your big fat crush on Yaomomo, what else?" The blonde boy teased her causing the pink tinge to rise to a much more noticeable red.

"Go electrocute yourself or something, Denki." Jirou huffed and slumped down in her seat. While her and Kaminari were great friends, it was times like this that Jirou hated telling him about her crush on the class vice president.

"I could totally be your wingman!" Kaminari had said to her excitedly when she first told him. "I'll help you get laid in no time!" He sent off that comment with a thumbs up and suggestive wink, which Jirou had followed up by jabbing him with one of her jacks.

Everything was all in good fun, but the scales of fun at this moment weighed more in Kaminar's favor than Jirou's, especially when the girl of the hour began to walk past where Jirou was sitting.

"Good morning Jirou, Kaminari- at least I hope it's been a good morning for you both so far!" Momo dipped her head at both of them and smiled softly.

"Good morning to you too, Yaomomo! Jirou and I here were just talking about how she's falling a bit behind in Present Mics class." Jirou didn't have to see Kaminari to know that he was probably wearing a shit eating grin. With Yaoyorozu being the class genius, this was an obvious setup to get Jirou to study with her.

"I never said that!" Jirou raised her voice at Kaminari. A few heads turned at the sudden burst of noise which caused Jirou to shyly look down at her desk. She wasn't a fan of unwarranted attention from anyone, which made Kaminari pulling this wingman stunt even worse for her.

A soft pressure'became present on Jirou's shoulder. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about- English is hard." Yaoyorozu had placed her hand on Jirou's shoulder in what was supposed to be a comforting gesture, but in fact made the girl more nervous.

"Yea. I guess it is." Jirou finally moved her eyes up from the desk and looked at Yaoyorozu. As per usual the taller girl had a determined look in her eyes- something Jirou noticed she always had when talking about her studies. The small amount of eye contact between them caused Jirou's face to flush once again.

"Jirou, are you feeling okay?" Yaoyorozu asked. The look in her eyes switched from determination to concern. "Your face is a bit red." Jirou could've sworn she heard Kaminari stifle a laugh behind her when Yaoyorozu said that. The hand on her shoulder moved to cup her cheek. "You feel a bit warm too."

It took a lot in Jirou not to lean into Yaoyorozu's hand on her cheek. The touch seemed weirdly intimate for a classroom setting, but Jirou pushed that thought to the back of her head as quickly as it had come forth. They were friends, and Yaoyorozu just cared about her. "I'm fine. It's just a bit warm in here." Jirou finally managed to get out. Her face was heating up every second that Yaoyorozu kept her hand on her cheek.