Kaminari centric oneshots (whump, fluff, angst)

Freckles

 " Oh- I always had them, just covered them up. " He answered, food still in his mouth.

 "Don't fucking talk with food in your mouth, it's dusgusting." Bakugo growled as he but down into his salad. Kaminari knew his gaze was lingering on the freckles that dotted on the upper part of his cheeks. 

 "Wait, wait, wait, hold up. You've been wearing makeup all this time? You must be really good at blending for my trained eyes not to see it!" Mina huffed, stabbing at her own food. 

 " Mina, you don't even wear makeup, your skins too pink. " Sero chuckled as she elbowed him harshly. 

Kaminari was thankful that his friend group didn't judge his appearance at all. Even when some people from the other courses stared, Bakugo only glared at them, making them avoid any eye contact. 

As they placed their treys in a stack, a hand was placed on his shoulder. He turned to see the familiar smile of Kirishima. "Sup bro, something you need?"

 " Actually yeah" Kirishima's smile turned into a small frown. "I wanna know the real reason why you hide your freckles." 

 Kaminari felt fear prick at his heart. He wasn't sure how he would approach this. He didn't want to tell his friend about the bullying, but knowing Kirishima, he would probably find a way to worm his way to the truth.

Kirishima must have noticed him looking around, biting his thumb anxiously, because he furrowed his eyebrows even more. "If you don't wanna talk about it-"

"No" Kaminari cut him off. "I'll tell you, you just - can't tell the others." 

The red head nodded in agreement as they made their way through the crowd and to the restroom. "Sooo" Kirishima leaned against the sink, water trickled from the faucet in a steady beat, filling the silence.  Suprisingly, no one occupied the restroom at the moment. "Why didn't you tell any of us- or me- that you have freckles?"

 "I mean, it's not too big of a deal" Kaminari's fingers curled around the hem of his blazer. "I just got shit for it in middle school, decided to change things up in his school." 

 Kirishima looked on in understanding. He understood, he himself changed a lot before entering high school. Kirishima in middle school was a shell that he broke from a long time ago, they were two different people now. But he got the feeling that Kaminari had a different reason for changing.

"What kind of shit?"

Denki looked down to the tiled floor, letting the steady dripping of the water soothe him, steadying his breathing. Kirishima narrowed his eyes.

 "No one in middle school really liked me, my freckles were just an excuse for them to pick on me since I was diffrent. "

Kirishima raised an eyebrow. "Bro, People have dupla arms, sparkling freckles aren't really that diffrent. Besides, there's nothing wrong with your face or anything." 

 " Yeah" Kaminari's chuckle lost its usual ring, sounding dull against the restroom walls. "They- they wanted me to rip my face off. Weird right." 

 The other students eyebrows shot up to his hairline. "Thats-thats pretty shitty Kami. Did they...do anything to you?" 

 The blonde shifted under his taller friends gaze, eyes locking on the mirror. His freckles shimmered under the restrooms lighting. "They cut my face a few times" his fingers ghosted over the phantom scars on his face, feeling the dull pain that wasn't there.

Kirishima winced, studying his friends face, seemingly deciding something. "It doesn't matter what they said, you don't have to hide your freckles anymore. If anything, they make you look manly." 

Denki snorted. "Right, point taken." 

" I'm serious dude, those freckles are like tiny universes on your face! I'd love to have my face sparkle like that! " 

Kaminari froze, no longer fidgeting. His lips pulled into a tight line, eyes slowly meeting Kirishimas. "What-what did you say?"

" That I want my face to sparkle? "

"No, the other thing."

"...That you have a tiny universe on your face? "

At hearing the phrase again, Kaminari put a hand up to his mouth to hide his quivering lips. Tears pricked at the corners of his eyes as he sniffled. 

"Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry bro, that might have sounded insensitive -" 

" No" Kaminari waved off Kirishima's apologies, the boy clamped his mouth shut. "It's just... My mom used to tell me that before she... You know. " 

No, Kirishima didn't know. Kaminari never talked about his family, so he assumed everything was alright. Maybe he should stop assumung. For now, he smiled softly as he hugged Kaminari, who sobbed into his shoulder. 

Suddenly two of the bathroom stalls shot open, slamming against the wall. Bakugo and Sero stomped out of the stalls, making Kirishima and Kaminari jump in suprise. 

"What the hell-"

"How long were you there-"

"Don't fucking worry about it." Bakugo grumbled, Sero smiled shamelessly as he pulled Kaminari and Kirishima in a hug, dragging Bakugo into it. Yes, Kaminari's secret was out, but he didn't know that things would work out so well in the end. 

Why was he so worried in the first place?