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Bakugou sat at the common room coffee table, finishing up an essay Present Mic had assigned. The common room wasn't really the best place to do homework, but he had already finished most of it earlier in the week, so the other people who walked by weren't really a big distraction.
Plus… he liked the attention he got when he worked in the common spaces.
Uraraka walked by and gave him a kiss on the top of his head as she passed. He smiled a bit at the casual gesture.
A little while later, Bakugou is about two paragraphs away from the end of his essay when Kaminari comes and sits on the couch behind him. He kicks his feet onto the table by Bakugou's arm and switches the tv onto a video game. Bakugou shoots him a glare. Kaminari gives an apologetic smile as he reaches for the remote and mutes the game.
About an hour later, the essay is finally written. Bakugou sets his papers aside, planning to type it all up later. He stretches and leans back against the couch, letting his head rest on the center cushion, Kaminari frantically button-mashing on the seat left of him. Bakugou spends a few minutes just watching Kaminari's character jump around the screen, letting all the thoughts of homework filter out of his mind.
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Denki's avatar dies on the screen just as he feels a weight against his thigh. He looks down. Bakugou's blonde head is leaning against him, just barely the wrong angle for his head to be in his lap. Denki grins. He sets the controller aside and runs a hand through his boyfriend's hair, feeling him relax further onto his leg.
"You wanna come up here and actually cuddle for real?" he asks, still smiling.
Bakugou doesn’t move for a minute - probably relishing the feeling of hands in his hair - but soon enough he stands and flops down, partially on the couch but mostly on Denki.
Denki laughs, "Oh man! You are too heavy like this, get off get off!" He pushes at his boyfriend until he is freed from his weight. Bakugou sits back and Denki is treated to a rare Bakugou pout. It's small, but his lower lip is clearly pushed out farther than his upper lip and his brows are low over his eyes as he glares at Denki.
Denki swings his legs up onto the couch, one on either side of Bakugou, and grabs a pillow to shove behind him. When he's situated he looks back at his glare-pouting boyfriend and merely holds his arms open for him to fall into.
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Which he gladly does. Katsuki drops the definitely-not-a-pout and snuggles chest-to-chest into Kaminari's arms. He wraps his arms around his sides and noses into his boyfriend's neck. Katsuki sighs, finally somewhat relaxed for the first time in a while. Dealing with villain attacks while being a teenager with homework and hobbies is not exactly the most calming thing ever.
Katsuki feels a hand run up his back and card through his hair. He closes his eyes and gives himself this time to just feel safe and comforted.
It only lasts a few minutes before Kaminari starts wriggling.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Katsuki growls (though if he's honest, it's more of a groan/whine).
"Chill. I'm just texting Jirou and Mina to see if they wanna join our cuddle pile." The wriggling continues for a few more seconds, then Katsuki hears the phone clack onto the side table and feels Kaminari start running a hand rhythmically up and down his back. His eyes fall shut again and he lets himself drift off.
"SNUGGLE TIME!" Katsuki jolts at the yell and has only half a second to prepare himself for the sudden impact of pink girl landing on his back.
"Jesus FUCK, Acid Queen!"
She giggled in his ear as she tried to find the best way to lay down. "Sorry Explodo."
"Yeah sure you are. I'm pretty sure you killed Sparky here with that move." They both glance up at still-groaning Kaminari, face screwed up in pain. "Uh, you alright there Pikachu?"
"Unghngh… I'm okay… I think. Just… try not to be so much on top of me you both," Kaminari said.
"Okie dokie!" Ashido shifts until her head's pillowed on Katsuki's lower back, a leg is curled between Katsuki legs, and an arm is thrown over his butt. He feels her sink into the position, her breathing evening out. Kaminari's hand moves away from his back and, he assumes, onto Ashido. The hand in his hair resumes petting and Katsuki finds himself drifting off again, wrapped in warmth.
He wakes once again when the cushions on the back of the couch dip low and he hears someone climb over. A second later, a body is squeezing between him and the couch, laying their head on his shoulder blade and wrapping an arm carefully across his back and over Ashido's shoulders.
Katsuki makes a sleepy humming noise and the person leans up to kiss his neck gently.
"Go back to sleep, Bakugou, it's just me," Jirou whispers.
"Mmm…" he hums again.
She gives him another small kiss and then lays back down to nap with the rest of them.
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By the time Izuku finishes polishing up an entry in his hero notebook it's almost midnight. Hoping he doesn’t wake anyone up, he goes downstairs for a snack and some water.
As he passes the living room, he sees Kaminari asleep on the couch. Izuku moves to wake him up but stops when he sees the cuddle pile holding him down.
Ashido drooling on Kacchan's back, Jirou's hand tangled in Ashido's hair, Kaminari rendered immobile underneath them all, and Kacchan in the middle, face serene as if he never wanted to be anywhere else.
Seeing Kacchan happy like that brings a soft smile to Izuku's face. And the way everyone else is so obviously comfortable around him is a bonus.
Carefully, so as to not disturb any of them, Izuku leans over the back of the couch and kisses Kacchan's hair. He murmurs a quiet goodnight to his boyfriend. Before he leaves for the kitchen, he imprints the scene on his mind, knowing even just the memory of it will bring a smile to his face.