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Shinsou stared up at his ceiling. He gripped his sheets and huffed. He shifted around and rolled onto his side. Nope. He tried to turn onto his back once more. That didn't work either. Eventually, he pulled his pillow over his head. Shocking to no one that it didn't help either. He sat up and glared at the wall. Why in the world was he put beside Bakugou's dorm room!?
He already couldn't sleep as it is. Are they trying to finish him off? Maybe Aizawa secretly hated him on the inside. He debated pulling the pillow over his head again and hoping to ignore all the noise. Unfortunately, it wouldn't work since he's been struggling for an hour already. He casted his gaze over to his alarm clock. It was already almost 10pm. Bakugou shouldn't even be awake.
Weird.
He's been in class 2-A for about three months now. He wasn't super close to his classmates since he did claim he wasn't here for friends. Anyone could tell his shell was cracking though. There's been a few people he's talked to more often. One of them was not Bakugou. Every time they talk it usually turns into petty banter. Still, he couldn't shake the feeling of wanting to check on the other. It wasn't like him to be making all this noise. At least not when he's normally supposed to be dead to the world.
He grumbled and dragged himself out of his bed. Shinsou really wanted to take the blanket with him but he didn't need to look that pathetic. He walked over to his door and shoved his feet into his slippers. It didn't take him long to wander over to the room beside him. In the process he ended up stepping on something.
Ow. Ow. Ow! Why was he doing this again!?
He grunted and picked up whatever it was. He didn't really look since it was dark and he just wanted his three hours of sleep.
He banged on the door a few times. As he waited a yawn slipped through him. Soon enough he leaned against the wall.
A good minute passed with no answer. He would've assumed Bakugou was ignoring him but he didn't get any snarky response. Odd. Really odd. Bakugou practically had a sixth sense just for him.
“Bakugou? I know you're awake. I heard you throwing things against the wall. Open the door. I want to sleep and you're ruining it.” He spoke in a somewhat quiet tone. He wasn't trying to wake the whole floor.
When he got no response again he started to grow irritated. He wasn't going to stand out here all night. He started to bang on the door again. Only it was much louder this time.
It was enough. His eyes were met with tired red ones.
“What do you want Eyebags? I'm busy.”
Rude but not unexpected.
“What are you doing? You're keeping me awake. Don't act like you didn't hear me. Quit banging stuff against the wall. You do live in a dorm remember?” His tone was a bit more harsh than he originally planned. He was tired, okay?
Bakugou kept his eyes focused on something else rather than him.
“I'm looking for something. Mind your business. Plus, you don't sleep anyway. Don't be such a crybaby.” He resorted before trying to shut the door.
Shinsou quickly stopped him. He knew Bakugou would go back to his noise making.
“Like what? I'm not gonna let you keep making a bunch of noise TNT.”
“WHat-!” Bakugou struggled to keep his voice low.
He gave him a glare and waited.
“Ugh. I'm not telling you what it is. It's personal and really none of your business.” He replied while rolling his eyes.
Shinsou stood there and thought for a moment. Wait, didn't he step on something? He opened his hand to look at a little black object. It was some sort of case.
“Like this?” He asked, holding up the case for Bakugou to see.
The blond immediately launched himself in Shinsou's direction. He quickly dodged out of instinct. Good thing he's been training more often. Bakugou wasn't someone to mess with during a fight. He'd still probably lose to him.
“Hold it. I'll give it back as long as you agree to go to sleep. I'm not listening to you and all your grumbling.” He lifted the case up high. He knew the blond would have to jump to try and get it. Good thing he was taller.
In mere seconds Bakugou was already jumping to get it. They weren't allowed to use quirks in the dorms. They have had too many past incidents. So, Shinsou did have the advantage here. What he didn't expect was to be pushed down onto the floor. Stupid Bakugou being all strong.
He hit the floor with a thud as the case slipped out of his hand. It fell on the floor a few inches away from him. He noticed the lid was open. It must have been from the impact. He blinked as he saw ear pieces in there. They didn't look normal though. It took his sleepy brain a moment to realize they were hearing ads. Huh. He should've expected that but he didn't. How long has he been hiding those?
He couldn't get a word out before Bakugou's door slammed shut. While he was lost in thought the guy had picked them up and ran back into his room. So much for asking anything.
“That was something..” He muttered out while standing up.
Shinsou brushed himself off and went back to his dorm room. He kicked off his slippers and landed back on his bed. A sighed escaped as he let his eyes fall shut. There was no noise. Much more peaceful. Of course, there was still his brain. It was pushing hundreds of questions at him. After all that it didn't even matter Shinsou wasn't able to sleep a single wink.
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For once he was productive in his life. He ended up arriving at class an hour early. He couldn't sleep anyway, so might as well make the most of his time. It didn't take long for him to have his textbook open. He read a few notes he had written down.
Suddenly, there was a smack to his head-
He grunted and sat up rather fast. He rubbed his eyes trying to figure out when he actually fell asleep.
“You were snoring.”
He immediately rolled his eyes. That's not true. He ran a hand across the area Bakugou hit. “Did you need something or are you just being annoying like normal?”
Bakugou hit him across the back of the head. Again.
“Quit that!” He now held onto the back of his head.
Bakugou only scoffed before shoving his hands into his pockets. “You're not allowed to tell anyone.”
Shinsou just squinted up at him. “About what now?-” Yes, he sounded like a fool. He was still half asleep. Despite being Bakugou's punching bag.
“Don't act like a braindead pigeon! You know what I'm talking about! Last night?!” He stomped the ground like a toddler.
Shinsou lowered his arms and turned to face him. “Oh about the hearing aids. Right?-”
He couldn't get another word out.
Bakugou had covered his mouth in seconds.
“Don't talk so loudly. No one else knows about them. You weren't supposed to either. It's not like we even talk to each other- Did you just lick my hand?!”
A smirk formed on his face as Bakugou jerked his hand away. The blond was quick to glare at him. He had no shame.
“Calm down Bombshell. There's no need to be all weird about it. Who exactly do you think I would tell? I don't have friends here.” He watched as Bakugou's glare deepened. “It's your business like you said the night before. I have no reason to tell anybody.”
That seemed to be enough to calm the male down for the moment. He blinked and relaxed in his seat as Bakugou walked away. Good. Now, he could go back to his ‘studying with his eyes closed.’
He awoke again to a paperball being thrown at his head. He blinked quite a few times to process what was happening. He quickly understood that Bakugou threw it at him. As to why he wasn't sure.
He glanced around to see that class just started. There's no way the guy would want to wake him for class. Maybe Bakugou just needed to use him as his wasted paper bin. Regardless, he was lucky enough to avoid a lecture from his father thanks to him.