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[ No, they're definitely not friends.

...But Bakugou respects Todoroki as well, as much as he would hate to admit. He's still working up to admitting those kinds of thing, and not letting his pride get in the way. It's slow going, but he's trying. Maybe that's why he's here tonight.

Bakugou pulls his legs up against his chest, then tries to loosen up a bit and not look so tense, so he uncrosses his arms, lets his legs spread a little, and rests his arms against his knees. ]

The hell would I be uncomfortable about?

[He raises an eyebrow as if Todoroki is just imagining things. It's a little harder to hide with the other boy staring at him like that... and thanking him. ]

It's not a big deal.

[Shouto's answer to the question is the slow shrug of one bare shoulder, not quite eloquent given his current state, but close enough. The slight lift of both eyebrows helps, just enough.]

You tell me.

[It's not quite as confrontational as some of the things he's said tonight. Things designed to make Bakugou uncomfortable, to push him away just like he does to everyone else, especially when he's sick. Illness is weakness, and weakness isn't the kind of thing you advertise. Old lessons die hard. The statement is just that: a statement, an invitation to speak. If Bakugou's trying to open up a little, to relax, the least he can do is try the same thing. Even if he's got no idea what he's doing.]

I guess not to most people. They've usually got cold medicine just laying around.

[He'd never thought Bakugou was one of those people, but maybe. Maybe it wasn't a big deal at all.]

...You go to bed that early every night? When do you usually get up?

You're the one who fucking said it. What the fuck do you think I'd feel uncomfortable about??

[ This is such a tricky thing. Relating to most people really is, Bakugou has noticed more often than not. He doesn't know or think that Todoroki tries to make thing confrontational on purpose. He doesn't know that the other boy would rather see this as uncomfortable just to push him away.

If he really thought hard about it, he would realize that he does the same exact thing, especially when he's sick. Illness is weakness, and weakness isn't the kind of thing you advertise. That's exactly it.

He's trying. he's really trying, but. Relaxing is hard on all ends. At least he ignores Todoroki's statement about most people. He doesn't want to get into an argument about that, or if he went out of his way for the other boy. He'd deny it anyway, along with the fact that he didn't have it just laying around. He doesn't want it to be a big deal, even if it is. ]

Yeah, I go to bed early every night... and I wake up whenever I fucking want to.

[He sleeps in as late as he can. So he likes to sleep. No big deal! ]

This. Me. Where we are. The fact that we're talking at all. Take your pick. You just look like you don't wanna be here.

[After all, there are a solid dozen things for Bakugou to be uncomfortable about, and no reason at all for him to stay. Never mind the fact that Shouto's actually kind of glad for the company, and not just because he's feeling a little dizzy. Which in itself, should probably be wierder than it is. Maybe it's just because he doesn't have to pretend to be anything else around him. Not that he does that much, anyway.]

Mm. Always wondered where you were, early mornings. Why I didn't see you on the field with me when you went to bed so early.

[Sleep has always been an elusive thing, for Shouto. There's a reason he naps whenever he can. Most nights, he's lucky if he manages four hours consecutively.]

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