Kirishima was not jealous. No, he wasn't. It didn't twinge in his heart to see his boyfriend being friendly to other people. Bakugou was allowed to have other friends. That's exactly what Kirishima wanted. It was for Bakugou to make friends and be nice to people. That was the goal. But still, seeing Bakugou laugh with someone else... seeing him happy, genuinely smiling. And it wasn't because of Kirishima. It made him sad. Not jealous, of course. Just sad.

Okay, yeah.

Kirishima was definitely jealous.

He noticed when Bakugou secretly smiled at Kaminari's stupid jokes and antics, or when he would lean on Sero's shoulder during late nights in the common room. He noticed when he would have the same smile when Camie texted or called him, and when he would listen to Mina talk about her crushes. He noticed when Bakugou and Jirou would share an earbud, or when he and Todoroki would have an episode of playful banter. Kirishima was happy that Bakugou was making friends. But he was also... scared. He was scared that Bakugou would move on, forget about Kirishima. They had been spending much less time together. They needed to have a talk.

Kirishima heard a knock on his door. He opened it and Bakugou walked in. "You wanted to talk?" Kirishima nodded, then took Bakugou's hand and led him to the balcony. "Baku- Katsuki... I feel like we're drifting away. You keep laughing and having fun with all these other people now, and... I just feel kind of, I dunno, left out..." he managed out. "What's this about? Don't tell me you're jealous just because I've been making friends," Bakugou said.

"Yeah, I am. And I know this is selfish, but I just don't want to be some guy from high school you forget about when you're at the top," Kirishima said. Bakugou cupped his face with his hand. "You don't need to be jealous. You're the only one for me. And how could I forget you when I'm at the top, you're going to be right there with me," he proclaimed. Kirishima felt himself smiling.

"Okay," he said. "I guess I was just worried, because in middle school, there was this really shy kid. And I tried making friends with him. But when we started getting new friends, I was left in the dirt while he came out of his shell." "Eijirou, I'd never do that to you."