Thread by @bakuwrld

today's rarepair is #kirichako ⚙️ 🍵

"Ochako?"

"Oh! I'm so sorry, Mina! What was that?" Uraraka asked, getting out of the trance she was in seconds ago.

"Are you checking out Kiri again?" Mina questioned, giving her friend a teasing look.

disclaimer: this is ur usual cheerleader x jock trope! im not too familiar on how that works in japan so expect this to be westernized :"( super sorry!

"I don't know what you're talking about." Uraraka laughs nervously before clearing her throat.

"Uhuh, okay sure. Anyways, I was talking about the new formation the squad's trying out for the game later."

"Is this the one Momo thought of? It looks perfect to me!"

"Okay, bae. You can continue to glue your eyes on Kiri now." The pink-haired woman winked.

"Stop!" Uraraka half-whispered-half-shouted before lightly hitting Mina's shoulder.

"Did I lie?"

"I hate you so much, actually."

"You only love Kirishima Eiji-"

"Mina!"

"Okay, okay, that was the last one." Her friend giggled. "I'm going to go pick up the new cheer uniforms we'll be using tonight so I'll see you later."

After Mina left, Uraraka went to the vending machine and bought a water bottle. She got one of her sticky notes in her bag and wrote a short message before sticking it on the bottle.

"Good luck, Kiri! <3"

She placed it at the benches near the football team and made sure that no one saw her and left the school grounds with a giddy smile on her face.

She's been leaving Eijiro small gifts everyday. Uraraka's too shy to approach him personally so she thought that this will have to do for now.

'A secret admirer' if you will.

Uraraka arrived at her usual gym near the school. She decided to work out for a bit before the game later.

After a few sets in, a familiar redhead entered the spacious room and Uraraka lost her balance at the sight.

She felt a sharp pain at her back and sucked in a breath.

"You good?" Someone asked, reaching out their hand.

Uraraka took it and the person helped them up. "Thank you."

She looked up and her eyes met red ones, specifically, Eijiro's.

"Kirishima?!" She exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh! Ochako! I didn't know you go here too. That's so manly!" He replied with a toothy grin that was personally, Uraraka's favorite feature of him.

"I-I didn't know either! Your practice is already over?" She suddenly felt extremely conscious of what she looked like, especially post-workout.

"Ah, yeah. Coach taught we should get some rest before the game later."

"In that case, you should be resting then! I mean- I'm sorry, you can do whatever you want... It's just- uhm- your body needs to conserve energy!" She rambled.

He laughed. "Mhm, I promise I'll rest after this. Thanks for worrying."

Eijiro invited her to join him during the rest of her workout. At first, she felt really tense. Probably, the pressure of having to impress her crush.

Uraraka was practically blushing all over but she was hoping that Eijiro would just think that it was because of the heat and she was sweating.

"Your form is really good, Ochako! Can I tweak it a bit for you, though?" He asked before leaving the weights and walking closer to Uraraka.

"Of course! What is it? Oh, and your form is great too." She replied before looking away.

Too much eye contact with Eijiro will kill her.

"You need to shift your weight on this foot more." He explained and Uraraka tried to follow his instructions.

Eijiro shook his head. "No, not really. Uh... May I?" He questioned, bringing his hands closer to the brunette's waist.

"Oh! S-Sure." She stammered.

Eijiro grabbed Uraraka's waist with his hands firmly before gently twisting it a bit to the left.

She could hardly breathe. She doesn't think she was breathing. At all. Eijiro's hands are on her waist and she could see him up close from here and- Oh, she's dying today.

"There!" He grinned before stepping back and Uraraka's surroundings felt empty in a second.

"Thanks." She mumbled before quickly turning around to get her water bottle.

She drank water in attempts that it will help her cool down.

It didn't.

tbc! this rarepair is so cute also @BAKUSHAWTY helped me conceptualize this <3 ily bae

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After going to the gym, the two decided to go back to school together. While walking, Eijiro brought out the bottle of water Uraraka gave him and took a sip.

Uraraka, of course had to play dumb, to not blow her cover as his secret admirer. "Is that a note on the bottle?"

"Yeah! I wish I could find out who gave it though." Eijiro replied before placing it in his bag.

Uraraka's heart skips a beat. "Why?"

"I'm starting to feel guilty that they keep giving me stuff. I don't think I could reciprocate their feelings." He said while rubbing his nape.

Forget her heart skipping beats, it dropped now.

"Oh... I see." She mumbled, looking at her shoes.

"It's because I already like someone." He added.

Don't get her wrong, Uraraka likes Eijiro a lot but right now she wishes he would shut the fuck up. Respectfully.

"I hope things go well with the person you like then!" She forced a smile.

-

"You okay, bae?" Mina questioned with concern laced in her voice.

"I actually bumped into Kiri in the gym earlier." Uraraka explained and Mina's eyes lit up in excitement.

"Well?! What happened? Isn't this a good thing?"

"I asked him about his secret admirer, you know... Me. But he said that he likes someone else already." The brunette frowned and Mina sighed.

"Both of you are seriously so stupid. I'm going to smack some sense into Kiri and it that doesn't work out, I'll smack you instead." Her friend rolled her eyes, placing her hands on her waist.

"Eh, it's okay. I'll get over it. Eventually. Maybe. Ugh, I don't know." Uraraka buried her face in her palms.

"Let's focus on the game first then we can have some girl night later, yeah?" Mina suggested.

-

The football game against Shiketsu started and the field was filled with cheers and screams of both schools supporting the respective teams.

The UA cheer squad started their routine with their new formation. The chants and actions were the same, which is why, to everyone surprise, Uraraka made a mistake.

She landed incorrectly and it caused her to twist her ankle. She screamed both in surprise and pain and the boosters helped her by carrying her to the nearest bench.

"I'm so sorry for the trouble." She stammered with tears welling in her eyes.

The rest of the members had to continue the routine without her. Thankfully, she had a replacement so it wasn't that a big of a deal.

"Uraraka!" Eijiro called out, running towards her, still in his football uniform.

He was catching his breath when he reached her and crouched down to look at her straight in the eyes.

"Come on, I'll bring you to the nurse." He said, wrapping his arms on her back and behind her legs.

He carried her bridal style and Uraraka's breath hitched.

"Weren't-Weren't you in the game?!"

"It's okay. Coach can substitute me with someone." He replied.

His eyes was filled with worry but he forced a smile to reassure her. Uraraka felt guilt at the pit of her stomach.

She was feeling so many emotions at once actually.

She made a mistake during the routine, Eijiro's carrying her, her head is literally against his chest, he gave up the game for her. There's so many to unpack that her head's starting to spin.

They arrived at the clinic and Eijiro placed her gently at one of the chairs.

Fortunately, the nurse was still there and she gave Uraraka an ice pack to ease the swelling. Eijiro insisted to help her and said that she should just rest but Uraraka thinks she's already been too much of a burden to him.

"I can do it on my-"

"It's okay, Uraraka. Please let me do this for you." Eijiro cut her off.

"I just feel bad because you should be in the game but instead you're here wasting time with me and-"

"You're never a waste of time!" He argued with a frown forming on his lips.

"It's not even that serious, Kiri. It's just a sprain." Uraraka replied, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"I know but I just want to be here. With you." He avoided eye contact and his ears were turning as red as his hair. "This really isn't the best place to say this but the person I like is you." He clears his throat before averting all of his attention to the ice pack.

"Oh my god. Mina was right. We are idiots." Uraraka giggled and Eijiro gave her a questioning look.

"I was the one that kept giving you gifts! I was just too shy to approach you directly. We're so stupid." She explained with a huge smile.

"Are you for real?" Eijiro's eyes widened with hope while searching for something in Uraraka's eyes.

She nodded and gasped when he immediately crushed her in a tight bear hug.

"As much as I love this moment right now, you're sort of hurting my ankle."

"Oh, God! I'm so sorry!"

Eijiro immediately pulls away from the hug and goes back to placing ice on her ankle.

Their eyes meet and they share a knowing smile before bursting out into sweet laughter again.

-END-

honestly not super proud of how this came out like i think it was too cheesy or predictable 😭😭 i love them so much though so i hope i gave them justice even just a little bit :")

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