[closed-ish?] behold: a catchall post

[thriftea]

Who: Ochako, Rin, Todoroki, Deku, and... you, maybe? Idk y'all, just let me know if you want to do something with this girl.
Where: All over the darn place.
When: The entire month of April.
What: Sparring buddies! A fishing trip! Lobster pets! More things, I'm sure!
Warnings: None? C'mon, this is Ochako.



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[thriftea]

[Praise! She grins a bit sheepishly, totally prepared to brush that compliment right off, but—oh, we're focusing back on Deku now? That's cool! It's just that the last half of her orange is suddenly super-duper interesting, so she focuses very intently on pulling it apart.]

You've met Izuku, right? Izuku Midoriya? Deku is his hero name, so that's just what I always call him. [She casually skips right over the history of the name, because, like? That's a little personal?] What he did at the entrance exam, though... it was cool. We were all so focused on getting as many points as we could, but he was the only one that stopped to help someone else. That's when I knew that he'd become an amazing hero!

[queenofminiskirts]

[Yeah, that is the expression of someone in the midst of one of youth's most wonderful experiences: love. She's definitely barely sitting on the bed at this point with a wide smile on her face.]

Ah, the one who organized the forest exploration. [He seemed like a nice person. It's not that she wasn't interested in the story behind the name, but it didn't feel like the time to ask.] He definitely sounds amazing!

[And then, because she is about as subtle as a sledgehammer.]

So, was it love at first sight?

[thriftea]

[Kaoru! Ochako snaps her head up to look at the other girl, cheeks reddening, as the last fourth of her orange slowly drifts out of her hands. Not that she notices...]

L-Love? It's not—I mean, he's my friend, but—

[How convincing. She takes a deep breath, trying to steady herself.]

It's really not like that at all! I just... look up to him. He's so strong, and he's always giving it his all. I think that's great!

[Sure, Ochako. Sure.]

[queenofminiskirts]

[It's okay, Ochako, Kaoru will stop that orange from getting too far. Why is this so adorable...? This is so...pure and basically everything a highschool romance should be!]

Mm-hm. Sure. [Sounded like she's not even slightly convinced.] It's possible to feel all that and also like him in that way, you know. It's not as if you stop wanting to be his friend or stop looking up to him just because you feel something else for him.

[thriftea]

[She's just going to sink even further down into her chair, trying to hide behind her knees as her hands go up to pat her very warm cheeks. That orange is completely forgotten.]

But don't feel that way for him. He's just—he's very important to me. [She's a terrible liar, honestly, and she knows it. But that doesn't mean that she's about to admit anything! Let her live, Kaoru!] I try to give everything my all, but he makes me want to try even harder, you know? That's how friendship is supposed to work.

[And he's probably never going to think of her as anything more than a friend, which... well, that's fine! They work as friends, and she never, ever wants to mess that up.]

A-Anyway, tell me more about Kirishima! What have you two been up to? I haven't seen him lately!

[queenofminiskirts]

[She's trying to decide if it's denial or something else when Ochako changes the subject.

Kaoru tilts her head with a pout before she huffs a little. She'll let it go...for now anyway.

She's pushing a piece of orange into her mouth even as she makes Ochako's orange float on over and bump up against the back of her hand as if to gently remind her that her food was still there.]

Ei-chan? [She's not entirely sure why they were talking about him again.] Well, we've been doing some endurance training together. Or well, he has. I've just been throwing things at him or throwing him around. [Which, while it wasn't really the sort of training she needed, was actually sort of fun. And she couldn't help but be a bit impressed too. She knew the sort of damage she could do and even though she's wearing her Limiter, it was kind of amazing what Kirishima could take.] And he was all set to be Red Riding Hood when the wolf quest came out so I went with him as his woodcutter.

[...it was funnier in context. But that reminded her...]

Does he really have a Red Riding Hood dress? [It's not like she thought he was lying about it, but she just wanted some confirmation!]

[thriftea]

[It's totally denial, Kaoru, but don't even worry about it! Ochako certainly isn't. She blinks down at this mysterious floating orange for a minute, wondering where in the world it came from before remembering that... oh, right: it's hers. Just how distracted was she? Jeez. She'll be snatching it out of the air, thank you, and sneakily pressing her fingertips together to release her quirk. Maybe if she listens intently and pretends like the fruit never floated upward in the first place—

Wait, what was that last bit?]

A dress? [The past awkwardness is instantly forgotten, because what the heck? She shoots Kaoru a puzzled look.] Did he actually say that he owned one? I mean, he can do whatever he wants, but I've never seen him wear anything like that. And he'd look so—

[Hilarious? She turns her face away, trying not to sputter all over the darn place as she pictures him in an old-fashioned red dress. Maiden Kirishima...]

[queenofminiskirts]

[Well, she's not worried by it. She's intrigued that was something completely different.

Kaoru thought it'd be more hilarious if he were actually embarrassed about it. But she's still grinning at Ochako's reaction.]

He did! I was talking about how I didn't have an axe but it's okay because he doesn't have a dress and one thing led to another. [She shrugs.] I don't know if he has the legs for it but he sounds confident enough to pull it off at least.

[thriftea]

[It's not the thought of a boy in a dress that makes her giggle; no, it's the thought of Kirishima in a dress that makes her giggle. Could he rock it? Well, yeah, but there's something about "the manly" Kirishima running through the woods dressed like Little Red Riding Hood that tickles her pink.

Loyalty to her friend, however, forces her to at least try to keep her mirth in check, and she reaches a hand up to cover her mouth. She can do this! She can keep it in!

...Until, of course, Kaoru brings up his legs? Excuse her, please, as she begins howling with genuine laughter.]

His legs! [She's kicking her feet against the side of her chair, not even trying to hold it in any longer.] M-Maybe we should find a dress for him here! Or make one!

[It's all in good-natured fun!]

[queenofminiskirts]

[It was hard not to laugh along when someone else was laughing so hard. If she thought it'd actually hurt his feelings to talk about it she wouldn't have said anything, really.]

When I talked to him it didn't seem like he minded...I guess it's true what they say about guys who are comfortable with their masculinity. But it's no fun if they're not at least a little bit flustered!

[She huffs.] That's what makes Ei-chan no fun to tease! When I told him the way he talks about his powers sounded like a euphemism it barely even phased him. And then! [Sounded like a she has some Real Complaints to lodge against Kirishima,] When I told him I'd have made him empty his wallet buying food for me if there were any restaurants here he just said he likes spoiling his friends! What am I even supposed to do with that kind of response?

[She's rolling her eyes and she definitely sounds like she's complaining but there's something like a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth, like she couldn't help but find it endearing. (But just a little!)]