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>"Lose the smoke screen Walker, you were the one that almost bit it, not me." Bakugo remarks, briefly glancing over at the overly-taped paper on the wall before continuing to glare at you. It’s not nearly as ornery a response as you’re used to, especially for a Monday morning.
Peering back at him now, Bakugo’s whole demeanor seems to follow suit, especially compared to the intensity he emanated in front of your house yesterday. The prickly slouch to his shoulders seems to have devolved into a normal one. While he may still be staring daggers at you, the daggers seem a tad dull in your opinion. Bakugo has never been one for adhering to the dress code, but today he is full-on bedraggled, as if he had slept in his uniform. One word floats to the top of your mind for the drab state standing in front of you: tired.
"Well, yo-" You start, about to remind him of his and Shoto's own misadventures with that creepy villain and his camera when you notice the familiar spark flare back up in Bakugo’s eyes. Recalling his outbursts the prior day, it is with a bit of pride that you pivot in time before the fireworks restart. "...you'd be right. Can't do much but train so we ain't taken off guard next time.
>"You’d better." Bakugo sneers after a moment before finally donning a cocky smile. "Even if you’re too much of a pain in the ass to end up as jerky in some alley now, you’re still just a footnote in my book. Maybe you won’t be when you’re at your best, Walker. Even then, it won’t be a fluke when I end up topping you."
"Oh, don't worry sugah, Ah'd be flattered to write that last part for your book mahself in case it eva' happens." You shoot back with your best practiced smug look and hands on your hips. You’re not about to completely appease him this morning. "Since, you know, it would be <span class="mu-i">a miracle.</span>"
You aren't quite sure what to make out of his snort. Stifled laughter is not what you have come to expect from Bakugo.
>"Whatever." He says, heading for his seat. "You survived. Didn't go and die like a chump on me. That’s the important bit for now."
"...So not gonna even check your grades then?" You ask after him, a bit surprised.“Not gonna rub it in my face that you beat mah rank?”
>"I could see the rankings well enough Walker, and I already was, even before the final. Didn’t finish it earlier than you though, right? Exact numbers don't really matter anyway, only who's on top." Bakugo answers without even looking back at you. You get the feeling that the Sports Festival results still weigh on him.
