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“ Boo! ”
Midoriya shrieks as someone sneaks up behind him, wrapping an arm around his shoulder - an arm around his shoulder, a hand squeezing at his neck, a fifth finger slowly descending - and pulling him backwards. He has only a second to strike, a second before - the finger lowers and he’s turned to nothing but ash to float away - he loses his chance to fight back; he abruptly turns around, ripping himself from his attacker’s grasp and throwing a powerless punch towards his assailant - red eyes staring him down, a cracked dry smile, blonde hair splayed out on the ground in front of him.
Wait , a single thought makes it's way through the panic, Shigaraki’s hair is silver. And just like that his mind is catching up to the fact that he’s currently in the dorms. And he just punched a classmate.
He just punched a classmate.
Scratch that, he just punched a friend.
“Ijustpunched Kaminari .” His words are jumbled and whispered in a single panicked breath, his emerald eyes wide as he stares down into equally surprised yellow eyes. “oh no.” His mind races as Kaminari stares up at him widely, a bruise already starting to form on his stunned face. “ I’msosorry, holy shit , Ican’tbelieveIjustpunchedKaminari,” His mumbling has picked up pace and he can feel himself getting dizzy as he breathes out but his body refuses to breath back in, pinpricks of black dancing across his vision. Words tumble from him rapidly as a hand creeps into his peripheral, resting calmingly on his shoulder as he flinches at the contact.
“Whoa dude,” His eyes dart wildly between his three classmates; Kirishima’s concerned frown, Kaminari’s bruised cheek, Sero’s movements in pulling Kaminari off of the ground. “Midoriya man, are you okay?” His breathing picks up pace as his eyes continue to dart between the group, his mouth rapidly opening and closing before his brain finally restarts.
He nearly trips over himself in an attempt to get to the now standing Kaminari, his hand flapping wildly in front of Kaminari - desperately wanting to help but not really know how.
Finally, as he starts to breathe again and both his mind and body start cooperating together, he manages to let out a strangled, “Holy fucking shit, I am SO SORRY !” Before dropping to the floor with an embarrassed whine.