#wrong bathroom

Notes: More outside POVs of our favorite boys. This one is Mina.

If you didn't read the tags, Izuku is trans female-to-male. There's body dysphoria related to the female cycle/periods, so just watch out if your sensitive to that. Also, if I got something wildly wrong in how I wrote Midoriya as trans, please let me know so I can learn and adjust.

Hope this is worth the read! Enjoy!

Mina yawned widely and washed shampoo out of her white locks, scrubbing her nails across her scalp as she went. With a groan of aching muscles, she shut the shower off and stepped out of the stall to wrap a towel around her body. She sat on the bench that ran between the showers. Leaning her head over her knees, she wound her hair into a towel and let herself bask in the silence.

It was a rare occasion that that she ever got to shower alone, not as rare as the boys, but rare enough that it was something to be enjoyed. Only, there always seemed to be something that ruined her quiet moments.

This time, it came in the form of the door slamming open.

"I've got you. I've got you. Almost there," Bakugou's unmistakable voice snarled, and the sound of a stall door being kicked open joined his voice.

Mina sighed silently. Of course Bakugou, ever angry Bakugou, would end her peace. She loved him just like she loved the rest of the Bakusquad, but she loved them a lot less when she was naked in a towel. She had to wonder though what in the world he was doing in the girl's bathroom.

"Kacchan, this is the girl's-" Midoriya's softer voice cut off as quickly as it had started as he heaved and something splattered into a toilet bowl.

Cringing, Mina stood silently and moved so she could watch them from the connecting door between the toilets and showers. There was a singular door open, Bakugou shivering in the opening as his hands were filled with green curls.

"Don't fight it. It'll be worse if you fight, it always is. What did you eat?" Midoriya must have shaken his head because Bakugou asked a much different question. "The pain? I saw the blood." A keen slipped from Midoriya, and Bakugou's shoulders sagged. He waited until Midoriya's retching had stopped before backing from the stall.

Mina ducked out of sight before he turned, but she listened carefully as he turned to a sink.

The water cut on and shut off quickly. Then, "Wipe your face."

A moment passed, enough for a breath and for Midoriya to spit into the toilet. "Why did you bring me into the girls' room? What if someone had been in here?"

"Honest mistake if they asked. I don't fucking know. Would have come up with something. There's, you know, stuff in here. Like feminine products. I've heard them talk about the stash. They're like crows. Magpies when it comes to feminine hygiene products."

Midoriya laughed quietly. "Magpies is a good metaphor."

They were silent as Bakugou rummaged around, but he was in the wrong part of the bathroom for period products. They kept all the extra stuff in a cabinet with the lockers, but why they would need period products, Mina couldn't fathom. This whole situation was an entire conundrum to her. Then again, Midoriya and Bakugou's relationship was a whole conundrum in and of itself.

"This is where all the hydrogen peroxide had gone?" he grumbled before, "Zu, I need your clothes."

"No."

Bakugou turned.

Mina poked her head back out again to watch as he crouched in front of Midoriya where he was curled, head pressed to his knees. Tilting his head, Bakugou murmured softer than she'd ever heard before, "Look at me."

Mina was milliseconds away from falling out. Not only had she never seen Bakugou acting soft before, but she'd never seen him act soft towards Midoriya! She felt like she'd walked into a different dimension. They were childhood friends, they all knew that, and since the start of second year, Bakugou had protected Midoriya on multiple occasions, but this... This was not the relationship they had.

"Zu, you bled through your shorts and onto your shirt. I need to wash the blood out before it sets. We can throw your briefs away," Bakugou explained in a calm, even, soothing tone, "Here, you can sit on my shirt." Not waiting for Midoriya to reply, he pulled his shirt over his head and held it out to the other teen.

Midoriya lifted his head, turning frustrated eyes to Bakugou. "I don't want to bleed on your shirt."

"It's black. It'll be fine."

"But-"

"That's your favorite All Might shirt. My shirt isn't important."

Tears filled Midoriya's eyes, but he blinked them away before holding out his hand.

Bakugou helped him to his feet, and then out of his shorts. The crotch of Midoriya's briefs were soaked through the middle with blood, and the three of them grimaced at the mess. Gently, he pulled the shirt over Midoriya's head next. Midoriya shivered in what Mina recognized as a binder, and Bakugou held him close for a moment. When he pulled away, he spread his shirt on the ground and helped him sit again.

Mina ducked back out of sight.

A plastic bottle thudded on the counter and after a moment, the sink started running.

"After I finish with this, you should take a shower. I'll get you clothes. Then you need to rest. This one is worse than you've had in awhile..." Bakugou trailed off as a sob filled the bathroom. "Zu, baby," he sighed.

Looking again, Mina watched him pull Deku into his arms as he sobbed long and hard.

"Ssh, baby, ssh," Bakugou hushed.

"I hate this, Kacchan! I hate this so much. Why can't it just end? The hormones, they're supposed to make it stop eventually, but it still comes, and I just want it to be over. I don't want to be like this anymore," Midoriya sobbed raggedly, clutching at him as if his life depended on it, "I'm so tired of feeling wrong! And the pain! And the blood! The fucking blood... I just want to feel normal." His breath hitched harshly.

Things slowly started to click in place for Mina.

Bakugou pulled him into his lap, but almost immediately, Midoriya bolted away and hung his head over the toilet again. Bakugou held his bangs away from his forehead and rubbed his back. A sigh slipped from his lips.

Biting her lip, Mina debated for a long moment before stepping into the toilet area. "Katsuki, Midoriya, let me help."

Bakugou swiveled around, spinning to glare and block the stall doorway. "How fucking long have you been there, Pinky?" he snarled fiercely, looking almost feral as he crouched in the doorway.

Tightening her towel, Mina sighed and stacked her hand on her hip, "Stand down, Kat, it's not like I'm going to tell anyone. I can help him."

"How?"

She leveled him with an unimpressed glare. "There's this thing between my legs called a vagina that bleeds once a month and nearly lays me flat for three days."

In the toilet, Midoriya laughed miserably before retching again.

Bakugou continued to glare at her, never moving a muscle.

She huffed. "You care about him, so let me help him. Do you want to keep seeing him miserable? No. So, get out of the way and take care of his clothes."

Glancing over his shoulder, the pair made eye contact. Midoriya nodded, and Bakugou slowly stepped out of the way.

"Okay, honey, let's help you get better," Mina said brightly as she passed Bakugou to crouch beside him, a hand on his back, "Have you taken anything to help the pain today?"

"I didn't realize I'd started until I was about to puke. The... the hormones make it unpredictable," Midoriya whispered, not meeting her eyes.

"Right. What products do you usually use? We've got pretty much everything."

Midoriya stayed silent, back bent and shoulders trembling minutely.

Bakugou spoke up from behind them. "He has some underwear that's reusable and absorbent, usually."

"Okay, so we'll use a pad. What size briefs do you wear? We don't have briefs, but we have some cheap underwear that you can at least wear until you can change. Is that alright?" she asked, but Midoriya didn't answer, and she turned, "Kat?"

"Mediums."

"Awesome. So, I'm going to go get that stuff and some things that'll make you feel better, okay?" Standing, she hurried into the connected locker room to rummage through the treasure trove of products the girls stored for each other. She pulled out a pair of underwear from the cheap set they kept if someone ruined their underwear beyond saving, a pad and a bottle of Dramamine and Midol.

When she came back, Bakugou had Midoriya bundled up in his arms and in his lap. Their faces were pressed close, Bakugou pressing soft kisses all over his face and hair as he made soft reassuring noises. He paused with his face in Midoriya's hair. His red eyes opened, but he just stared her down as she watched them.

She smiled. "You two are really the cutest. How long have you been together without any of us knowing?" When neither answered, Midoriya nearly catatonic and Bakugou just petulant, she rolled her eyes. "Hold out your hand, Kat."

He narrowed his eyes, but did as she asked.

She shook two Midols and a single Dramamine into his palm. "Midol for the pain and cramps and stuff. Dramamine for the nausea. Mido, you're going to probably get sleepy after those, so you need to take a shower. Then you can change."

Midoriya didn't react at all, and she looked at Bakugou in concern.

"He gets like this when... his cycle hits. It's a coping mechanism. I'll take care of him."

"Will he take the pills? They really will help. Does he take anything normally?"

"It's not usually this bad. I'll get him to take them."

Mina nodded, and glanced at the door. She could hear the rest of the class just outside as they filtered in from their excursion to the mall, loud and raucous as always. "You should use the shower. If you let me get dressed, I'll finish with his clothes and watch the door. You can use my shower stuff."

Bakugou nodded, and she quickly dressed.

He stood easily with Midoriya held in his arms as if he weighed nothing more than a bag of feathers, and took him into the showers.

"My towel is with my stuff when you're done. Feel free to use it."

"'Kay."

She worked quickly as she listened to Bakugou coax Midoriya to life and get him under the warm spray. She sang as she worked, trying her hardest not to listen to Midoriya's quiet renewed sobbing. She finished with cleaning and drying his clothes before the shower cut off again. She put the clothes, underwear and pad on the bench besides Bakugou's clothes before they opened the curtain, babbling all the while about how the pad had essential oils that would help with the cramps and how well they worked for her all the while.

Midoriya came out of the shower area draped on Bakugou's back, but more cognizant than before. Dark bags sagged beneath his eyes, but even now, he smiled at her. "Thank you, Mina. I really appreciate the help."

She smiled brightly in return. "Don't mention it, and don't worry. I won't tell anyone. I'm always here to help though, so don't hesitate if you need anything. I don't want to pry, but can I ask you something? You don't have to answer, of course. I'm just curious."

Midoriya nodded.

"How long have you known you were trans? And have you been going through your transition alone? I guess that's two questions. I had a friend who was trans back when I was in middle school. It was really hard on her for a lot of reasons. She ended up moving because the bullying was so bad, and I don't get to see her anymore. I just want to make sure you're supported."

The pair stared at her for a long moment of surprise before Midoriya smiled. "I've known since I was a little kid. Kacchan was the first person I ever told." He turned fond eyes onto the blond holding him who looked at neither of them with an impassive expression even as color bloomed in his cheeks. "It was so funny. When I told him, he said, 'Of course you are, Deku. There's no way you can be a girl. Girls don't like All Might.' Little kid logic, but he never once questioned me, even when we got older and things went sideways. No to answer your second question. Even though we've had our differences, Kacchan's always been there for me during my transition. And still is." He pressed his face into the side of Katsuki's neck, and the blush grew on his face.

Mina beamed. "I knew you were just a big softy in there, Kat. Well, maybe just for Mido, but still. I'm glad though, and I'm here if you ever need anything."

"Thank you again, Mina," Midoriya said, and Bakugou started for the door, "I'm tired, Kacchan. Can we take a nap?"

"Sure. I'll make peppermint tea before," Bakugou said, but as they passed Mina, he leaned close and whispered, "Really, thank you, Mina."