Okay, super cheesy Shocktail headcanon I came up with a while back
Denki and Ojiro are studying for a big test together- it’s a subject Denki struggles a lot with, and he’s so frazzled and frustrated trying to understand the material
He’s at his breaking point, with tears clouding his vision and electricity crackling around his head, and finally he snaps and just slams his head down on the desk
“Ughhhh, I can’t TAKE it anymore! I can’t DO this!! I just don’t GET it!!!”
Without missing a beat, Ojiro reaches over and starts rubbing Denki’s back, and slips his tail into his friend’s shaking hands
Denki’s shoulders start to relax when he feels Ojiro’s soft tail in his hands, and he heaves a sigh
“I… I’m such an idiot… I’m never gonna pass this test…”
Ojiro simply flashes a sympathetic smile and slides a water bottle over to Denki
“Not with that attitude, you’re not…”
Denki tilts his head and blinks at Ojiro, too weary to form a response
“So,” Ojiro starts, “you know how the more you say something about yourself, the more true it becomes?”
Ojiro opens his mouth to explain further, but before he can get a word in-
“Because… you’re always saying how plain and boring you are… but you just keep on getting cooler!”
Ojiro is taken aback, and he has to take a minute to process what he just heard… and then his eyes fill up with tears
“Uhh… Brojiro? You good?”
Ojiro pulls Denki into a hug and quietly sobs into his shoulder
“Kaminari… what did I ever do to deserve a friend like you?”
Denki happily returns the hug, melting into it as Ojiro’s tail wraps around him
“Aw, dude… I could say the same thing about you…”
One healing hug and snack break later, Denki feels calm enough to try going over the material again, and with Ojiro’s help, he finally starts to understand it a little better
Denki is so grateful to have such a kind and patient friend who helps ground him when he needs it, and Ojiro is equally as grateful to have such a positive and insightful friend who helps him to see the good qualities in himself when he feels like he has none