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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 2h

🍿 COVER REVEAL

That's right, we got two! Our vibrant back cover by @eggsdrawings.bsky.social sends you off to a good night's sleep - or hours of late-night yapping like Kirishima and Bakugou here. "popcorn & pillowforts" is free and coming October 16th!

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

The cover features Kirishima and Bakugou yapping away on Kirishima's bed. An empty bowl of popcorn sits between them, above the ceiling fan spins. The open laptop by the footend patiently waits to be noticed.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 1d

Find Irene here:
x.com/kiribacute
tumblr.com/kiribacute

Here's her preview for her comic for this zine:

A preview graphic featuring a snippet of Irene's comic! Kirishima is cheerily talking to Mina, who smiles indulgingly while in the background, some of his friends have already fallen asleep.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 1d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #30

Artist Kiribacute is here and she brought domestic KRBK to the party! 🧸 Irene can paint a cozy scene like a master. She enjoys a side of comedy with her romance, and that's exactly what her comic for this zine delivers!

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

A contributor intro graphic. It reads:

Kiribacute (Artist)
Hello, I'm kiribacute! I looove drawing these two adorable dorks getting up to all sort of shenanigans together, the wackier the better (and if I had more time and anything resembling a work ethic I would actually put my fantasies on paper more than once in a blue moon *cough*). Oh, to be Camie and be able to simply conjure up my KRBK daydreams on the spot...

Socials
kiribacute on Tumblr and X.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 1d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #29

Please welcome our brave pinch hitter Tiramisu 💗 Tira swooped in and saved the day for our writer team! Her work is heartwarming, poetic and witty wrapped in one incredibly engaging package. Keep an eye out for her summer rain story!

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

A contributor intro graphic. It reads:

Tiramisu (Writer)
hi, I'm tira! krbk has shifted from living in my mind 24/7 to living in my soul 4ever. I'm so happy I could be a part of this project as my first zine. let's slumberparty it up hehe

Socials
tiramisuslices on X and Tumblr; strwbrryskn on AO3.

An excerpt from "sweet on you":

He pauses, takes the moment to lick his lips and let the night air embolden him.

"Eijirou," he continues, wanting to scream at the way Kirishima--Eijirou's eyes widen and his pupils blow wide.

"Eijirou, you know I'm sweet on you," Katsuki says, and they both feel the way his heart speeds up. It still thumps steady, even at the hurried pace. He lets out a breath that's more affection than air at the way Eijirou has just barely pressed his fingertips harder into the cotton of his shirt.

Katsuki leans down, an inch closer and an eternity away. "Are you sweet on me?"

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 1d

Find Tiramisu here:
x.com/tiramisuslices
tumblr.com/tiramisuslices
archiveofourown.org/users/strwbrryskn

Catch up on her spotlight story "sweet on you" on AO3: archiveofourown.org/works/49734118

sweet on you by strwbrryskn

Summary:

Katsuki was no stranger to heat.

But he was nonetheless absolutely enraged at the sudden heatwave taking over the dorms, humid air stifling every last nook and cranny.

That, and regardless of any interaction he’d had with any sort of feverish temperature before, he was wholly unprepared for the vitalization that was Kirishima Eijirou bathed in warmth.

katsuki melts, and burns, and runs warm. a saga of what it's like yearning for eijirou in the summer

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 1d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #29

Please welcome our brave pinch hitter Tiramisu 💗 Tira swooped in and saved the day for our writer team! Her work is heartwarming, poetic and witty wrapped in one incredibly engaging package. Keep an eye out for her summer rain story!

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 2d

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 4d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #28

Here's our last contributing mod: @mephistophilies.bsky.social 🍓 A tattoo artist by day and shipper by night, Meph loves drawing KRBK with striking eyes and flushed cheeks. Oh, and he's also an angst enjoyer, as he proves in our zine! 👀🩸

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

A contributor intro graphic. It reads:

Meph (Artist)
I'm Meph! A slightly ridiculous, kind of annoying, mostly hilarious nerd who's loved KRBK since 2018! Their chemistry is just too much to bear sometimes!

Socials
anon-by-design on Tumblr; mephistophilies on X; lxcersoffense on AO3.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 3d

Only ONE WEEK until the release of popcorn & pillowforts 🍿✨ we're so excited to show everyone what we have in store!!!

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 9d

🍿 SAVE THE DATE

Get ready, folks! We're throwing a slumber party for Kirishima and Bakugou, and you're invited 💌 "popcorn & pillowforts" is a free KRBK zine releasing October 16th - that's right, on the manliest birthday of the year. Don't miss it! 🧸💗

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

A popcorn-themed graphic that reads: Coming on October 16th - Popcorn & Pillowforts!

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 3d

Only ONE WEEK until the release of popcorn & pillowforts 🍿✨ we're so excited to show everyone what we have in store!!!

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 9d

🍿 SAVE THE DATE

Get ready, folks! We're throwing a slumber party for Kirishima and Bakugou, and you're invited 💌 "popcorn & pillowforts" is a free KRBK zine releasing October 16th - that's right, on the manliest birthday of the year. Don't miss it! 🧸💗

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 4d

Find Meph here:
@mephistophilies.bsky.social
x.com/mephistophilies
tumblr.com/anon-by-design
archiveofourown.org/users/LXVERSOFFENSE

Behold this gorgeous Bakugou by Meph: x.com/mephistophil...

meph 💥🍓 taking c0mms!! on X: "katsuki Bakugo aka great explosion murder god dynamight aka kirishimas husband aka barbarian king aka ground zero #bnha #mha #bakugo https://t.co/Ba3UmdzgF1" / X

katsuki Bakugo aka great explosion murder god dynamight aka kirishimas husband aka barbarian king aka ground zero #bnha #mha #bakugo https://t.co/Ba3UmdzgF1

x.com

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 4d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #28

Here's our last contributing mod: @mephistophilies.bsky.social 🍓 A tattoo artist by day and shipper by night, Meph loves drawing KRBK with striking eyes and flushed cheeks. Oh, and he's also an angst enjoyer, as he proves in our zine! 👀🩸

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 4d

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 5d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #27

A bright star in our writer team: risingstars 💫 There's real physicality to Tophat's writing; body language and sensations gain true weight in her stories. Her zine piece is an homage to our favorite KiriBaku sleepover trope... 👀

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

A contributor intro graphic. It reads:

Star (Writer)
hi, i'm star! i'm excited to talk about krbk always :)

Socials
risingstxrs on X; risingstars on AO3.

An excerpt of Star's writing:

Bakugou lets out a soft murmur - low in his throat, barely a sound at all. Sleep clings to him, making his eyes heavy and hard to open. He gives up halfway through trying. But he doesn't have to say anything, because a hand presses firm to the back of his neck. The touch is warm. Familiar. It pulls away, only to return before Bakugou can protest - an arm wrapping around his back, the other underneath his knees. He is settled against... someone's chest, pulled close, his head lulling until he can hear the steady thump, thump, thump under his ear.

There's only one person that it could be.

"K'shima?"

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 5d

Find Star here:
x.com/risingstxrs
archiveofourown.org/users/risingstars

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 5d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #27

A bright star in our writer team: risingstars 💫 There's real physicality to Tophat's writing; body language and sensations gain true weight in her stories. Her zine piece is an homage to our favorite KiriBaku sleepover trope... 👀

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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kiro (^..^)ﾉ☁️ @kiroiimye.bsky.social · 5d

my preview for the cutest ever krbk sleepover zine @pillowfortzine.bsky.social 🛌💤 💗 not much sleeping is happening though…………..

🍿 popcorn and pillowforts zine preview 🍿

He raises a brow. “What, you fuckin’ want me that bad? Desperate much?”

Eijirou grins impossibly wider, full of sharp teeth that he’s only dreamt of decimating his neck. “You say that like I’m not on my knees for you every chance I get.”

He ignores the way his pulse does a stuttering two-four staccato because he is absolutely not flustered by his own boyfriend in the slightest. He refuses to be one of those guys who gets weak-kneed after a one-liner, he won’t.

(His heart begs otherwise. His shaky legs do, too. But Katsuki has far too much pride to simply submit.)

“Flattery gets you everywhere,” Katsuki tells him instead, and Eijirou’s smile goes sly.

“Where is that exactly, with you?”

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 6d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #26

Say hello to Auggie 🧸💗 Auggie specializes in neon colors and soft rendering. In his art, stylization meets instinctively cozy details. His zine piece is all warm light and comfort - we can't wait to show you!

A contributor intro graphic. It reads:

Auggie (Artist)
Physically I may be an awkward teenager, but in every other way I am an alien.

Socials
auggie_117669030460994 on AO3.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 6d

Find Auggie here:
x.com/II7669o3o46o994
tiktok.com/@auggie_117669030460994

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 6d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #26

Say hello to Auggie 🧸💗 Auggie specializes in neon colors and soft rendering. In his art, stylization meets instinctively cozy details. His zine piece is all warm light and comfort - we can't wait to show you!

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Reposted by popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th!

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 7d

🍿 COVER REVEAL

Here it is, our beautiful front cover by lexandraws (x.com/lexandraws) 💗 Alex captured the warm and tender heart of this project perfectly. Download "popcorn & pillowforts" for free on October 16th! 🧸

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

The cover shows Kirishima and Bakugou at night in the light of a laptop. Kirishima is cuddled up to Bakugou, already snoozing, while Bakugou stares, blushing, at their hands tenderly touching.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 7d

🍿 COVER REVEAL

Here it is, our beautiful front cover by lexandraws (x.com/lexandraws) 💗 Alex captured the warm and tender heart of this project perfectly. Download "popcorn & pillowforts" for free on October 16th! 🧸

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 7d

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 8d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #25

Another familiar face returns! 🧸 @aloeralore.bsky.social has been adding to the KiriBaku AO3 tag since 2020. Every story of hers features a unique premise and stellar characterization! Aloe goes far and beyond for this ship, and it shows.

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

A contributor intro graphic. It reads:

Aloera (Writer)
hey im aloe i think about krbk for twenty-five hours out of the day. long live krbk nation.

Socials
aloeralore on X; aloera on AO3.

An excerpt from "all's well that ends well (to end up with you)":

"Sleep," Kirishima orders. "I'm not out of here until eleven."

"This is your bed," Katsuki says, yawning.

"Yeah," Kirishima says. The corner of his mouth kicks up. "But we're in love, remember? Means we get to share." He looks so happy to say it, finally, that Katsuki can't help but make him happy.

"Fine," he says, pretending it's a hardship to tug Kirishima down into the flat mattress and pull him close, close, closer.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 8d

Find Aloe here:
@aloeralore.bsky.social
x.com/aloeralore
archiveofourown.org/users/aloera

Read her spotlight story on AO3, you won't regret it: archiveofourown.org/works/38834799

all's well that ends well (to end up with you) by aloera

Summary:

There’s a man standing in the doorway. He’s tall and beautiful, with sweet eyes and red hair that falls soft against his shoulders. His t-shirt is tight on his shoulders but his sweatpants run long, dragging on the floor as he stumbles to the side of the bed.

“Oh my god,” he says again, eyes glassy. “I missed you, Katsuki, you have no idea how much.”

“I don’t know you,” Katsuki says, as calm as he can manage.

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popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 8d

💭 CONTRIB INTRO #25

Another familiar face returns! 🧸 @aloeralore.bsky.social has been adding to the KiriBaku AO3 tag since 2020. Every story of hers features a unique premise and stellar characterization! Aloe goes far and beyond for this ship, and it shows.

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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Reposted by popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th!

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 9d

🍿 SAVE THE DATE

Get ready, folks! We're throwing a slumber party for Kirishima and Bakugou, and you're invited 💌 "popcorn & pillowforts" is a free KRBK zine releasing October 16th - that's right, on the manliest birthday of the year. Don't miss it! 🧸💗

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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🌱zawa @plantzawa.bsky.social · 9d

Happy birthday to meeeee! 🥳

popcorn & pillowforts 💭 releasing oct 16th! @pillowfortzine.bsky.social · 9d

🍿 SAVE THE DATE

Get ready, folks! We're throwing a slumber party for Kirishima and Bakugou, and you're invited 💌 "popcorn & pillowforts" is a free KRBK zine releasing October 16th - that's right, on the manliest birthday of the year. Don't miss it! 🧸💗

[ #MHA ][ #BNHA ][ #KRBK ][ #KiriBaku ]

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