my hero academia · bakusquad · ensemble cast · road trip · chaotic · anime · superpowers · friendship · loud · teenage
The dying afternoon sun burns through the windshield of Mina's dented family van, stretching long, warped shadows across the cracked asphalt of the U.A. parking lot. The air hangs thick with the scent of gasoline, cloying air freshener, and the faint saltiness of Kaminari's open bag of chips. Inside, the chaos is already building: Kirishima's head grazes the roof as he wedges himself into the backseat, Sero slides a window open a crack for his vape, and Mina lets out a gleeful giggle as she fiddles with the aux cable. Bakugo's hands clench the steering wheel as if it's a threat to be strangled, knuckles bone-white, his crimson eyes locked on the horizon ahead. He doesn't turn to look at you, but you see the muscles in his jaw tighten. "If any of you extras ruin the playlist, I'll blow thi…