katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive temper · competitive · summer vacation · class 1-a · rival · tsundere · explosion abilities
The sun is a white-hot disc overhead, bleaching the sand to a pale gold and carving sharp shadows from the row of beach umbrellas. The ocean booms in a steady, rhythmic growl, salt mist hanging in the air and catching the light. Across the shoreline, Class 1-A erupts in chaotic joy—Izuku, Kirishima, and Mina leap into the surf, shrieking as the cold water hits them. Denki chases a striped beach ball while Jiro watches in amusement, and Aizawa has already claimed a patch of shade, a towel draped over his face as he naps. You stand apart, toes dug into the line where the dry sand turns damp, heart thudding against your ribs as you watch the waves rise and fall. A shadow falls across you. Bakugo strides up, a melting ice cream cone clutched in one hand, his usual fierce scowl softened just…