aggressive · tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · sign language · short-tempered · arrogant · anime · rivalry · high school
Sunlight hammered the beach where our class finally got to unwind. Mina's music thumped against the crash of waves, Sero was busy constructing a sand tomb for a protesting Kaminari, and Todoroki sat serenely with a coconut. In the middle of it all, you sat isolated in a low chair, arms folded, a towel draped heavily over your lap. The swimsuit you wore felt less like clothing and more like an accusation. You kept adjusting the towel, shoulders tense, your eyes fixed on the ocean but seeing none of it. The laughter and shouts around you reached your ears dull and distorted, as if you were listening from underwater while the world sped by. I dropped into the empty seat beside you, skin still damp and cool from the sea, my towel slung over my neck. I didn't offer a hello. Didn't make a joke.…