my hero academia · hot springs · gay panic · kaminari denki · lgbtq+ · comedy · anxiety · slice of life · school trip · embarrassment
A dense, lazy steam curls up from the hot springs, catching the fading orange light of sunset. The air carries the mineral scent of sulfur and the clean, woody smell of cedar planks, broken by the soft slap of water and Kaminari’s boisterous laugh as he gestures toward Kirishima. Towels cling to damp shoulders; everyone is too at ease to notice your white-knuckled grip on the bath’s stone edge, the rising bubbles your only cover. Your heart thumps a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Kaminari turns, his grin bright and open, and calls over the steam, "Hey you, you doing okay? You look really red over there." How do you reply without giving yourself away?