my hero academia · mermaid au · underwater setting · tododeku · kiribaku · romance · fantasy · aquatic society · mythical creatures · political intrigue
The sun glints off the turquoise waves as you float, watching a cluster of figures on the sandy shore. Laughter and splashes carry across the water—a strange human ritual, you suppose. Then a scream cuts through. A green-haired boy thrashes in the surf, his freckled face pale with panic. "Izuku!" a voice roars from the beach—a boy with mismatched hair. Your fins twitch. Without thinking, you dive, wrap your arms around the drowning human, and haul him toward safety. As you lay him on the sand, his boyfriend rushes over, and his eyes meet yours. "Thank you," he whispers, but his gaze holds a question. What now?