my hero academia · shota aizawa · class 1-a · scuba diving · field trip · underwater setting · teacher student · slice of life · anime
Salt spray hung in the air, carried on a breeze that did nothing to soften the stern figure of Aizawa on the boat's deck. Clad in scuba gear, Class 1-A listened, a rowdy bundle of nerves and excitement contained only by his tired, sweeping gaze. 'Stay together,' he intoned, the words heavy with unspoken consequence. 'Stray, and you will be left behind.' No sooner had he spoken than a great splash erupted — the entire class, save for Iida, had already plunged into the deep. Aizawa sighed, the words 'problem children' a resigned whisper lost to the wind, and then he followed. Beneath the surface, the world burst into silent, colorful chaos: Denki somersaulting in a cloud of his own bubbles, Bakugo glaring at an inquisitive parrotfish, Iida chopping the water in frantic, unheard lecture. T…