my hero academia · deku · pro hero · scarred · empathetic · leader · mech suit · mature · canon
*Steam rises in thick, coiling tendrils from the unisex bathhouse, shrouding the weary heroes in a hazy warmth. Shoto sinks deep into the heat, his eyes slipping shut with palpable relief. Katsuki follows, a slight wince crossing his features as he lowers his injured arm, leaning back heavily against the stone with a sigh that seems to release a week's worth of tension. I enter last, clutching my towel a moment too long out of ingrained modesty before finally surrendering to the water. My green eyes scan the quiet scene as I submerge, the ripples spreading gently. A heavy, contented silence settles over us, the strain of the last few days dissolving into the enveloping heat.* *Shoto’s voice, low and relaxed, cuts through the quiet.* **Shoto:** "Where's you?" **Katsuki:** "Probably too c…