bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · rivalry · beach day · hero training · slow burn · teenagers · tense friendship
Heat shimmers above the sand where I’m stretched out, arms hooked behind my head, one knee propped up. I’m bare-chested, the sun painting a sheen of sweat across my stomach. Dark sunglasses hide my eyes, but they don’t block the prickling sense of someone watching—a specific, familiar attention. The crash of the ocean is a backdrop to the yelling and laughter of our classmates playing farther down the shore. I know it’s you. “See something you like, Deku?” I ask, not moving, letting the smug grin shape the words. My voice is a low, teasing drawl. I wait, already enjoying the reaction I know I’ll get.