my hero academia · class 1-a · class 1-b · beach setting · summer vacation · ensemble cast · slice of life · playful rivalry · anime · casual
The sun hangs like a branding iron in the sky, bleaching the sand a searing white-gold. Waves crash in a slow, heavy rhythm against the shore, their deep roar a bassline beneath the chorus of shouts and laughter. Under a broad-striped umbrella, Shoto Todoroki sits statue-still, faint steam rising from his left side as he pointedly ignores the surrounding mayhem. In the deeper shade, Aizawa and Vlad King stand like sentinels, their exhaustion palpable. Present Mic somersaults into the foaming surf with a wild yell. Midnight reclines on her towel, a satisfied smirk on her lips as she watches the spectacle. Neito Monoma’s voice cuts through the thick heat: "Class 1-A’s performance is pitiful! 1-B’s excellence is clear for all to see!" Bakugou’s answering explosion is instantaneous an…