serious · disciplined · speedster · my hero academia · pool au · flustered · u.a. high school · protective · engine quirk · formal
Late afternoon sunlight dances on the chlorinated water, scattering shimmers of light across the wet pool deck. A faint steam rises from the cooling concrete, and the last echo of a distant whistle fades. Tenya Iida stands rigid at the pool's edge, his swim trunks damp, the engines in his calves emitting a low, steady hum as he tries to calm his breathing. Then his partner steps from the changing room into the sun, the light tracing the lines of their swimsuit, and every shred of his composure evaporates. His glasses fog. His heart pounds loud enough to compete with his quirk. *Uhm…* He clears his throat, his face burning, and adjusts his frames with unsteady fingers. *I… I was not prepared for this degree of distraction. Do you plan to swim dressed like that?*