Chapter 20

.:. Training at the USJ .:.

Wednesday found all of Class 1-A loaded onto a bus, heading deeper into campus to do rescue training. Gran and Aizawa sat near the front by the driver, choosing to ignore the students as they quietly discussed lesson plans. Most of the students chattered excitedly among themselves, speculating on just what they would do and where they would go.

Since they lived on campus, Izuku and the other dorm-dwellers found themselves subjected to most of the questions about the latter. "So you guys don't know either?" Kaminari asked in surprise. "But you guys live on campus, and you moved in before classes started! I thought you guys would've explored everything by now!"

"You do realize how big the campus is, right?" Awase asked with a huff. "It's not like we got a guided tour of the place, all we had were robots waiting at the gates to show us how to reach the dorms. I barely knew how to find the classroom."

"Oh yeah, you arrived late the first day," Sero recalled with a nod, and then grinned. "Man, you looked so freaked out when you burst in!" Next to him Ashido and Kaminari snickered, and Awase glared at the trio but didn't retort.

"We only arrived on Friday, so we didn't have much extra time to explore," Kodai commented. "Some of us walked around, but we didn't go into most of the buildings."

"Yeah, and this place we're going is obviously really far away if we need to take a bus," Uraraka said with a nod. She glanced at Izuku as she added, "Oh, but wait, Deku's mom works at the dorms, so he might've gotten to look around!"

Izuku flinched when the comment got several people to turn him curiously. Even now he still found it jarring and nerve-wracking to be the center of attention. "N-not really, I arrived on the same day as everyone else," he refuted quickly. "A-and it's not like they told mom everything about the school! She just works in the dorms. She didn't even know who our homeroom teacher was!"

His words came out more and more like rambling, nerves starting to get the better of him. Fortunately he was spared from everyone's collective attention when Iida spoke up. "In any event, UA has one of the largest campuses in all of Japan, so it's to be expected they wouldn't have seen all of it yet," he declared with a nod. "In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see all of the facilities this year!"

That got some surprised exclamations of disbelief, but Izuku thought he might be right. UA's campus was enormous, a fact easily denoted by the fact it had multiple exam sites simulating small cities. Chances were some facilities were so specialized, they'd only use them a handful of times during their entire time here. The school also had other departments besides heroics, so they might not even enter buildings for those courses.

Conversation drifted after that, and soon enough the bus arrived and everyone filed out. Once again, they all found themselves momentarily awed by the size of the dome-shaped facility, proving yet again that UA always went big and flashy.

"Stop gawking and go inside," Gran barked, and everyone quickly scrambled through the tall doors. Once actually inside, their awe only doubled at the space that greeted them. The interior felt more like an indoor theme park than a training facility, divided into six disaster-themed sections around a central plaza with a fountain. The entrance itself was at the top of a set of stairs, giving them a clear view of the space. (Izuku definitely heard someone shout "Is this Universal Studios Japan!?")

As they all took in the wild sight, a voice began speaking. "A shipwreck, a landslide, a fire, a windstorm, et cetera." Izuku perked up, his attention quickly drawn to a familiar hero in a space suit. "It is a training ground that I made with different types of accidents and disasters. I call it the 'Unforeseen Simulation Joint,' or 'USJ' for short!"

"Thirteen!" Izuku and Uraraka exclaimed, unable to contain their excitement any longer. The Space Hero: Thirteen had been long-renowned as a rescue hero. The fact UA had hired them for rescue training spoke leagues about the quality of its education.

Aizawa walked over to the hero with a small nod. "I held off on telling them the details since I know you enjoy your own surprises. Everything up and operational?"

"Of course!" Thirteen confirmed. "I have big plans for today."

"Good, then we'll let you take lead," Gran huffed. "It's your facility, you know it better than us." Izuku side-eyed the older hero knowingly; he was definitely just trying to get out of heavy work and leave responsibility on everyone else. While he was a good teacher, Gran Torino was still an old man. Running around the USJ would take a lot of energy out of him.

If Thirteen noticed, they didn't comment. "Alright, understood. Well then, let's see..." They turned to face the students. "Before we begin, let me say one thing... or two... or three... or four, or five or six or seven..." As the number went higher and higher, the class's eager mood became more sheepish. That was a lot of points. "Everyone, I am sure you are aware of my Quirk, Black Hole. I can suck up anything and turn it to dust."

Izuku couldn't help himself. "You've been able to use that Quirk to save people from all kinds of disasters, right?"

Thirteen nodded. "Yes, but it is a power that can kill very easily. Some of you also have Quirks like that, right?" The question got several nods, the mood becoming more uneasy. "In a superhuman society, personal Quirks have been certified and stringently regulated, so that doesn't seem like a problem at first glance. However, please do not forget that there are many Quirks that can easily kill with one wrong step.

"With Aizawa's physical fitness test, you found out about the potential of your own hidden powers. Meanwhile, I'm sure many of you have seen the dangers firsthand after the second Quirk boom. The number of people who developed a new Quirk in a bad situation and caused harm to those around them, whether intentionally or not, is innumerable. I am certain at least one student in this class would have experienced such an event personally, whether it was their own Quirk, or someone they knew."

The last remark had successfully changed the mood, making them all more serious and somber. Izuku found his gaze drifting to his own palms with a frown, remembering how he'd stolen the Sludge Villain's Quirk with Graft. It had been temporary and he'd returned it, but if he hadn't figured out how to give it back... Who knew what would have happened to him and the villain?

Judging by the way some of his classmates frowned, he suspected he wasn't the only one with an experience like that.

"This class is a fresh start," Thirteen continued. "You shall learn how to use your Quirks to save people's lives. Your powers are not meant to harm others. I hope that you leave here with the understanding that you have powers in order to help others. That is all, thank you for listening." They bowed, and a few students clapped lightly. It was a powerful speech, with an important message to remember.

Aizawa seemed indifferent to the speech, probably because he'd heard it before. "Great. Now, first off, we'll be going to two zones today. There will be a lecture at each one about the dangers, and real world scenarios you'll likely encounter those conditions. Now come on, let's go." With that unceremonious announcement he, Thirteen and Gran began descending the steps, the class following.

Thirteen took lead just as Gran had asked, taking them to the lake. A ship had anchored far off the shore near the mouth of a giant waterslide, and they could see giant boulders scattered along the slide. "This is the flood zone," they announced. "The purpose is to emulate maritime conditions, as well as other miscellaneous water-based environments."

What followed was a lengthy explanation about the zone's many potential simulated scenarios, and the risks associated with them. Some were obvious, like rescuing people from marooned ships or drowning people. However, the water slide surprisingly served to emulate river rapids. "After disasters such as floods or storms, rivers tend to swell and become much more rapid," Thirteen explained. "Rescuing people from a rushing river is much more risky than normal river rescues."

"To that end, we'll divide into two groups," Aizawa continued. "Group one will go on the ship to work on open-water rescues, and group two will go to the slide to focus on rivers. We'll swap after an hour."

With that they split the class in half, with Izuku's group consisting of himself, Bakugou, Shinsou, Shouji, Kodai, Sero, Yaoyorozu, Ashido, Komori and Kirishima. He was mildly disappointed not to work with Uraraka or Tsuburaba, but he had no real complaints. Aizawa took the other group to the ship, while Thirteen and Gran took his to the top of the slide. Despite his attempts, Gran had been unable to escape all of his teaching duties, since his Quirk would be invaluable for rescuing anyone who got too caught up in the rushing water.

Several dummies had been laid out at the top of the slide to serve as victims. Gran rather unceremoniously tossed one down the slide, much to everyone's horror. "Well, get to chasing them before they fall to their death," he told them gruffly as they watched the dummy rapidly wash away, bumping into several rocks in the process.

What followed had to look mildly hilarious to onlookers as they struggled to catch the dummies, but also gave a fascinating glimpse of everyone's Quirks in action. Kodai, for example, managed to temporarily shrink down some of the boulders, lowering the harm to victims. Komori used her mushrooms to make a cushion for people, as well as provide platforms for classmates to stand and safely grab the dummies.

Yaoyorozu used her Quirk to create a net to string between boulders and help safely catch victims. To Izuku's amusement it looked like it was made of vines, yet again matching with her flowery costume. "I swear it's not meant to be a theme!" she exclaimed when someone commented on it. "It just happens sometimes!"

Sero tried to take inspiration from that and make a net from his tape. The water proved to be his undoing though, ruining the adhesiveness and making the net quickly fall off the boulders and wash away, much to his dismay. Then he got even more dismayed when Shouji effectively used himself as a human net by gripping the boulders with multiple hands.

Meanwhile, Bakugou being Bakugou, Izuku's childhood friend had decided to just explode one of the boulders so a victim wouldn't crash into it. An idea which almost ended in disaster when the explosion sent chunks of rock flying. Fortunately Thirteen had been able to use their Quirk to suck up the debris before it could hit anyone.

"Removing the boulders is a good idea to lower injuries, but it's incredibly risky," they said afterwards. "You need to keep in mind that rushing water can make the resulting debris fly in even more wild directions than normal. It might work better when you have more training in the future!" Bakugou had been mildly irritated but accepted the criticism.

The most surprising discovery of the training though: Kirishima had a second Quirk.

Everyone just stared dumbly when he pressed a palm against the water and it began turning to a gel-like substance. He didn't change all the water on the slide, but as more water slammed into the gel it began changing as well, quickly but steadily building up into a wall. The accumulation stopped when he pulled his hand away, just in time for some dummies to collide against it.

"Uh, might want to grab them!" he called. "The gel stuff doesn't hold long, and I don't usually do it with moving water so—gah!" He yelped as the wall broke under the force of the rapids and dummies, jiggling chunks of clear gel mixing in with the dummies and water. In the end, they decided his Quirk wouldn't be too helpful there.

Of course, not everyone had suitable Quirks for the exercise. Izuku, Shinsou and Ashido ended up volunteering to help pull victims to safety and administer first aid. The dummies were relatively high-tech specifically for that purpose, with sections of their "skin" changing color to reflect injuries.

"Oof, another snapped neck," Ashido said with a wince as Bakugou delivered another one. Several of the dummies had red necks after their heads bumped against the boulders.

"It was already like that when I got it," Bakugou grumbled as he dumped up. "Now I'm going back for more!" He turned and jumped back to the rapids, using his explosions to boost his jump a bit.

"Add it to the dead pile, I guess," Shinsou said, and Ashido nodded as she added it to the pile to be reused in the next round of faux-rescues.

After around an hour, they swapped places with the other group. The ship group focused mainly on drowning using similar dummies stored on the ship. Aizawa tossed them over the rails and the class just watched awkwardly as they bobbed lifelessly in the water. "Um, don't drowning people usually struggle?" Sero asked nervously.

"Sometimes, but not always," Aizawa drawled. "A lot of drowning people don't show visible distress and flail like you see in movies. They just tend to sink. That said, it's still dangerous to go near since they'll latch onto you and potentially pull you down."

After a brief explanation of how to rescue drowning victims, the first person went in. Ashido volunteered for the honor alongside a reluctant Sero, which turned out to mildly backfire when the limp dummy suddenly sprung to life to latch onto her. There was a bit of panic from the group as they watched her nearly get dragged under, only saved by Sero using his tape to wrap around her and pull her towards the boat.

"As I said," Aizawa said once they were on the deck. "Drowning victims tend to grab onto people."

Once again, more Quirks came into action. Yaoyorozu created multiple life preservers, which the dummies automatically latched onto and counted as a pass. From there it was easy for other students to get into the water and drag them to the ship, where they'd be pulled up using either a rope or Sero's tape. The ship also had an inflatable raft that they used to get closer, though the "victims" could easily make it capsize with their frantic scrambling to get onto it.

Izuku ended up volunteering to be one of the primary "water" team members, going into the water repeatedly to help rescue the victims. Crash wasn't too useful here, but he could at least pull them to safety. Kirishima's gel Quirk proved more useful on still water by creating platforms, though the dummies' frantic flailing easily tore them to shreds. It at least provided a place for the students to rest until their next dive, except when they broke up.

"They don't last long, do they?" Izuku asked as they treaded water after the latest platform suddenly dissolved beneath them.

"Nah, it breaks up after a couple minutes," Kirishima replied, already turning more water into gel. The gelatinous state spread outwards from his palm, the surface of the water slowly but steadily solidifying. "I don't really use it that much, but it only lasts like, five minutes at a time, I think?" He shrugged. "It's honestly pretty lame."

"It is the only reason we're not constantly trying not to drown like this," Shinsou deadpanned.

"I mean, I guess, but you guys could always use the raft!"

"We alternate between using that and swimming for rescues," Kodai countered bluntly, getting nods of agreements from the other two.

"Yeah, I'd rather not stay in the water while waiting for the raft to come back."

After an hour the teachers called an end to the training and the class regrouped on the shore, most of the students thoroughly drenched. Thirteen gave a quick closing speech about the importance of water rescue, with some comments from Aizawa and Gran sprinkled in. When they finished they announced a ten minute break before the second part of the training, not to rest but more so everyone could dry off.

While waiting for the break to end, Kaminari approached Izuku. "Hey, Midoriya, your Quirk basically makes you like, really good at crashing into stuff, right?" he asked, seeming oddly expectant.

"Um, I guess that's one way to put it?" Izuku replied, feeling suddenly wary of the blond's intentions. "Basically it boosts my momentum in short bursts and also increases my body's durability, so I can slam into stuff at high velocity without hurting myself." Kaminari grinned slyly, sending more waves of suspicion through Izuku.

"So, you'd say you're like a human cannonball?" he asked, and Izuku started to respond only to pause as Kaminari's intent dawned on him. He and several other nearby students turned to look at the lake, and then those classmates turned to look at him, eyes shining with the same anticipation as Kaminari.

"...Yes," Izuku replied after a moment, still staring at the lake.

"Then you must make really big splashes!" Ashido exclaimed.

"Yeah, I bet they're huge!" Tsuburaba added eagerly.

"I... maybe?" Izuku shrugged feebly. "I've never tried to use Crash on water before. I can't really test it at pools so the only place I could train it the ocean, and I haven't gone swimming in one in a few years." Not since before Crash manifested, anyway.

Everyone seemed to consider that, and then as one all twenty students turned to look at the teachers, even Bakugou. Aizawa just eyed them with open disdain before sighing. "...Fine. You're going to try it at some point anyway, so might as well do it in a large body of water when we have proper supervision."

There was a chorus of cheers, and soon enough Izuku was situated on one of Tsuburaba's platforms above the center of the lake. With a burst of blue and green light he pushed off the platform and hurtled towards the water. Light gathered around him as the usual forcefield began forming, the fall making his velocity build faster than when he'd dash on land. The usual trail of sparking hexagon-shaped particles that accompanied his Quirk streaked behind him, making him look more like a comet than a person.

When he hit the water, there was a magnificent splash that made the whole lake ripple and sent a wall of water towards the shore. The students' cheers turned to shrieks of shock as they were drenched by the wave, shouts of dismay echoing loudly. The teachers stood a safe distance away from the splash zone, perfectly dry.

"So, should we add another ten minutes to the break, or move on at the original time?" Gran asked with a smirk.

"Leaving them in wet clothes could get in the way of the next part," Thirteen commented.

"We'll give them an extra five minutes," Aizawa decided. "If they can't figure out a way to dry off, that's on them."

As if on cue, the class erupted into surprised shouts when Todoroki suddenly produced a large flame to start drying himself off. Izuku's stunned gasp then turned to sputtering when he accidentally inhaled a bunch of water, since he was still swimming back to shore. Which then sparked a few of his classmates to put their newfound training to use and dive into the water to try to rescue him, despite the fact he wasn't actually drowning.

Yep, there certainly wasn't a dull day with this class.

So as it turned out, Todoroki also had a second Quirk. And the most surprising part was that it wasn't the fire, but the bursts of air he could produce with his palms. Izuku had been sure that the ice and wind had been part of a blizzard-type Quirk, but no. His actual original Quirk was Half-Hot, Half-Cold. There just hadn't been any reason to use the fire part in class so far aside from melting his ice constructs.

Which made the addition of Air Blast terrifying since he could use it to make blizzards and fire tornadoes.

Alas, Izuku did not get a chance to ask about it though, as they quickly moved on to the second and final area they'd use for training today: the ruins zone. "No matter what kind of hero you are, you'll most likely encounter disasters in urban environments," Thirteen informed them as they stood in front of the crumbling buildings. "Whether it be due to earthquakes, storm damage, villain attacks, and a myriad of other scenarios, you're all guaranteed to encounter these conditions at least once in your careers."

"Today's exercise doubles as disaster rescue and evacuation," Aizawa continued. "There are already dummies placed in several of the buildings. Since the nature of the exercise is the same across all the buildings, we won't bother dividing into large groups this time. Instead you'll all work together and split into smaller groups to comb each building."

"Which buildings do we search?" Asui asked, and Aizawa grinned.

"That's up to you to figure out."

After a brief spiel from the teachers about general safety and risks in this particular environment, they left the class mostly to their own devices. Planning went slower than Izuku would usually expect, everyone still tired from all the exercise at the flood zone. In retrospect, that was probably why the teachers had them do the flood zone first. They'd probably be just as tired by the time they encountered a destroyed city, given they'd have to deal with whatever destroyed it first.

Luckily for them Jirou quickly realized the dummies had audible heartbeats, so she and Shouji used that to pinpoint which buildings should be searched. Some heartbeats were quieter than others, and a quick check with the teachers confirmed that some dummies would "die" if not rescued quickly, so those buildings took priority.

They started breaking into groups to search for survivors. Todoroki entered the most unstable-looking buildings, since his ice could be used to brace the structure. One group ended up calling Tsuburaba for help because their building had a large chunk of floor missing, and his air platforms could brace it. The building Izuku's group entered had the same problem, but their team had Uraraka who could float everyone over the gap.

They'd joined up with Iida and Shinsou, partially because Izuku had forcibly snagged the awkwardly-alone Shinsou. Iida meanwhile had effectively taken lead. While his Quirk didn't help with the current circumstances, he proved to be surprisingly adept at navigating the building. He steered them away from some more unstable areas that Izuku wouldn't have realized were dangerous.

"I've actually learned a lot about how to identify signs of structural instability from my brother," he explained after pointing out a web of cracks Izuku had failed to notice. "He works in urban environments like this and has had to help rescue people from collapsed buildings before, so he wanted to make sure I'd know how to get out in case of an emergency."

"Your brother's Ingenium, right?" Izuku asked eagerly. "Your costume looks just like his!"

Iida's chest puffed in pride. "Indeed! The Iida family has been heroes for multiple generations, and I'm just the latest to go on this path! Also Shinsou, stay away from that wall," he added. "The crack by where it meets the floor doesn't look safe, and I think there was a damaged support pillar around here on the floor below this."

Shinsou grunted in affirmation, taking a step back. "Okay, cool, but there's a dummy in that room," he said, pointing to the doorway he'd just been looking at. "Got some rubble on top of it."

"Oh. Well, that is a problem..."

"Deku, want me to float you over?" Uraraka asked.

"Alright," Izuku agreed easily, and she quickly slapped him to make him float. A light shove from Shinsou had him gliding over the potentially unstable floor to enter the room, lightly pressing a hand on the far wall to stop himself before she released her Quirk. As Shinsou noted there was a dummy trapped under some rubble, large chunks of cement from the floor above. He tried lifting one of the pieces before calling, "It's too heavy for me! Uraraka, you'll need to come help!"

"Oof, on it. Shinsou, Iida, please just push me over ASAP." The two voiced their consent and Uraraka used her Quirk on herself, at which point they shoved her. In the few seconds it took for her to zoom into the room she started looking queasy, and Izuku quickly caught her wrist before she could hit the wall. She promptly pressed her hands together and she dropped to the floor with a relieved gasp.

Uraraka's Quirk proved to be just as handy for rescue as expected, as she easily lifted the rubble off the dummy. Getting the "victim" out of the room proved a little more tricky though, since they couldn't just float an injured person. They had Iida go double-check to make sure the damaged pillar was below this space, and unfortunately he confirmed it was.

After about three minutes of debating Shinsou finally huffed and declared, "I know floating a real person would be bad, but that's a dummy and it's our first class. I think the teachers aren't expecting perfection." Iida clearly disapproved of this line of thinking, but in the end they decided Shinsou had a point. And so Izuku was made to hold the dummy while Uraraka sent him across.

Izuku and Shinsou ended up volunteering to carry the victim to safety while Iida and Uraraka continued to search. As they emerged and headed towards the "first aid" area set up near the teachers (currently just Thirteen, he noticed), Izuku couldn't help noticing Shinsou looked a bit dejected though. His floormate had been distant since school began and always seemed to be distracted, but right now he seemed especially bothered.

"Something on your mind?" Izuku asked. Shinsou seemed to hesitate, but finally sighed.

"Just thinking about how useless I've been today."

The answer took Izuku by surprise. "Huh? What do you mean?"

"My Quirk's not really cut out for rescue," Shinsou replied with a shrug. "Uraraka's obviously got the perfect one for this stuff, and she's also... weirdly efficient?" She had taken the lead on most of the efforts, almost always the first one to get to a victim once they'd spotted a dummy. "And Iida's Quirk isn't really helpful here, but he knows enough to figure out what parts of the building are safe. All I can really do is carry dummies out."

"But if these were actual people, it would be a huge help!" Izuku countered immediately. "Like, let's say someone's panicking and afraid to move from where they are, or any sudden movements can destabilize the area. You can use your Quirk to take control, and order them to move safely away. Or, what does your Quirk do to someone who's got a concussion?"

"I've never tested it on someone with a head injury," Shinsou replied flatly, and Izuku flinched as he realized how that question sounded.

"Uh, r-right, probably a good idea. But I was just wondering—sometimes people who have concussions can't walk steadily, but maybe if they're under your Quirk's influence, they can?" He shrugged. "Just, one of the biggest challenges is making sure people are calm enough to move without risking the building's stability, so your Quirk would be a massive help there."

By this point they'd reached the first aid area, and Shinsou just hummed quietly as they carefully set down the dummy for inspection from the teachers. "Yeah, guess you have a point there," he admitted. "Never really had much chance to test it on people under these sorts of conditions for, well, obvious reasons."

"Most of us haven't used our Quirks in situations like this," Izuku replied. "Or for most of the other situations we'll be training for, really. That's part of why we're here: to figure it out. Although, Crash probably won't be much help here," he added with a sheepish laugh. "All the uses I can think of for it right now would probably cause more problems than help, especially since the buildings are so unstable..."

"Tch, so what?" They turned to see Bakugou approach along with Kirishima, carrying another dummy. They set it down and the blond turned to them. "You're just gonna whine because your Quirk's not good for this?"

"No, I'm not whining!" Izuku quickly protested. "I'm just saying, Crash isn't a good fit for this! The buildings are all unstable, and, well—we call it 'Crash' for a reason." He had to stop himself from referencing how Inko had discovered it, since Bakugou knew that story well, but luckily his own "discovery" gave him a similar story. "Remember when I first discovered it in class?"

"Yeah, and you busted down a wall," Bakugou scoffed.

"Wait, you what?" Shinsou asked in surprise.

"Someone accidentally pushed me against a wall right before class started, and that's how I discovered Crash," Izuku explained with a shrug. "I still can't believe I didn't get in trouble for that."

"Yeah, well, guess the adults were all just happy to see you weren't so useless anymore," Bakugou muttered, and Izuku had to suppress a small wince. "But you've finally got a Quirk, so stop your whining. Newsflash Deku, explosions aren't good for this shit either, but you don't see me complaining!"

"Yeah, I guess Crash and Explosion have the same problem here," Izuku allowed with a nod, and then began muttering thoughtfully. "Actually come to think about it, they'd probably have similar applications in other rescue scenarios, like clearing debris and giving us small speed boosts... Though ultimately neither is really suited specifically for rescue work."

"Ugh, I thought you got over the creepy mumbling thing," Bakugou groaned, and Izuku winced.

"Sorry, Kacchan."

"And don't call me that!"

"S-sorry!"

Bakugou just growled and turned to stalk off. "Seriously," he huffed. "You finally stopped being so useless. You're supposed to be smart, so if Crash doesn't work here, then think of something you can do, Deku."

Something about that made Izuku pause. Of all the things Bakugou had said to him, that had to be the most positive and supportive thing Izuku had heard in years—maybe ever. It was encouraging in that gruff way unique to the blond, telling him to not get overwhelmed by thinking of everything and just focus on what he could. But right now, something else clicked in his brain.

"Kacchan." The name slipped out without a thought, making the blond flinch and turn to glare at him. Izuku just met his glower steadily though with a small frown, speaking before he could say anything. "Are—did you only start thinking of me as an equal after I got Crash?"

"Duh," Bakugou snorted. "Before that you were a useless, Quirkless Deku. But now that you've finally got a Quirk, and a fucking decent one at that, you can actually do something for once, so—"

"So I'm only worth something to you after getting a Quirk?" Izuku cut in lowly. The interruption had Bakugou grinding his teeth in obvious irritation.

"You got fucking water in your ears still or something? Of course! You spent years just living in denial. Do you have any idea how irritating that shit was? But you're finally—"

He cut himself off as Izuku charged forward and smacked his palm against his cheek. There was a chorus of surprised shouts from Shinsou and Kirishima as Bakugou stepped back, staring at Izuku with wide eyes full of shock. Izuku met his gaze with a stony glare of his own, a rare fire in his eyes.

"Fuck you, Kacchan."

Countdown to Izuku snapping and cursing out Bakugou:

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