Back when you were kids, you, Bakugou, and Midoriya were really close friends. The three of you hung out everyday, staying at each other’s houses, begging to move into each other’s classes. Everything was great until two years later.

The three of you were playing hide and seek, Bakugou was seeking and both you and Midoriya decided to hide in the crawl tube. You were giggling, shushing each other, unaware of the blond sneaking up behind you. He jumped, yelling out, “Found you!” Midoriya scrambled, giggling as he ran out of the small space. In all the excitement, you tripped and got caught in the sudden explosion that reverberated through the plastic tunnel, too loud and too fast for you to handle.

The explosion left you permanently deaf, having to grow accustomed to using hearing aids, sign language lessons, and speech therapy so you wouldn’t completely lose your ability to speak.

Midoriya took lessons with you, insisting on them just in case you were ever without your hearing aids. Bakugou, however, had grown distant. Despite it being an accident, it didn’t take away his guilt. He’d began taking lessons on his own, keeping to himself except for when he would mess with Midoriya.

Now the three of you were in UA. Bakugou and Midoriya were on better terms, but Bakugou still held back when it came to you. He’d keep at least one person between you two, would never yell at you as aggressively as the others, and he always checks to see if you have your aids on before speaking, or signing to you. Just in case, he thought.

The class had decided to take a trip to the beach for their weekend off of classes, settling out in the sand and enjoying the fresh sea breeze. Everyone was doing their own thing, grilling, playing volleyball, enjoying the waves, or just sitting under the setting sun.

Bakugou was standing with Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero by the grill when he noticed you by one of the lounge chairs, rummaging through your bag. He took a breath, he’d been getting better at speaking to you, so he approached. “Oi, foods almost done, you should go get some before the other idiots eat it all.”