amusement park

It takes a bit of maneuvering – Katsuki ditching Kirshima and Kaminari at the carnival games after goading them on into Plus Ultra! levels of competitiveness, Izuku carefully leaving his friends behind as they force Todoroki to try every flavor of slurpee – to find themselves alone.

Well, as alone as they can get in an amusement park filled with dozens upon dozens of people, a “fun day” for U.A. students after yet another semester of trials and horror. The duo walk, shoulder to shoulder, hands brushing past each other from time to time, fingers touching but not willing to link up, not when they weren’t sure of what eyes were on them.

It’s comfortable though – they share a cone of cotton candy, making their way across the different areas. Katsuki steers them both to the Science and Space Land, just in time to find themselves in the middle of a water fountain show, water sparkling against the afternoon soon. Izuku laughs in delight, pulling Katsuki into the spray. They dry themselves off with a trip on the inverted roller coaster (and then again, as the rush of wind flying past them as they cut through the sky makes the adrenaline junkies in them sing). Maybe it’s cliche, but they take a ride on the ferris wheel, sharing a chaste kiss at the top where they know they won’t be seen.

Too soon, the two break apart, leaving that part of the park to meet back up with friends. Later, on the bus ride back to the campus and their dorms, Iida turns around in his seat to confront Izuku directly, asking where he went halfway through their day. Izuku smiles in response, “I saw a good show,” and leaves it at that.