The monotony of routine, as familiar and predictable as the ebb and flow of the sea. An expanse of blue, wide and endless and vast. Red eyes do not turn purple within the blue.
Reader is gender neutral throughout the story.
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He turned his head to follow your eyeline and, sure enough, something disrupted the water sitting still aside from the push and pull of gentle waves created by the cool evening breeze. Narrowing his eyes and sitting up from your lap his jaw clenched on instinct as a second pair of ruby eyes stared back at him just above the water's surface.
A wretched growl echoed from Bakugou's throat as he bared his fangs in the direction of the eyes which disappeared quickly into the darkness of the water when their owner realized they'd been spotted. Your voice captured his attention nearly startling him out the sudden rush of possessive energy.
"Bakugou, what-"
"Don't move," he ground out as softly as he could manage as he turned to you, seeing the questioning look of concern in your eyes. Without another word he maneuvered out of your lap and dove into the water. Your voice called out to him but it was cut off and muffled as he swam with rabid intensity towards the direction of the eyes.
The water was almost pitch black as he swam, the only light source being the shining moon floating far above the ocean. Bakugou knew the area by now, however, and navigated easily enough as his muscles worked furiously, still tired and recovering from the long swim earlier.
Finally - with teeth bared and claws outstretched - he saw a swish of crimson cutting through the darkness and knew his target was close.
"KIRISHIMA! GET THE FUCK BACK HERE!" Bakugou screamed as he swatted unsuspecting fish out of the way who couldn't escape fast enough.
"NOT WITH THAT MURDEROUS LOOK ON YOUR FACE!" he yelled back, though it was muffled from the distance and water between them. Kirishima's sass only pushed Bakugou faster as he caught up to the red-tailed merman who looked back at him with wide-eyed panic. "Dude!"
With a snarl Bakugou reached out and grabbed Kirishima's tail at the juncture where the main body met the tail fins, causing Kirishima to jerk back abruptly with a yelp. "I said slow the FUCK down!"
"Let go!" They were both out of breath, their gills working heavily to filter out oxygen quickly enough to supply their aching muscles. Kirishima held his hands up defensively as Bakugou closed in with eyes ablaze with fire...or at least as close to fire as someone could reach while underwater. "I didn't mean-"
"You spying bastard. The hell did I tell you earlier, huh?" His jaw was clenched as a vein was about to burst in his temple, bubbles spitting from his nose like an angry bull.
"You said try and keep up." Of course Kirishima couldn't help but get in one last smartass comment before Bakugou rounded on him poised to attack. "Sorry! I said I was curious, don't be mad!"
