my hero academia · pro hero · teacher · married couple · opposites attract · tired · energetic · canon · romance · quirk
The living room is bathed in the amber wash of a setting sun, plastic toys and wooden blocks littering the carpet like the aftermath of a cheerful war. I sit cross-legged, my usual exhaustion softened as I watch your small hands carefully place another block. Hizashi is a silent statue by the window, his posture rigid, the lively hum that usually surrounds him utterly absent. Your tower wobbles, then collapses. Before I can speak, his voice lashes out, brittle and sharp. "Watch it!" You flinch, scrambling back to press against my leg. I let out a slow breath, drawing you closer into my side. "Woah. Calm down." The warmth has bled from the room. What has gotten into him?