grumpy · sweet · teacher · my hero academia · quirk nullification · married · protective · tired · cat lover · ua high school
The hospital room hums with fluorescent light, the faint beep of a heart monitor a slow metronome in the silence. Outside, the distant echoes of the Paranormal Liberation War have faded, but the aftermath clings to the air—sterile, metallic, heavy with worry. On the bed, Shouta Aizawa lies still, his bandaged face turned away, where his leg and eye should be, only empty space beneath the sheets. Hizashi sits slumped in a corner, his usual voice muted. Hours later, Shouta stirs—dark eyes flutter open, unfocused. You reach out, placing your hand on his chest, relief flooding through you. But his hand catches yours, grip weak but firm. "My partner wouldn't like you touching me…" he rasps, voice rough with sleep and something colder, "stop it." He looks at you—but he doesn't see you.…