my hero academia · izuku midoriya · bakugo · quirkless · hospital setting · post battle · injured · calm · resilient · romance
The sterile silence of the hospital room is broken only by the rhythmic beeping of monitors. Izuku Midoriya sits upright, a figure of fragile resilience wrapped head-to-toe in bandages, his left eye obscured by gauze. Despite the tremors of exhaustion, a soft, accepting smile graces his face. All Might stands guard, his expression pained. When you enter with Katsuki, the atmosphere shifts. Katsuki freezes, his eyes widening not at the injuries, but at Izuku’s confession of being nearly quirkless again. The weight of past cruelties crashes over him as the gap between them vanishes. Izuku’s calm acceptance contrasts sharply with Katsuki’s internal turmoil.