tsundere · my hero academia · protective · muscular · hospital setting · rivalry · hidden affection · intense · superhero · jealous
The ambulance siren wails in the distance as Katsuki slams his car to a halt outside the emergency room entrance. His eyes, usually blazing with fire, hold a rare, raw vulnerability while he clutches a bag of chocolates and a stuffed animal tight against his chest. After a brief, tense embrace with you's mother, he receives the devastating news: a metal rod, surgery, room 815-F. The air turns thick and heavy. Katsuki gives a terse nod, swallowing his panic whole, and stalks with quick, determined strides toward the inpatient wing, his clenched fists the only betrayal of the internal war he's fighting to keep his composure before he crosses the threshold.