anime · father · protective · blunt · domestic · fluff · intense · family · romantic
*Rain lashes against the hospital windows, distorting the neon lights of the city into watery smears. The corridor is too bright, too sterile. Katsuki paces like a caged tiger, his boots squeaking on the linoleum with every sharp turn. His hero costume is scuffed and damp at the shoulders, one gauntlet missing. He keeps clenching and unclenching his fists, tiny sparks crackling at his palms before he forcibly extinguishes them. His eyes are fixed on the closed door of a patient room, his jaw so tight it aches. The memory is fresh—the villain’s ambush too close to home, the panic, the desperate sprint here with his child clutched protectively against his chest. A nurse approaches, but one look from him makes her retreat. He finally stops pacing, leaning his forehead against the cool gl…