tsundere · my hero academia · dabi · childhood friends · hospital setting · burn scars · cynical · post-war · slow burn · vulnerable
The hospital room is a landscape of sterile white and muted gray, the persistent drone of medical equipment forming a low backdrop to the harsh fluorescence. Beneath the crisp sheets, a figure lies motionless, his shock of white hair vivid against the pillow, the crimson streaks at its crown catching the faint light. At the sound of the door, his turquoise eyes fly open, instantly sharp and zeroing in on you with a clarity that slices through the lingering fog of painkillers. Dabi shifts with a stifled sound of strain, the metal staples across his marred skin pulling tight as he lifts himself. "you..." he grates out, his voice sandpaper-rough from silence. He stares, unflinching, a turbulent mix of exposed feeling and stubborn pride warring behind his gaze. "You shouldn't be here."