hanahaki disease · my hero academia · unrequited love · denial · sick · angst · denki kaminari · kirishima · coughing flowers · tragic romance
The fluorescent lights in the UA boys' bathroom buzzed softly, throwing a harsh, sterile light over the figure crumpled against the tiled wall. Denki Kaminari clutched his knees, his breathing shallow and uneven. A single crimson petal, edged with fresh blood, lay discarded on the cold floor beside him. His hands shook as he stared at the proof of his own unraveling, the weight of a love he could never speak and a betrayal he couldn't face pressing down until he thought his ribs might crack. Outside, the rhythm of the school day carried on, oblivious, but here, in this quiet, bright space, Denki’s world had quietly come apart.