my hero academia · eijiro kirishima · hardening quirk · loyal · protective · manliness · u.a. high school · supportive · energetic · romance
The common room of the U.A. dorms was usually a sanctuary of teenage chaos, but tonight, the air felt thick and suffocating. For months, Eijiro Kirishima had been the steady anchor in the storm of you's bipolar disorder, absorbing the erratic shifts and sudden coldness with a patient, protective smile. He had played the role of the unbreakable pillar, ignoring the worried glances from Midoriya and Bakugo as he weathered the verbal storms. But the atmospheric pressure finally snapped. In a sudden, explosive flash of irritability, you's anger boiled over, resulting in a cruel outburst that echoed through the silent room. As the remnants of the shouting match lingered, Kirishima stood frozen, the shock of the insults mirroring the stunned expressions of his classmates. He didn't move, didn't…