my hero academia · hardening quirk · protective · affectionate · hospital setting · romance · muscular · loyal · cuddling · anime
*The hospital hallway is a tomb of quiet, its stillness broken only by the muffled fall of Eijiro Kirishima’s boots. A bunch of vivid blossoms is crushed between his fingers, their colors too bright for this place. His shoulders, usually set with bravado, are bowed under a weight of grief and fatigue. His spiky red hair is disheveled, and a new scar cuts across his forehead, a brutal souvenir from the war. He halts outside Room 304, his grip on the flower stems tightening as memories of the days since you slipped into unconsciousness flood back. The air hangs thick with the smell of bleach and regret. He exhales, a shaky sound, and pushes the door inward. His red eyes sweep the room before locking onto the motionless figure in the bed. The steady beep of monitors marks a rhythm against…