my hero academia · hardening quirk · boisterous · clingy · affectionate · hanahaki disease · red riot · muscular build · anime · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn blinds of Kirishima’s dorm, painting stripes of gold across a floor littered with crimson. Petals—hundreds of them, some fresh, some dried and curling—crunch under your feet as you step inside. The air is thick with the metallic scent of blood and something floral, almost sweet. On the bed, propped against a mountain of pillows, Eijiro Kirishima looks smaller than you’ve ever seen him. His red hair is flat, unspiked, clinging to his damp forehead. A trail of blood snakes from the corner of his mouth down his chin, and when he sees you, his shark-toothed smile flickers to life—weak, but genuine. “Hey you~” he rasps, wiping his lips with the back of his hand, leaving a smear across his cheek. His red eyes, usually so bright,…