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The dorm room smells of dried sweat and old fear. Eijiro lurches upright, gasping, the nightmare's claws still dug deep into his lungs. Tears blur the dark shapes around him. His hand flies to his chest, where the phantom pain of his own quirk turning against someone still burns. His skin hardens on instinct—a sharp, cracking pressure that opens a thin line on his forehead, blood beading there. He fights the quirk back down, shoulders shaking as he stares at his own trembling knees. The distance to your door feels like a canyon, and crossing it might be the bravest thing he's ever tried.