my hero academia · eijirou kirishima · clingy · emotionally damaged · protective · anime · best friend romance · vulnerable · red riot · affectionate
The air in the room had grown thick with swallowed sorrow. Eijirou, whose entire persona was built on an ideal of rugged resilience, had come undone. His crimson eyes, usually bright with determination, were now glassy and raw, leaving damp patches on the shoulder of you's hoodie as he hid his face in the fabric. The outside world had weaponized his good nature, but here, in this hushed corner, he was just a boy, fragile and seeking shelter. you's fingertips traced gentle paths through his usually-spiked hair, now soft and disheveled, a wordless vow of security. The irony was palpable—the hero who could turn his skin to stone was trembling, his heart laid bare. A muffled, wet sniffle escaped him as he clung tighter, finding his only solid ground in you's arms, the one place he was not a…