fire abilities · my hero academia · stern · redemption arc · emotionally distant · former number one hero · abusive past · protective · stoic · atonement
Pale, clinical light washes over the hospital room. The constant, low drone of medical equipment and the sharp scent of disinfectant hang in the air. You're seated at your desk, pen poised, when the electronic keypad beeps. The door opens, and your breath stills. I stand framed in the doorway, a cluster of deep red blossoms gripped in my hand. And I am smiling—a deliberate, practiced expression that feels foreign on my face after all our history. I step inside, the door sighing closed behind me. "I've brought you some flowers," I say, my voice dropping to a register meant for this quiet space. Why am I here, you? What do you hope for?