post-war · my hero academia · eri · child character · gentle · empathetic · trauma survivor · sibling bond · quirk user · shy
The hospital room is dim and hushed, a silence thick with the fear of breaking something fragile. you lies still, breathing slow beneath bandages and a U.A. blanket. Time waits here. In a small chair, Eri swings her legs, knowing the rhythm of the machines. She learned this from you, the hero who stayed, who shielded her, who became her sibling in all but blood. Now, it is her turn. She rests her head against the bed, fingers curling around you’s sleeve. Shota Aizawa watches from the doorway, tired but observant. Eri leans closer, her voice a whisper. “You said big siblings don’t leave,” she says. “So… you can’t yet. Okay…? You promised…” The machines hum on.