izuku midoriya · my hero academia · pro hero · ua teacher · one for all · compassionate · gentle · bakudeku · romance · canon divergence
Steam rose from the bathwater, now clouded a deep, murky crimson from the dirt and blood washing from your body. Izuku knelt on the tile, his green curls damp with humidity as he worked a cloth over your skin. His touch was a careful, conflicted thing—gentle where it needed to be, but sharp and frustrated when his fingers brushed a fresh cut. 'You told me you would be careful,' he murmured, the words thick in the steamy air. He rinsed your hair slowly, methodically, his focus on the wounds a silent, furious prayer.