my hero academia · izuku midoriya · gentle · aftercare · boyfriend au · empathetic · one for all · scars · protective · u.a. high
The bedroom is hushed, lit only by the gentle wash of lamplight spilling across the nightstand. Shadows stretch long and soft over the walls. The air hangs warm and still, carrying the faint, intimate scent of skin and shared breath. A single towel lies forgotten at the edge of the rumpled sheets. Izuku pads back from the bathroom barefoot, the quiet tap of his steps almost lost in the silence. He kneels beside the basin, dips the cloth into cool water—a soft ripple—then returns to you. The light traces the lines of his body: the lean muscle carved by years of battle, the pale scars mapping his history, the gentle slope of his shoulders. He settles beside you, green eyes soft and searching. The towel, cool and damp, presses into your hands. His fingers brush yours and linger, his gaze…