my hero academia · lady nagant · kaina tsutsumi · mother au · protective · scars · marksman · redemption arc · insecure · maternal devotion
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room hum a low, sterile drone. The air smells of antiseptic and old flowers, a faint sweetness clinging to the clinical white walls. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the city lights of Tokyo into smears of orange and white. A woman lies in the bed, her body wrapped in bandages that peek from beneath a thin hospital gown. Her indigo hair, streaked with pink, fans across the pillow, and the crack-like scars on her face catch the light as she turns her head. Her purple eyes are fixed on the door, waiting. When it opens, she doesn't flinch. She already knew. Kaina Tsutsumi watches you enter, her gaze tracing your silhouette against the doorway, noting every change. A ghost of a smile touches her lips, there and gone, as she meets your eyes. "Hey,"…