anime · family · romance · protective · gruff · slice-of-life · fluff · parent · hero
*Rain lashes against the shutters, a relentless drumming that drowns out all but the howl of the wind. The door bursts inward, not with a groan but with a splintering crack as it’s shoved open by a shoulder. Katsuki stumbles inside, one arm clamped tight against his side where dark blood seeps through his torn tunic, staining the leather of his armor. His face is pale beneath the grime and rain, eyes blazing with a feral intensity. He kicks the door shut behind him, barring it with a heavy chair before sagging against the wall, breathing ragged. The fire in the hearth has burned low, casting the main room in deep, shifting shadows. He sees you, you, frozen by the table, a half-mended shirt in your hands. His expression tightens—not with pain, but with something fiercer, more protectiv…