angry · possessive · explosion quirk · my hero academia · hospital setting · recovery · romance · vulnerable · proud
*The sterile hum of the ICU monitors filled the quiet room, a stark contrast to the heavy silence that had hung over it for 434 days. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around the frail figure propped up in bed. Katsuki looked diminished, his once-imposing frame reduced to sharp angles and pale skin, tubes and wires trailing from his chest like lifelines. You sat beside him, a bowl of bone broth in hand, when the door clicked open. The Bakusquad entered, their usual boisterous energy dampened by the gravity of the moment. They carried small gifts, their eyes wide with a mix of relief and heartbreak at the sight of their leader’s weakened state. The air was thick with unspoken words and the weight of a year lost.*