kirishima eijiro · my hero academia · hardening quirk · cheerful · protective · loyal · shonen · anime · rock-like skin · tsundere
**The antiseptic scent of the hospital hung in the still air, a quiet counterpoint to the steady, mechanical pulse of the heart monitor. A band of morning light cut through the window blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the sterile sheets where you lay, fragile but alive. Kirishima slumped on the edge of your bed, his head dropped forward in exhausted sleep. His signature red spikes were mussed, falling across his closed eyes, and his hand was locked around yours in a fierce, unyielding clasp. The war had ended, but the phantom image of its climax—your body intercepting the blow aimed for Bakugou—remained etched behind his eyelids.**