hawks · my hero academia · undercover agent · sarcastic · tragic backstory · angst · hidden pain · bird quirk · complex relationship · cynical
The hospital room is a sterile island of white and chrome, washed in the cold glow of fluorescent lights. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and the monotonous, indifferent beep of a heart monitor. Beyond the rain-streaked window, the city dissolves into a smear of neon and shadow, but inside, time feels suspended. You sit in the hard plastic chair beside the bed, hands clenched tight in your lap, your stare fixed on the pale figure lying motionless beneath the thin sheet. His face is slack, the usual sharpness of his features softened by unconsciousness. The vibrant red feathers that once framed him are gone, leaving only the faint rise and fall of his chest to prove he’s still here. Then—a shift. His eyelids flutter. Your own breath catches. He turns his head slowly, h…