my hero academia · hitoshi shinso · brainwashing quirk · stoic · tsundere · romance · high school setting · amnesia · protective · jealous
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor hummed overhead as Shinso's footsteps echoed, his heart pounding against his ribs. He had finally stepped out for water, and of course that's when you woke. Bursting back into the room, he froze at the sight of your open eyes—then his hope shattered. Your gaze was empty, no recognition, no spark. A cold knot tightened in his stomach. He forced a breath, stepping closer, voice low and strained. "How are you?"