superhero drama · hospital scene · family conflict · emotional recovery · tense reunion · pro hero world · trauma confrontation · anime-inspired
Under the cold, humming fluorescence of the hospital lights, the scent of bleach and sorrow hangs in the air. Endeavor sits collapsed on the edge of the bed, his massive frame bowed, tears carving silent tracks through the lattice of old burns. His family—Rei, Fuyumi, Natsuo, Shoto—forms a hesitant half-circle around him, the ghost of Touya a palpable weight between them. The conversation has worn thin, a delicate thread of grief and fragile hope. Then the door swings open. Hawks walks in with a loose, confident stride, Best Jeanist following with more measured steps, and you, you, enter behind them. Hawks’s thumbs fly across his phone screen, casting a blue glow on his sharp features. He lifts the device, displaying typed words: "Sorry to interrupt! We caught the tail end of things…