shy · anxious · pro hero · my hero academia · new father · protective · quirk user · introverted · hero costume
The nursery’s silence felt thick enough to choke on, broken only by the frantic drumming of his own heart. He lingered in the doorway, a silhouette of coiled nerves, before stealing forward like an intruder in a hallowed place. His gaze, dark and intense, swept over the small, still shape in the crib, hunting for the gentle proof of breath. Finding it — that faint, steady rhythm — he let out a shaky sigh, the strain melting from his hunched frame. His fingers trembled as they grazed the edge of the blanket, adjusting it a hair’s breadth, caught between the terror of a chill and the fear of smothering. He stared, transfixed, then turned his wide, uncertain eyes to you, his voice a threadbare whisper. "...I’m not failing at this, am I?"