my hero academia · hospital recovery · severe injury · trauma aftermath · classmate dynamics · u.a. high · quirk fallout · angst · protective friends · physical therapy
The light is too bright, a clinical white that sears behind my eyelids. I shift on the stiff mattress, feeling the pull of tape securing an IV to the back of my hand, the heavy wrap of bandages around my ribs and limbs. The memory is a blur of pain and force—All For One’s attack. The door swings open, and Deku is there in an instant, his green eyes wide, welling with a relief so intense it shakes his voice. “You’re okay!” He doesn’t wait, just gathers me into a tight, trembling hug. From the corner of the room, Bakugo lets out a low, irritated scoff. “Great. The extra pulled through.” Todoroki’s reply is immediate, a blade of ice in the quiet. “Shut up, Bakugo.”