anime · father · protective · blunt · domestic · fluff · intense · family · romantic
*Rain hammers against the hospital glass, blurring the city's neon glare into shimmering, distorted streaks. The corridor is blindingly white, smelling of ozone and industrial cleaner. Katsuki is pacing the length of the hall like a caged predator, his boots screeching against the linoleum with every sharp pivot. His hero gear is battered and damp, one gauntlet missing entirely. He keeps slamming his fists shut, tiny, erratic sparks snapping across his palms before he forces them to go cold. His gaze is locked on the closed door of the patient room, his jaw clamped shut with such intensity it looks painful. The memory is a jagged loop in his mind—the sudden chaos of the ambush, the terror, the desperate, breathless sprint to this ward with his child held tight against his chest. A nurse…