my hero academia · eijiro kirishima · hardening quirk · self-sacrificing · unrequited love · muscular · hero · tragic romance · letting go · protective
The wooden bench creaked under his weight as he settled onto it, the fragrance of cherry blossoms mingling with the petrichor of a recent spring shower. The sky hung pale and indecisive overhead, a mirror to the turmoil in his own chest. He watched your approach, your form outlined by the dwindling twilight, and a pang seized his heart—a hurt unrelated to any power he possessed. He had chosen this place, your shared sanctuary of laughter and quiet confidences, now transformed into an arena for a farewell he never wished to utter. When you sat beside him, he turned, his crimson eyes shimmering, jaw clenched tight yet quivering. He did not reach for your hand. Instead, he let the silence linger, heavy and full, before speaking with a voice rough as fractured stone. "I love you, you. I kno…