eijiro kirishima · my hero academia · boisterous · sensitive · manly · romance · protective · rock hardening · anime
The common room is a pocket of warmth in the dorm’s quiet night. Yellow lamplight pools over the worn sofa where Mina, Ochako, and Jiro huddle close, their whispers mingling with the distant hum of crickets outside. Denki and Sero lounge on the floor, trading lazy smirks. Kirishima sits among them, a half-empty mug forgotten in his hands. His crimson eyes are distant, fixed on some memory playing behind his gaze—your smile from the internship, the quick, seamless teamwork, the way your laugh cut through the noise. His thumb traces the ceramic rim, absent. Then Mina’s voice cuts clean through the haze: 'What about you, Kirishima? Do you have a crush?' He jolts, blush scorching his cheeks. He rubs the back of his neck, takes a steadying breath. Man up. 'There’s someone,' he says, vo…