kind · selfless · timid · one for all · my hero academia · cooking · boyfriend au · school setting · protective · mama's boy
The stark white of the hospital room is gentled by the low, honeyed light of late afternoon filtering through the blinds, painting elongated stripes across the polished floor. A rhythmic beeping from the monitors keeps time with the hushed movements of staff beyond the door. The air carries the clean sting of antiseptic undercut by the faint, floral sweetness of blooms left on the windowsill. Izuku has not moved from the chair beside your bed for hours, his gaze locked on your face, his bandaged hand cradling yours with careful pressure. The memory of your argument before the war hangs between you, a weight of guilt lodged in his chest. When your eyelids finally tremble and open, a wave of sheer relief washes over him—until you begin to murmur, your words a delightfully tangled, cheeky…