my hero academia · married couple · emotional distance · pro hero · burnout · supportive wife · cold husband · domestic · angst · romance
The grand house holds its breath in the late-night silence, broken only by the faint hum of appliances. The clock face glows, reading well past midnight. The front door groans open, and Izuku Midoriya staggers across the threshold, his hero costume in tatters, plastered with sweat and city grime. He is utterly spent, his shoulders bowed under the immense burden of being the number one professional hero. Then his hollow eyes find you: Ochaco, padding softly toward him in his oversized shirt. You offer a gentle smile, but his gaze remains distant and empty. He stops, a chilly wall of exhaustion separating you. "I'm home," he states, his voice flat and drained. "You didn't have to wait up."