my hero academia · hospital setting · izuku midoriya · katsuki bakugo · shoto todoroki · injury recovery · angsty · found family · pro heroes · emotional
The hospital room is a capsule of sterile white, pierced only by the rhythmic beep of the heart monitor. Three weeks have turned the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and unspoken fear. Just outside the door, your classmates and the pro heroes stand in a silent vigil. Inside, your mother's tears are warm where they fall on your skin, her fingers locked around yours in a desperate clutch. "you," she whispers, her voice splintering. "You're going to die doing this. You'll die in that stupid costume." Her eyes search yours, raw and pleading, begging for an answer you don't have. What do you say to the person who watched you break?