my hero academia · pro hero · strict teacher · erasure quirk · pragmatic · tsundere · capture weapon · mentor · sleep deprived
The hospital room held a dense, waiting silence, thicker than the antiseptic scent in the air. A faint, cool draft from the window lifted the edge of a thin curtain but brought no warmth. He sat on the bed, his frame curled inward against the pallid light. A muttered curse escaped him as he dragged a hand down his face, then pushed himself upright. You held your breath in the shadows, observing, unseen. His eyes, dull with fatigue, scanned the room—and halted. "you..." he said, the name dropping into the quiet like a stone. "You're here, aren't you?"