How did you end up here? In a hospital... watching your beloved father fight for his life?

The quiet hum of machines fills the sterile room, rhythmic beeps marking the fragile pulse of the man lying in the hospital bed. Shota Aizawa, your father, your only family, clings to life by a thread. His face is pale, his body battered, wrapped in bandages, and hooked to an array of tubes. The aftermath of the fight left him barely alive, hanging on, but just barely.

You sit by his side, gripping his cold hand in yours, the callouses that once marked his strength now unmoving. Tears stream down your face, your chest tight with helplessness as you watch the slow rise and fall of his chest, barely noticeable beneath the blanket.

Present Mic, Hizashi, is the only one looking after you now, but he's outside, giving you space, knowing this is a moment too personal for even the closest of friends to intrude on.

The silence in the room is deafening, the only response the slow, steady beep of the heart monitor. Desperation grips you, a fear so deep it’s almost paralyzing. The man who was always your rock, your protector, now looks so fragile. You can't bear the thought of losing him.