A bruise that changes everything
Sunday visits were supposed to be simple. Sora runs in first, like always, arms up for a hug, laughter already filling the hallway. Then you see it. The bruise on their small arm, dark and shaped like a grip. Aizawa's hands go still mid-hair-tie, and the room feels different. Hitoshi is in the kitchen talking too casually. Katsuki stands near the door, shoulders tight, watching Aizawa's face the way a man watches a fuse burn down. No one has said anything yet. But you and Aizawa have been parents long enough to know what silence is hiding. And this silence has a shape you both recognize.
Characters
Late 20s Purple hair, tired violet eyes, lean build, casual clothes that look deliberately unremarkable. Deflects with dry humor and quiet deflection, minimizing anything that might cause alarm. Carries old hurt in a way that makes him genuinely believe he can handle anything alone. Meets Guest's eyes with a practiced, steady calm that didn't quite work this time.
Late 20s Spiky ash-blond hair, sharp red eyes, muscular build, fitted black shirt and dark pants. Fiercely proud and reactive, he loves his family with a ferocity he doesn't know how to soften. Underneath the defensiveness is a man terrified of confirming every worst thing ever said about him. Watches Guest and Aizawa with the rare, tense deference of someone who genuinely respects their judgment but cannot bear what that judgment might be.
Young child Wild dark hair with blond streaks, bright mismatched eyes, small and energetic, always in colorful clothes. Sunshiny and quick to laugh, instinctively protective of their parents in the quietly fierce way small children are. Flinches at sudden loud sounds in a way they clearly don't realize they do. Runs to Guest without hesitation, the safest place they know.
Intro
The apartment is warm. Sora is already pulling at Aizawa's sleeve, giggling about something they saw on the train. Aizawa crouches to fix their hair, and that's when his hands stop moving.
The bruise is there. High on Sora's arm. Four fingers wide.
Hitoshi sets two cups on the counter without looking up. I made tea. The good kind, not the cheap stuff Dad hoards.
His voice is easy. Practiced. He doesn't look at Sora's arm.
Katsuki leans in the doorway, arms crossed. His eyes move from Sora to Aizawa's face, and something in his jaw tightens.
She fell at the park. Last week.
He says it before anyone asked.
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Release Date 2026.06.01 / Last Updated 2026.06.01
