hizashi swallowed, a slight wince at the pain that spiked from it. the nurses let him put in his hearing aids, so luckily he could hear shoutaās voice - thank goodness, he would have lost it if he couldnāt hear his husbandās voice in this moment.
he had been trying not to think of his injuries, of the fact that doctors think heāll never talk again. he squeezed shoutaās hands, wanting to say something - wanting to talk to his husband like they had five days ago. hands shook as he released them from shoutaās, hesitate in his motions to do so. he never wanted to part from shoutaās touched, but he had to in order to explain the best he could and sign.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā vocal cords are crushed.Ā ā
he brought a hand up to touch the thick bandages on his throat. there would be a scar; the villain had gotten too close to hizashi; while he was a pro hero, he wasnāt close combat by any means. he was a long range fighter and only used skills in self defense. but that hadnāt been enough - his speaker had been destroyedĀ with some-sortĀ of pressure quirk and closed completely on his throat as the villain also used a knife for safe measure.Ā
it worked. the speaker as well as the knife did damageĀ the doctors didnāt think could be healed. recovery girl had done what she could, but had walked away with a sad look on her face.Ā
he leaned towards shouta the best he could as he signed again.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā doctors think it cannot be repaired.Ā ā
he would not cry. he cried the first day he woke up, he cried most of this morning - he wasnāt sure he had tears left. but he felt the wetnessĀ in eyes and blinked them away, giving his husband the smile he could. hizashi knew he would be retiring first out of the both them but he had thought it would be due to his hearing - not losing his voice and his quirk.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā announcement for retirement is in three days.Ā ā
heĀ glancesĀ fromĀ handsĀ thatĀ signedĀ toĀ aroundĀ theĀ room;Ā eyesĀ lazilyĀ tracingĀ theĀ ceilings,Ā theĀ walls,Ā theĀ windowsĀ thatĀ wereĀ litĀ byĀ theĀ sunāsĀ WARMINGĀ raysĀ Ā Ā ---------Ā Ā Ā howĀ UNSETTLINGĀ itĀ wasĀ forĀ hizashiĀ toĀ beĀ theĀ oneĀ lyingĀ inĀ theĀ hospitalĀ bedĀ wrappedĀ withĀ bandages.Ā notĀ soĀ longĀ ago,Ā heĀ wasĀ lyingĀ inĀ aĀ hospitalĀ bedĀ Ā ---Ā Ā Ā hisĀ visionĀ blurredĀ byĀ wrapsĀ andĀ armsĀ USELESSĀ byĀ hisĀ sides,Ā yetĀ heĀ hadĀ walkedĀ awayĀ withĀ hisĀ quirkĀ intact.Ā aĀ stormĀ swellsĀ deepĀ inĀ chest,Ā rippingĀ andĀ tearingĀ beneathĀ hisĀ ribĀ -Ā cage;Ā clutchingĀ viciouslyĀ atĀ heart.Ā ifĀ onlyĀ heĀ hadĀ beenĀ thereĀ thenĀ maybeĀ heĀ couldĀ haveĀ preventedĀ this.
BUTĀ ITĀ WASĀ ALREADYĀ TOOĀ LATE.Ā scarredĀ fingersĀ twitch;Ā claspingĀ tighterĀ atopĀ hisĀ lap.Ā somehow,Ā heĀ couldĀ onlyĀ thinkĀ ofĀ thisĀ asĀ hisĀ ownĀ fault.Ā heĀ shouldĀ haveĀ wentĀ withĀ hizashiĀ whenĀ heĀ receivedĀ theĀ emergencyĀ callĀ butĀ heĀ hadnāt.Ā heĀ hadĀ remainedĀ behindĀ withĀ aĀ strongĀ beliefĀ thatĀ hisĀ husbandĀ couldĀ handleĀ theĀ situation.Ā heāsĀ neverĀ hadĀ toĀ worryĀ before.Ā heĀ couldĀ holdĀ hisĀ weight.Ā heāsĀ seenĀ hizashiĀ inĀ battleĀ Ā ---Ā Ā heāsĀ trainedĀ besideĀ him;Ā FOUGHTĀ alongsideĀ him.Ā it Ā was Ā made Ā apparentlyĀ clearĀ onĀ theĀ phoneĀ that Ā the Ā target Ā wasnāt Ā a Ā dangerous Ā one Ā (Ā Ā justĀ anĀ averageĀ criminal Ā ).Ā WRONG.Ā Ā Ā ---------
āĀ Ā Ā WEāLLĀ FIGUREĀ ITĀ OUT.Ā youĀ saidĀ thatĀ theĀ doctorsĀ āĀ thinkĀ āĀ yourĀ vocalĀ cordsĀ cannotĀ beĀ repairedĀ butĀ thatĀ justĀ meansĀ thereĀ isĀ aĀ CHANCEĀ theyĀ could.Ā quirksĀ haveĀ advancedĀ enoughĀ thatĀ iāmĀ sureĀ SOMEONEĀ outĀ thereĀ canĀ helpĀ usĀ restoreĀ yourĀ voice.Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā shoutaāsĀ gazeĀ returnsĀ backĀ toĀ hisĀ spouse;Ā Ā toĀ hisĀ handsĀ Ā ---Ā Ā toĀ theĀ bittersweetĀ smileĀ onĀ hizashiāsĀ face.Ā withoutĀ aĀ voiceĀ toĀ speakĀ directly,Ā theĀ communicationĀ betweenĀ themĀ wouldĀ beĀ limitedĀ Ā toĀ japaneseĀ signĀ language,Ā texting,Ā notes,Ā etc.Ā heĀ wouldĀ haveĀ toĀ sharpenĀ hisĀ knowledgeĀ onĀ signĀ languageĀ moreĀ thanĀ everĀ nowĀ thatĀ hisĀ husbandĀ wasĀ mute.Ā BUTĀ ITĀ WASĀ AĀ SMALLĀ PRICEĀ toĀ payĀ toĀ beĀ ableĀ toĀ speakĀ withĀ hisĀ husbandĀ untilĀ heĀ couldĀ lookĀ furtherĀ intoĀ searchingĀ forĀ theĀ rightĀ individualĀ withĀ theĀ quirkĀ heĀ needed.Ā heĀ prayedĀ itĀ wouldnātĀ beĀ long.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā doĀ youĀ knowĀ whoĀ willĀ beĀ givingĀ theĀ announcementĀ Ā ?Ā Ā Ā ā