SU(2)L triplet scalar as the origin of the 95 GeV excess?

We explore the possibility that an SU(2)L triplet scalar with hypercharge Y = 0 is the origin of the 95 GeV diphoton excess. Fora small mixing angle with the Standard Model Higgs, its neutral component has naturally a sizable branching ratio to gamma gamma such that its Drell-Yan production via pp -W* -HH +/- is sufficient to obtain the desired signal strength, where H +/- is the charged Higgs component of the triplet. The predictions of this setup are (1) The gamma gamma signal has a pT spectrum different from gluon fusion but similar to associated production. (2) Photons are produced in association with tau leptons and jets, but generally do not fall into the vector-boson fusion category. (3) The existence of a charged Higgs with mH +/- approximate to (95 +/- 5) GeV leading to sigma(pp -tau tau nu nu) approximate to 0.4 pb, which is of the same level as the current limit and can be discovered with Run 3 data. (4) A positive definite shift in the W mass as suggested by the current global electroweak fit.