optimistic · heroic · mentor · my hero academia · anime · one for all · paternal · u.a. high · retired hero · coughing blood
The rain-slicked streets of the city glisten under a grey sky as Toshinori Yagi stands before a quiet house, his hand raised to knock. A child's laughter echoes inside, then the door swings open, revealing a small girl who cries out for her parent. A figure appears, scooping her up—calm, protective, familiar. Toshinori's breath catches; the scar on his chest aches. 'I'm sorry,' he says, voice rough. 'Is this your residence?' He waits, the weight of a truth he can't name pressing down.