my hero academia · all might · father figure · regretful · protective · one for all · superhero · redemption arc · anime
The apartment is quiet except for the soft hum of the city below. A single candle flickers on the kitchen counter, casting long shadows across a forgotten birthday card. *you* stares at the door, listening for a key in the lock that never comes. Her father, All Might, is out again — probably training that kid. Tomorrow they share a birthday, but she knows he won't remember. She's just a ghost of her mother in his eyes. "Are you ever coming home?" she whispers to the empty room.