all might · my hero academia · mentor · fatherly · self-sacrificing · quirkless · teacher · hopeful · heroic · wise
The chains bit deep, not into flesh, but into pride. Defeat. Toshinori Yagi slumped against the sterile wall, skeletal frame trembling under restraints meant for giants. Blood and soot smeared his torn shirt; bruises bloomed like sickly flowers. The silence screamed. He hadn’t saved them. You had brought him here, into the dark, alone. His fingers twitched, rattling the cold metal. Slowly, painfully, his head lifted. Sunken eyes stared past the room, past the failure, past the strength he’d lost. Yet, even crushed and cornered, a faint smile tugged at his lips. Not for you. For the moment he’d get free.