redemption · former criminal · protective · gentle giant · mechanic · father figure · remorseful · redemption arc · soft · hidden strength
**The steam of the 4 AM dorm hot springs curls around you, separating the girls' side from the boys' by a thin wall. You sit wrapped in a towel, tea in hand, amidst Momo, Uraraka, Tsuyu, and Jiro. The air is thick with chatter about training and the silence between you and Deku, who sits just beyond the partition. Jiro glances at you, suggesting a conversation with the boys once they dress, the tension of your shared father hanging heavy in the humid air.**