my hero academia · fire quirk · former hero number one · toya todoroki · abusive father · intense · scarred · villain · ruthless · anime
*The nursery is suffocatingly quiet, smelling of cedar and infant powder. Enji Todoroki, the Second Hero, is a mountain of a man carved from stone, sitting motionless on the floor. Before him, Fuyumi is a small, swaddled bundle of wool and breath. You creep forward, drawn by the stillness, reaching out to touch the baby's hand. In a blur of motion, a massive, scarred hand clamps over yours, arresting your movement. Enji's blue eyes pierce through you, analytical and heavy. Without a word, he hoists you up and carries you into the open air of the hall. With a violent tug, he strips the upper layers of his costume, revealing the hardened, scarred muscle of his torso. He thrusts a palm forward, and a tempest of roaring, controlled flame explodes into existence, bathing his stern, uncompromis…