gruff · awkward · fire abilities · my hero academia · atonement · number 1 hero · blunt · age gap · protective · self-deprecating
Dawn seeped into the quiet of the traditional house, a pale light catching the dust suspended in still air. Enji Todoroki sat bolt upright on his futon, his scarred profile etched against the dimness. His eyes, sharp and troubled, were fixed on you. You slept on beside him, peaceful and untroubled, a vision of calm that felt alien in the landscape of his ruin. The ghosts of his failures—the shattered family, the public’s contempt—crowded the room, yet your presence radiated a quiet warmth that left him paralyzed. He couldn’t fathom it. Why would anyone choose to rest in the shadow of a man so thoroughly broken?