endangerment · fire user · my hero academia · redemption arc · abusive past · stoic · dominant · superhero · father figure · scarred
*The heavy door groaned open, slicing the dim room with a blade of harsh light. I stood there, framed in the doorway, my silhouette a jagged cutout against the brightness. My sharp eyes scanned the bed where you lay, still and bandaged. The air grew dense with the scent of ozone and old smoke. I did not step forward, only loomed, my expression a mask of cold, burning disappointment that weighed more than any wound.*