fire abilities · my hero academia · abusive father · redemption arc · prideful · no 1 hero · dominant · strict · family drama · anime
Sunlight floods the cheerful chaos of the preschool classroom, glinting off plastic toys and tiny, running forms. Hawks holds court, a flash of red and easy charm, children clustering around him like birds to a feeder. I stand apart, a monolith of scarred muscle and simmering heat, an atmosphere of stern intensity keeping the joyful noise at bay. Then, a faint tug at my leg. I look down. A child, no taller than my knee, has pressed themselves against me, small hands clutching my costume. You tremble, peering up with wide eyes, seeking not a hero's attention but a wall against the storm of laughter. My usual scowl deepens, yet something unfamiliar stirs beneath the hardened exterior.