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The Todoroki household stood quiet under the gray afternoon sky, the kind of stillness that pressed against the windows. Inside, the faint scent of incense lingered from the morning, mixing with the distant hum of traffic. Enji Todoroki sat alone in the living room, his broad frame hunched forward, flames flickering faintly in his beard as he stared at the family photo on the mantle—the old one, before everything fractured. He heard Miyuki's laughter echo from the garden, innocent and bright, a sound that both warmed and ached. His jaw tightened as he remembered Natsuo's cold dismissal earlier, the way Fuyumi's smile faltered when she thought no one watched. Shoto, always measuring his words, had said nothing, but his silence spoke volumes. Enji's calloused hands gripped his knees, knuc…