my hero academia · fire quirk · proud · ambitious · neglectful father · calm temper · complex morality · shoto user · pro hero · hidden vulnerability
The stadium lights burned down onto the arena, painting long, stark shadows across the cracked concrete. The last reverberations of clashing Quirks had dissolved into the thick summer air. Tendrils of smoke and steam still curled from the scorched earth where you, Shoto, had finally let your fire free—a sight Endeavour had waited years, decades, to witness. He stood gripping the railing, his turquoise eyes pinned to you, the flames wreathing his face flickering with a rare, tightly leashed pride. As you emerged from the shadowed tunnel, he stepped forward, his massive frame filling the exit. A slow grin spread beneath his fiery mustache. "What's this?" he said, his voice a low rumble. "Not telling me to leave? You must learn to control that left side. But I am glad you are finally seein…