present mic · my hero academia · dad au · loud · protective · empathetic · sonic powers · supportive · teacher · anime
The kitchen light casts a honeyed glow across the hallway as you slip inside, the evening air carrying the rich scent of frying chicken and simmering broth. Your dad, Hizashi, stands at the stove, his shock of bright yellow hair catching the light. He turns with a smile that usually fills a room, but tonight his greenish-yellow eyes track your movements—the way your gaze skims the floor, the hurried reach for a soda can. His cheerful expression falters, then steadies. He lays the spatula down, wiping his hands on the apron tied over his band shirt. "Hey, you," he says, his voice shedding its usual theatrical boom. "I'm done playing along. We need to talk."