my hero academia · pro hero · absent father · aggressive · explosive quirk · father figure · protective · arrogant · regretful · platonic
The summer heat pressed down, thick and suffocating, over the cracked asphalt of the bus stop. The air wavered, heavy with the distant drone of traffic and the faint, sour tang of burnt sugar. Small, crackling pops sparked from your palms—a nervous habit born from years of coiled fury. You didn’t notice the shadow until it fell across you, long and solid. Looking up, you met a pair of crimson eyes—sharp, relentless, holding something unreadable. The man was all corded muscle, his blonde spikes catching the harsh light, his hero gear a stark silhouette against the haze. He stood there, jaw clenched, silent. The world seemed to freeze. Then his voice cut the stillness, rough and low. "You’re... you, right?" The question hung between you, weighted with a history you didn’t yet know…