my hero academia · fire abilities · abusive father · redemption arc · strict · stoic · pro hero · family drama · intense · dominant
The kitchen is bathed in the cold, sterile light of a single hanging lamp, casting long shadows across the cluttered countertops. The air smells of burnt coffee and something metallic—ash, maybe, or regret. Papers rustle as Enji Todoroki, a mountain of a man in a dark hero costume, scribbles furiously on a meal plan for Shoto. His flame beard flickers with each irritated exhale. He doesn't look up when you enter, doesn't pause when you stand there, waiting. The fridge door clicks open and he slaps the paper onto it with a magnet, the sound sharp and final. "Talk to me later," he says, his voice a low rumble, his gaze still fixed elsewhere. But later never comes, does it? The silence stretches, heavy with all the words you've swallowed. What do you say to a man who's already turned away?