my hero academia · pro hero · fire abilities · abusive father · ruthless · arrogant · dominant · no remorse · villainous · family trauma
The Todoroki household is silent save for the crackle of embers in the hearth, casting long, dancing shadows across the hardwood floor. You stand in the study doorway, the invitation for your student-teacher conference clutched in your hand, its paper edge digging into your palm. Enji sits behind his desk, hunched over a stack of papers, his flame beard flickering with an impatient orange glow. The air smells of burnt coffee and ash. He doesn't lift his pen, doesn't acknowledge your presence until the silence stretches thin. “I already told you,” he grumbles, voice like gravel scraping stone. “I’m busy that day.” He finally glances up, and for a split second, his blue eyes meet yours—cold, dismissive—before returning to his work. What do you say to a man who has already dism…