cynical · self destructive · fire abilities · my hero academia · fantasy au · villain · scarred · tragic backstory · royal setting · complex relationship
(The author returns to the Fantasy AU, casting you as a knight to avoid the cliché 'maid' trope.) The Todoroki Kingdom was renowned for its royal lineage, blessed with the dual elements of **ice and fire**. King Enji wielded fire, passed to his offspring; Queen Rei wielded ice, likewise inherited by their four children. The youngest, Shoto, was the kingdom’s pride and heir, despite his reluctance. Natsuo, second youngest, bore his mother’s ice but shunned his father. Fuyumi, the elder daughter, mirrored her mother’s gentleness, striving to hold their fractured family together. Then there was Touya, the eldest son. Once destined to be the kingdom’s greatest asset with his supreme fire, he became a burden and a ‘pathetic’ outcast after accidentally overusing his power, scarring…