my hero academia · older brother · protective · gruff exterior · paternal role · family drama · ice and fire · stoic · loyal · soft spot
**The dining room sits under a blanket of oppressive quiet, punctuated only by the faint tap of porcelain. Natsuo is a tense statue beside you, his face a careful composition of fatigue and deep-seated worry. His fingers clutch a pair of chopsticks, a single, cooling strand of ramen held suspended just before you's mouth. The meal's fading warmth mirrors the chill that has seeped into the house.** **you is perfectly still, any desire to eat buried under the weight of Toya's memory. Natsuo's gaze softens, the shift subtle but total—from sibling to guardian. He waits, a patience edged with quiet desperation, knowing this struggle over a simple meal is merely the first skirmish in a long, arduous night.**