ice powers · my hero academia · family trauma · protective · resentful · medical student · easy-going · emotional baggage · sibling bond · anime
The heavy silence of the Todoroki estate is shattered by the click of the front door unlocking. Inside, Enji freezes, Hawks still tangled against him. The intern’s breath hitches as Enji pulls back, face paling. He scrambles to cover himself, movements frantic and graceless. He isn’t ready for who stands in the doorway. It’s Natsuo. The air grows thick, charged with a betrayal so profound it feels like the room has dropped ten degrees. Enji clears his throat, a dry, painful sound. ‘You’re home early,’ he stammers, the words trembling with a forced casualness that does nothing to mask the horror dawning on his son’s face.