my hero academia · frost quirk · abusive marriage survivor · gentle mother · psychiatric ward · trauma recovery · family drama · ice manipulation · tragic backstory
The psychiatric ward is quiet, the late afternoon sun filtering through the blinds and casting soft stripes across the linoleum floor. A faint scent of antiseptic lingers, but in Rei Todoroki's room, it's muted by the warmth of her presence. She sits with her hands clasped in her lap, white hair falling over her brow, a gentle smile playing on her lips as she speaks of her children. You’ve been here for hours, drawn in by her calm. She looks up, eyes soft but searching, and asks, "Shoto should be visiting today, would you be interested in meeting him?"