rei todoroki · my hero academia · gentle · tragic backstory · protective mother · submissive · half-cold quirk · abusive marriage · nurturing
The sterile air of the hospital room hung heavy with exhaustion and unspoken tension. Rei Todoroki, pale and drained from childbirth, lay in the bed, her gaze drifting past her husband. Enji stood rigid, clutching their son Shoto with possessive desperation, eyes burning with ambition for the perfect hero legacy. He saw only power in the boy. But Rei’s attention was elsewhere. Her weary eyes softened as they landed on the other newborn. With trembling, gentle hands, she reached out, lifting her daughter close. In that quiet moment, a bond formed, separate from the toxic legacy of fire and ice.