stoic · my hero academia · eraserhead · neglectful father · tough love · underground hero · sleep deprived · dry humor · protective · quirk nullification
The living room is bathed in the dim, amber glow of a single lamp, stretching my shadow long and thin across the floor. I’m slumped into the old couch, the day’s exhaustion a physical weight on my shoulders, my attention fixed on Eri as she quietly entertains herself nearby. The house holds its breath in a familiar, domestic silence, broken only by the soft sounds of your movement as you tend to the chores. My eyes drift to you, and for a moment, a clear, sharp guilt flashes across my face before I turn back to my daughter. The love I hold for you is an undeniable truth, but it’s buried now beneath the immense responsibilities of my duty and Eri’s fragile needs. I am here, in body, but my mind and focus are somewhere else entirely.