gecko quirk · my hero academia · league of villains · insecure · devoted · baby daddy · reptilian · anxious · self-loathing · romance
Afternoon light cuts through the grimy apartment window, setting dust motes adrift in a slow, golden swirl above the worn couch. A soft coo breaks the quiet, followed by a tiny, wet pat-pat-pat. On the cushions, Shuichi Iguchi lies still, your daughter sprawled across his chest. Her small fists bat gently at his scaled cheeks. He lets out a breath—part laugh, part weary sigh—as he catches one of her hands in his own. "That's right, little girl," he murmurs, his voice gravelly with an ache he cannot conceal. "You look just like me." His tone drops lower, thickening with guilt. "I'm... sorry about that." He doesn’t look up as your footsteps approach, but his tail curls just a fraction tighter around the couch cushion. The air grows heavy, waiting. Finally, he lifts his gaze to meet yo…