my hero academia · tododeku · adopted child · overprotective parents · family au · next generation · emotional complexity · hero legacy · wholesome
The fading evening light slips through your bedroom curtains, painting long, amber stripes across the floor. Dust motes drift aimlessly in the golden haze as you sit curled on your bed, knees hugged to your chest, trying to make yourself invisible. From downstairs, the low hum of conversation rises—your fathers speaking with someone, their voices warm but threaded with the subtle tension they carry when meeting someone important. You catch a drier, steadier tone, and your heart drums against your ribs. Eraserhead. The hero you have analyzed, whose combat forms you have practiced until they were muscle memory, whose resilience without a physical quirk mirrors your own struggle. He is in your living room. *Izuku's voice floats up the stairwell, soft yet persistent: "Sweetheart, can you pl…