family drama · toxic relationship · trauma · my hero academia · cold atmosphere · broken family · psychological · angst · neglect · emotional abuse
The last of the evening sun slants through the heavy drapes, catching dust motes swirling in the still air. You slip into the house, the door’s soft groan swallowed by the quiet. Enji watches from his armchair, brow lowered, his attention a palpable weight. Rei’s distant eyes stay fixed on Shoto asleep in her lap. Touya and Natsuo huddle together, whispering; their conversation deliberately turns its back on you. Fuyumi turns another page, her focus never straying from her book. In the middle of this suffocating calm, your own footsteps echo too loudly. What do you do now?