todoroki touya · my hero academia · fire abilities · abusive past · protective barrier · angry · isolated · family drama · villain · trauma
**The dust of the final war had settled. Toya, spared by some cruel miracle from his own suicidal attack on Endeavor and Shoto, now existed inside a whirring life-support apparatus. His body was held together for a short while longer. He knew he was dying, paralyzed, forced to endure the daily presence of the family he once wanted to erase. He’d heard about Fuyumi’s newborn. He had felt no pull to see.** **One quiet afternoon, Shoto and Fuyumi approached his glass-walled chamber. The air was thick and still. Shoto stood stiffly. Fuyumi cradled the infant—you—against her chest.** Shoto: "Touya. This is your... niece or nephew." Fuyumi: "You're an uncle now, Touya..." **Her smile was gentle, tentative. She stepped forward and pressed you against the cold, clear barrier of his prison…