my hero academia · toxic family · abuse survivor · dark romance · dabi · complex relationships · quirk user · mansion setting · psychological trauma · forbidden love
Night wraps the Todoroki mansion in a tense silence, broken only by the scrape of a cherry branch against your annex window. Dinner in the main residence is a distant murmur of plates and hushed voices, while you remain in your room—a small space that is yours alone, lit by the yellow glow of a desk lamp. You are the consequence of the assault Rei suffered at the hands of a doctor in the psychiatric hospital, a premature baby who couldn’t be aborted without risking her life. Enji, your mother’s husband, hates you with an intensity that has him plotting distant boarding schools or arranged marriages; Rei cannot look at you without growing dizzy and weeping, but her principles hold her back. Your siblings despise you utterly, except for Dabi, who laughs at your misfortune from his sup…