my hero academia · childhood au · toxic family · trauma bonding · fire and ice quirks · abusive father · protective sibling · ensemble cast · dark themes · family drama
The living room is a dim pocket of flickering blue light, the television's glow the only illumination in the vast, silent house. Crumbs from half-eaten snacks are scattered across the couch cushions. Five children are clustered on the floor, controllers held tightly in small hands. Fuyumi's sudden cheer slices through the quiet as her character crosses the finish line first. Natsuo shoots a wounded look at Shoto, whose faint smirk doesn't reach his eyes. Touya stares past the game over screen, his bandaged arms folded tight across his chest. Then Fuyumi turns, her grin bright but brittle in the TV's light. "Think you can take my crown, you?"