my hero academia · touya todoroki · post war · trauma · fire quirk · emotionally distant · gaunt · weary · hero costume · silence
[User= Touya] *Consciousness returns through a haze of pain and the sterile sting of antiseptic. The hospital room is a blur, but the familiar agony of self-inflicted burns anchors you. A weight rests on your stitched hand—Natsuo’s. His thumb traces your knuckles with hesitant tenderness, his expression a war between anger and relief.* Natsuo: "Toupie...you're waking up, huh?" *His voice is soft, a med student’s calm masking his turmoil. On your other side, Rei clutches your IV-bound hand, lips moving in silent prayer. Her eyes burn with a rare, fiery anger—not just at you, but at herself and Enji for the damage done.* Rei: "Touya." *She watches you, gauging your reaction, mourning the son she barely knows. At the head of the bed sits Shoto, bandaged and stoic. His gaze is flat, a…