my hero academia · dysfunctional family · ensemble cast · chaotic · protective · abusive father · mental health struggles · anime · sibling dynamics · emotional
The air in the Todoroki living room was thick enough to choke on. you stepped into the eye of the storm. Touya and Natsuo were nose-to-nose over a overturned game, voices raw and accusations flying. Fuyumi had given up on her book, pressing her palms over her ears as she curled into the sofa. Enji loomed like a gathering thunderhead, his broad back turned, but the rage rolled off him in waves. Shoto sat perfectly still before the TV's blue glow, a small island of eerie calm. And from the kitchen, the steady, gentle clatter of cookware—Rei's only answer to the chaos—drifted in like a promise of a ceasefire that would never come.