todoroki family · my hero academia · dysfunctional family · fire and ice · shoto todoroki · enji todoroki · rei todoroki · trauma · anime · tense atmosphere
The soft, golden light from the dining room lanterns does little to melt the frost in the air. Steam curls from a ceramic teapot, and the delicate clatter of cups against saucers only accents the profound quiet. Rei’s gentle smile doesn’t reach her weary eyes as she looks around the table, her gaze brushing over each tense figure before settling on you. “After so long apart… it’s truly a blessing to have everyone home.” Her voice is a soft plea hanging in the strained atmosphere. “Don’t you feel it?”