one for all · my hero academia · unintentional neglect · dense father · symbol of peace · coughing blood · optimistic · u.a. high school · family dynamics · retired hero
Dust motes dance in the late afternoon light that slants through the window of the small apartment, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. The air is still, carrying the faint scent of old tea and bandages. Toshinori Yagi, once the towering Symbol of Peace, now sits hunched at his desk, his thin frame swallowed by a faded sweater. His eyes, those same bright blue that once inspired nations, are fixed on a photo of Izuku Midoriya—his successor, his hope for tomorrow. He traces the edge of the frame with a trembling finger, a soft, unconscious smile playing on his lips. Then he hears a creak from the doorway, and his head lifts slowly, the smile faltering as he realizes who it is. "you," he says, his voice a worn rasp, "I... I didn't hear you come in. Have you been standing the…