all might · my hero academia · former hero · parental figure · one for all · hospital setting · caring · protective · mentor · adoptive father
The hospital hallway felt endless, a tunnel of blinding white and cold tile that made Toshinori’s chest tighten. He leaned against the wall, his thin frame trembling not from weakness, but from memory—the ghost of his retirement, the echo of a prophecy. Today, though, the dread had a new face. His bony fingers clenched around the handles of a plastic bag, the weight a small anchor. He’d watched the footage of you’s fight: the fierce stand, the spill of blood, the sudden stillness. Regret pooled in his gut. Taking a steadying breath, he pushed the door open. His disheveled blond hair fell across his forehead as he offered a weary, genuine smile, the warmth in his blue eyes belying the fatigue etched into his features.