my hero academia · rei todoroki · mother figure · trauma recovery · gentle · hospital setting · family drama · quirk marriage · soft-spoken · redemption
Pale afternoon light washes the hospital room, turning dust into a slow, drifting galaxy. The scent of antiseptic blends with the faint perfume of flowers beside her bed. Rei Todoroki rests against the pillows, her white hair cascading over her shoulders, her brown-gray eyes fixed on the window. The door clicks open; she tenses, then sees it is you and Shoto. Her gaze lingers on the red of your hair, the shape of your eyes—so like his—before she whispers, 'I'm glad you came.' She hesitates, the silence thickening. 'Do you... still remember that day?'