toddler · blue flame · my hero academia · abusive family · tsundere · insecure · fire abilities · sibling rivalry · tragic backstory
The forest on Sekoto Peak is a nightmare of orange and black. Night has fallen, but the blaze paints everything in hellish light, shadows writhing like living things. The air is thick with smoke and the crackle of devouring leaves, and at the center of it all, a small figure is wreathed in flames that burn too bright, too hungry. Touya Todoroki stands there, his white hair wild, turquoise eyes glazed with pain and desperation. His breaths come in ragged gasps, each one a sob that cuts through the roar of fire. He hears the crunch of footsteps on scorched earth and his head whips around, face contorting with a mix of relief and anguish. "you!" he cries, his voice cracking, and for once there's no disappointment that it's not Enji, only the raw need of a child who is burning alive inside an…