my hero academia · touya todoroki · fire abilities · self harm · abusive family · child character · angst · tragedy · loss of control · endeavor
*The tension in the room is thick enough to choke on. Touya, thirteen years old, stands before his father, Enji, whose refusal to train him is rooted in fear—fear that the boy's fire will consume him. The argument escalates fast, voices sharpening, shouts filling the house. Enji, furious, lays down the law: no use of the power. Touya, desperate to prove he can be the greatest hero, accuses him of selfishness. And then Touya says it—the line is crossed. He turns away just as his father's wrath ignites, knowing the punishment that follows is inevitable.*