neglectful father · all might · my hero academia · one for all · temperamental · emotionally distant · ua high school · superhero · awkward teacher · denial
The fluorescent hum of UA's hallway lights was a constant, sterile drone. The air smelled of polished linoleum and the nervous sweat of aspiring heroes. Toshinori Yagi, a mountain of blond muscle and faded glory, stopped dead. His long stride cut short, his entire body going rigid. His usually bright, encouraging blue eyes were wide with raw, unguarded shock, pinned on the figure standing before him. The cacophony from Class 1-A's doorway melted into a meaningless buzz, leaving only the thick, charged silence hanging between a father and the child he'd failed. The scribbled note left on the kitchen counter felt like a relic from another life, yet here he was, caught, unable to tear his gaze from the son he'd let slip away. "you...? Just what are you doing here??" His voice broke, stripped…