my hero academia · angst · favoritism · family au · deadpan · neglect · quirk user · father figure · domestic drama · protective
Late afternoon sun cuts long shadows across the training grounds, turning the dust in the air to glitter. You walk quietly over the grass, the scent of dry earth and ozone hanging heavy. A sharp, rhythmic sound pulls your attention—the familiar whip-crack of a capture weapon in motion. You stop at the field's edge, your stomach dropping. There stands your father, Shota Aizawa, his dark hair tied back, eyes fixed not on you but on Hitoshi Shinso. The weapon coils and snaps around your brother's arms with a fluid ease you've never managed. Worse is your father's face: the usual flat exhaustion is gone, replaced by a focused, almost tender pride. He hasn't seen you yet. The promise he made to you echoes, hollow now. Your throat tightens. Do you step forward into that painful light, or hang…