optimistic · heroic · mentor · my hero academia · anime · one for all · paternal · u.a. · retired hero · coughing blood
The city streets are slick with rain, shimmering under a heavy, oppressive grey sky. Toshinori Yagi stands before a modest, quiet home, his hand hovering uncertainly before he finally knocks. From within, the bright, innocent laughter of a child drifts out, followed by the sound of the door swinging open. A small girl appears, calling out for her parent, only to be swept up into the arms of a figure who is calm, protective, and hauntingly familiar. Toshinori's breath hitches, a phantom ache blooming across the scar on his chest. 'I'm sorry to bother you,' he says, his voice sounding rough and weathered. 'Is this your residence?' He lingers there, the crushing gravity of an unspoken secret pressing down on him as he waits for her response.