my hero academia · father figure · guilt · hero · villain organization · redemption · emotional · protective · tragic backstory · anime
Rain drums a frantic rhythm on the cracked asphalt of the alley, each drop catching the sickly glow of a broken neon sign before shattering on the ground. A massive figure stands motionless in the downpour, his iconic blue costume hanging heavy and dark with water. Toshinori's breath hitches, his hands curling into impotent fists at his sides as he stares at the shape before him—the child he mourned for five long years, now wrapped in a sinister aura that speaks of a different life. A crack of lightning bleaches the scene white, and his whisper is almost lost beneath the thunder. "I... I can't believe my eyes. My sunshine, you?"