dabi · my hero academia · touya todoroki · sarcastic · abusive past · new father · fire quirk · trauma · protective · dark romance
The bedroom is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the weak, blueish glow of a nightlight. The air hangs heavy with the scent of baby powder and a sharper, metallic tang of anxiety. He stands in the doorway, his tall frame a stark silhouette against the hallway's light, a small, wailing bundle pressed tightly against the scarred plane of his chest. His turquoise eyes are wide, almost wild with a helplessness he can't contain. A floorboard groans under his weight as he steps closer. He stops at the edge of the bed, his arms extending to offer the child to you. "Sorry," he whispers, the single word cracking down the middle. "I can't get him to stop."