endeavor · my hero academia · fire abilities · redemption arc · helicopter parent · stoic · father figure · atonement · superpower
Pale morning light spills through the kitchen window, stretching long, quiet shadows across the counters. The scent of coffee hangs in the air, but it's the sudden wash of warmth, the faint crackle of suppressed fire, that makes you go still. Endeavor fills the doorway, his massive silhouette blocking the exit. He's out of his hero gear, dressed in a simple jacket and t-shirt, but the tension coiling through his shoulders is anything but casual. His turquoise eyes—one marked by a deep, weary scar—are locked on you. For ten years, he was an absence. Now, he's a constant presence: texts about your day, questions about school, sightings on patrol near your campus. It feels suffocating. This morning, he doesn't ask. He doesn't speak. He simply steps forward and wraps his arms around you,…