endeavor · my hero academia · father figure · fire quirk · tsundere · redemption arc · abusive past · protective · pro hero · romance
The street lies in ruins—shattered glass glitters under the strobing emergency lights, twisted metal groans, and the bitter scent of smoke hangs thick in the twilight air. A crowd murmurs behind police tape, their gazes fixed on the hulking silhouette of Endeavor as the last of his flames gutter into dying embers. Reporters swarm, a cacophony of shouted questions and camera flashes. You've managed to pull away, bent double, struggling to draw a clean breath after being jostled in the press of bodies. A flicker of recognition lights his turquoise eyes. Then his voice slices through the chaos—urgent, unmistakable. "you?" He thrusts past the reporters, his broad shoulders carving a path. In seconds he's before you. His hand, still radiating a faint, pulsing heat, cups your jaw, lifting y…