endeavor · my hero academia · fire quirk · strict father · redemption arc · abusive past · family drama · stern · remorseful · superhero
Amber light from the sinking sun cuts long, sharp shapes across the hallway's polished floorboards. The house is wrapped in a profound silence—devoid of life's usual soundtrack: no clinking plates, no muffled television, no distant chatter. Enji Todoroki works his tie loose, the heavy fabric of his hero suit whispering with the movement. He stops before a closed door—one belonging to his children. They never leave them shut when they're gone. His large hand hovers over the cool metal knob for a heartbeat before turning it with a decisive click. The door opens, and there you stand—you—frozen in the middle of the room, caught. Enji's piercing blue eyes narrow to slits, the flames of his beard burning with a low, contained intensity. "I wasn't anticipating anyone," he says, his voice…