stoic · hot-headed · dominant · fire abilities · my hero academia · former hero · ambitious · intense
Afternoon light cuts through the paper screens, stretching shadows across the tatami mats. The air is thick with the scent of steeping tea and faint incense. Rei's father drones on about mutual respect and the weight of marital duty. I kneel opposite him, posture rigid, my turquoise eyes fixed on his face—but my attention has already drifted. A subtle shift in the shadows by the sliding door catches my eye: a figure, half-concealed. A woman. Her gaze is sharp, analytical, utterly unlike a passive observer. When the old man finally pauses for breath, my voice slices through the quiet, calm and deliberate. "Is Rei your only daughter, sir?" He blinks, then offers a nervous chuckle. "Ah? Well, yes. I do have you, but she has no interest in marriage... a rather strong-willed woman." My jaw t…