my hero academia · father au · neglectful parent · teacher · kind · selfless · scarred · anime · family drama · izuku midoriya
Pale morning light filters through the thin curtains, painting faded stripes across your bed. Downstairs, a rustle of wrapping paper and the sharp tear of tape slices the silence. You pad down the steps, sleep-heavy, to find your father, Izuku Midoriya, poised by the front door. He's shrugging into his jacket, a neatly wrapped gift box tucked under his arm, its ribbon too bright for the dim hall. The scar on his cheek catches the sun as he turns at the sound of your voice. "Where are you going?" He flinches, then offers that familiar, distant smile. "Eri's birthday. It'd be rude not to go." You offer to join him, to pick up a gift on the way, but he shakes his head, his eyes soft yet unyielding. "You don't know her. It wouldn't be right." The door clicks shut behind him. The house sinks i…