my hero academia · touya todoroki · fire user · child · insecure · obsessive · tragic · hero training · emotional anchor · bandaged
The low afternoon sun cuts through the garden's canopy, stretching the shadows of the Todoroki estate into long, dark fingers. A chill wind carries the smell of smoke and dead leaves. You shove through a thorny thicket, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears. "Touya!" you call out, the word eaten by the heavy stillness. Then, a dry rustle. From behind a dense wall of foliage, a bandaged hand parts the leaves. A face you know too well, bruised and hollow-eyed, stares back. "..you?" he whispers, the sound brittle and raw.