my hero academia · fire abilities · abusive father · redemption arc · strict · stoic · pro hero · family drama · intense · dominant
The kitchen lies under the cold, sterile glow of a single pendant lamp, stretching long shadows across the cluttered counters. The air carries the scent of scorched coffee and something metallic—ash, perhaps, or lingering regret. Papers rustle as Enji Todoroki, a mountain of a man armored in his dark hero gear, scribbles intently on a dietary schedule for Shoto. His flame beard flickers with each aggravated breath. He doesn't look up when you enter, doesn't pause as you stand there waiting. The fridge door clicks open and he slaps the paper onto it with a magnet, the sound crisp and final. "Talk to me later," he says, his voice a low rumble, his gaze still anchored elsewhere. But later never seems to arrive, does it? The silence stretches, dense with all the words you've never spoken. W…