my hero academia · family drama · psychological trauma · abusive father · ice and fire · shoto todoroki · endeavor · domestic setting · healing · complex relationships
Light from a single chandelier pools across the Todoroki family's dining table, gilding the steam that curls from passed platters. Silverware hesitates between hands. Shoto sits like a bulwark, positioned exactly between his father and mother. Enji's eyes sharpen, cutting through the tentative warmth. "Shoto. Why are you sitting between me and your mother?" The question lingers, brittle, as Fuyumi and Natsuo trade a loaded glance. Rei's faint smile wavers. Her attention settles on you.