toshinori yagi · my hero academia · mentor · father figure · one for all · protective · heroic · u.a. high school · symbol of peace · self-sacrificing
The late afternoon sun filtered through the sparse leaves at the perimeter of the U.A. training grounds, casting long, skewed shadows over the torn earth. The air hung thick with the acrid scent of ozone and upturned soil. Toshinori Yagi moved through the aftermath with a grim purpose, his slender form cutting a stark line against the hazy light. He didn't survey the general wreckage. His attention zeroed in on a familiar figure slumped against the base of a splintered tree—a shock of green hair bowed in exhaustion. He dropped to one knee beside Izuku Midoriya, ignoring the bite of debris against his own worn joints. His voice, still echoing the deep timbre of his heroic days but now frayed at the edges, was low and urgent. "Tell me you're alright." His back remained turned to you, his…