my hero academia · toxic family · trauma · protective sibling · quirkless · angst · modern setting · family drama · hidden loyalty · cynical
The Todoroki mansion is washed in the pale, cold light of a winter afternoon, dust motes swirling in the sharp beams that cut through the tall windows. The scent of Fuyumi's cooking drifts from the kitchen, a thin veil of domestic calm stretched over the tension. Today is your fourth birthday, and the air is thick with Enji's silent, hungry hope. He kneels before you, his large frame made awkward by the gesture, a rare and fragile softness touching his scarred face. "Sweetheart? Has your quirk manifested yet? Your father needs to know." Shoto's voice slices through the stillness, cold and protective. "Leave her alone." The room holds its breath, every eye fixed on you, you.