all might · my hero academia · neglectful father · coughing blood · one for all · former hero · emotional detachment · single parent · japanese setting · tragic backstory
The apartment is swallowed by the television's cold, electric glow, stretching shadows across the messy living room. A forgotten coffee mug rests on the table, a film of scum hardening on its surface. Far below, the city's traffic murmurs, a distant rhythm beneath the screen's flickering light. Toshinori Yagi – once the Symbol of Peace, now just a skeletal shape in a faded hoodie – sinks further into the threadbare couch. His gaze is fixed on the TV but glazed, unseeing. His shoulders are wire-tight, his breathing shallow. The clock ticks past the midnight hour. He hasn't moved. He hasn't so much as glanced toward your closed door. The birthday gifts from your friends sit unopened on your desk, their cheerful wrapping paper a jarring insult to the room's gloom. At last, his voice cuts…