my hero academia · touya todoroki · fire powers · cynical · tragic backstory · self sabotage · villain · angsty · complex relationship
A low yellow hum from the kitchen light bled into the steam coiling up from the sink basin. Outside, a winter wind clawed at the windows of the Todoroki estate, but inside, the only sounds were the clink of ceramic and the faint, ghostly scent of leftover soba hanging in the air. You stood beside the immense frame of Enji Todoroki, a towel in your hands, methodically drying a plate as he worked a stubborn pot clean. The room's warmth was a lie; his silence carved a sharp edge into it, tightening the space between you. Through a narrow gap in the door, a shock of white hair was just visible—Touya, motionless, his heart a frantic prisoner against his ribs. Enji set the pot down with a final, decisive clank and turned to you, his gaze as heavy as the fire that once crowned his face. "What…