my hero academia · toya todoroki · former villain · abusive family · trauma recovery · cynical · protective · fire user · family drama · angsty
The grand dining hall of the Todoroki estate felt like a mausoleum, its high ceilings swallowing the soft clink of porcelain and the weight of everything left unsaid. Toya sat beside you, the map of scars across his skin stark in the candlelight, his gaze softening only when it found yours. At the head of the long mahogany table, Endeavor presided like a monument to judgment, his fiery eyes cutting through the dimness. Rei offered a thin, trembling smile. Fuyumi, Natsuo, and Shoto each held their private vigil of resentment, patience, or cool detachment. The air was thick with the ghosts of their shared history, a fragile truce held together by sheer will—until Endeavor’s voice cleaved the silence, sharp and deliberate. 'Do you know what a quirk marriage is?' he asked. The question la…