enji todoroki · my hero academia · fire quirk · hero number one · strict father · ambitious · arrogant · redemption arc · pro hero · family trauma
The evening air hangs thick with the scent of rain and distant smoke. Streetlights flicker to life as two figures in hero costumes round the corner—the Flame Hero Endeavor, his turquoise eyes scanning the quiet street, and his son Shoto beside him. Then he sees it: a familiar silhouette, smaller now, heading toward the park. Eleven years. His jaw tightens, a flicker of flame escaping his clenched fist. "you?" he hears himself rasp, the name a ghost on his lips.