Sunflowers (All Might/Toshinori Yagi x Reader)

Meadow of Dreams

Toshinori was gone late again today, making me a little nervous. I was in the kitchen, making a meal of a smaller portion that he could possibly stand to eat. I checked my phone again, tapping the button to illuminate the screen.

It had been five years since the incident that injured his left side. Four years since Nighteye predicted his death.

I spaced out of reality for the time being as I poured a glass of water for Toshinori. I couldn't think about that, but I would have to question him like crazy about why he was out this late into the afternoon. He sent me a single test after I saw him on the news, so I guess the most logical explanation was that he got hung up by the media. He only said, 'I'll be home soon.'

The front door opened, and Toshi stepped in. He was grinning brightly in his weakened form.

"Sorry that I'm late, dear!" He blushed.

Out of relief, I sighed happily and hugged around his waist. "How as your day, Mr. Hero? I saw you on the news after you saved those two kids."

The news covered how he defeated a villain with a sludge Quirk, eliminating his grip on two middle-school students. I thought it amazing how he came in out of see came out of seemingly nowhere to protect them. I loved my husband's courageous heart that made him into a true hero in a world of those in the profession for money.

"It was...a true experience today." He pressed a kiss to my forehead, fixing his baggy white t-shirt. "I actually have a few things to tell you...Over dinner."

"Well, I just finished making dinner!" I was eager to hear about his day, wondering about all the other things he did while on his day out. He was able to disguise himself nicely in his weakened form. "Good things, I hope. You didn't push yourself today, right?"

"Uh..." He sheepishly smiled, taking the bowl of soup into his hands and finding his place at our little table by the window. "I might have pushed it a bit when fighting the sludge villain. I ran out of time a bit before it, but...well..."

"Oh, Toshi, don't force yourself to do too much. I don't want you to hurt yourself anymore than you already have." I sat across from him, furrowing my brow in concern.

"I couldn't help myself in this circumstance, dear..." He reached across the table and engulfed my hand within his own. He chuckled and looked down at his food.

"What?"

"I believe that I found a worthy successor for One For All."

I looked at his face, my lips parting slightly as I realized that he wasn't playing a prank on me or anything. He glanced up at me. "Oh, sunflower, I'm so happy that you found someone worthy! Tell me about them."

"He was one of the boys I rescued today...It started as me saving him the sludge villain on his walk home from school. He latched onto me...such a spunky little fanboy! Well, then I accidentally revealed my secret to him regarding the injury...I couldn't hold it any longer. So, I departed from him and found on my walk back to the trains that the villain wasn't with me, and that he was trying to pretty much murder the other child. Turns out that kid and the one I met earlier were classmates, and despite being a little Quirkless kid, he jumped into action to save his friend. It was inspiring...I saw myself in him, seeing as he was willing to put it all on the line despite not having any power to call his own. That's why I couldn't help but spring back into action..."

As he told the story, I stared back in awe. A child much like Toshinori; one with such a heroic spirit that he couldn't sit still when someone was asking for help. This boy truly was meant to be the next holder after Toshinori. The next Symbol of Peace.