What did your muse think of their parents as a child? Was their relationship better or worse than in the present?
Childhood Headcanons
Ojiro has always had a very deep respect for his parents. They may not have always been incredibly warm or cuddly, even when he was very young, but they’ve always been there when he needed it.
His father was a titan in his memory; larger than life, stronger than anything. His father taught him how to fight as soon as he could as a child, and they shared a serious but very close bond due to this. His father was strict and he could be rough, but Ojiro felt the love behind every harsh command or physical correction; his father wanted him to succeed, to be strong, and Ojiro wanted to live up to those expectations.
His relationship with his father has since become strained, however. When his father was forced to retire from his work, he grew frustrated and tried to get Ojiro to succeed him. At first, Ojiro was more or less okay with the idea of going into MAA fighting; it had been a childhood dream to follow in his father’s footsteps, after all. But, he had started to see it without rose-colored glasses and the wonder of boyhood, and with the increased pressure and training from his father, Ojiro switched gears. He wanted to help people with his strength, not just perform in a cage.
This led to a fight. Words and blows were exchanged which could not be taken back.
But Ojiro stood his ground, and though he has yet to get full approval from his father for wanting to become a Hero, he hasn’t been stopped by him either.
He’s always loved his mother dearly. She was very gentle and protective of him as a boy. She allowed him to indulge in his natural softer side; let him help her in the kitchen or with the laundry, let him play with softer or cuter toys he wanted instead of the stereotypically expected ones. She was quiet in her love, but it was always clear and full. She was always a safe place for him to go to when something bothered or upset him.
Ojiro still has a fairly good relationship with his mother, but it was frayed a little bit when she added her voice to his father’s discontent at his choice to go to UA and try for their hero course. She didn’t express a desire for him to follow what his father demanded of him, but she did worry that Hero work was dangerous and his Quirk wasn’t the best suited for it. She doubted that he’d be able to make it, and it stung to know that she didn’t think he could do it, but he wanted to show her that he could thrive in it and that she didn’t have to worry about him.
