[This special chapter happens before Touya was born.]

The unique season where there are many things you could do that you can't in the rest of the season. Winter is special in many nationalities or cultures, having their own beliefs about it which is to be respected.

Japan symbolizes winter as the season to relax and rest, yet that's the time where villain attacks would increase. But society isn't that weak to let them selves get crumpled by the villains and that's why government officials, police, heroes, and influencers work hard together at this special season and new year.

It would've been nice if the whole family could get together, but since Rei was going to give birth any second, any hour, any day, she was kept in the hospital.

Leaving the two red-haired Todoroki's together in the house.

"Papa!" Yes, she was able to speak more than just 'Dada' after her first words.

"No. It's dada."

Enji was trying to feed the bundle of energy who kept slamming her hand on the baby chair.

The two, as expected, didn't have a hard time in the cold season. Except for Enji, for now, the nannies were out with their families so his child is up to him.

"Mm... 'Dada' ?" She nibbles on her finger.

"Yes."

He smiles in satisfaction before leaning over, to feed Homusubi a spoonful of our meal from an almost empty bowl, "Now, hurry and finish this."

He may or may not have grown in adoration towards her.

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"Are you cold?" He asked, his breathe turning into a fog that still went through the scarf around his neck.

"Mhm!" She shook her head playfully. Seated in the baby stroller he was pushing through the park.

He scoffs with a smirk. Ahh, her childish antics.

Because of the snow, the people in the park didn't notice the top hero with them.

He stopped by the frozen lake to give her a small rest. He picked her up gently. She wore thick clothes that'll protect her from the cold. He set her down on the ground covered in thick layers of snow.

Her boots sunk in the snow making her laugh in excitement as she takes a few steps back and fell on the ground.

"Be careful." He chuckled as he squats down, reaching out to pick her up again but she throws a small fistful of snow towards his face.

The child snickered as the snow fell down from his face, showing his dead panned expression.

He tilts his head to the side while raising an eyebrow, before slowly digging his hand into the snow to create a snow ball.

She screams a bit before laughing as she stumbled standing up, trying to run away but he hits her from the back, resulting her in falling over so adorably.

He bursts into a roaring fit of laughter at his sweet revenge.

She grunted as she got on her knees and started digging for snow, before turning around to throw a snowball at him again but was hit on the face by him.

She angrily throws the snow ball at him, hitting his chest as he stood up while forming a snowball in his hands.

He chuckled in a challenging manner before approaching her.

Homusubi squeaked as she runs away, getting behind the stroller to hide from him and managed to dodge a snowball.

The playful fight went on, with Enji dominating mercilessly, but Homusubi getting her revenge from time to time.

And the result wasn't a positive one, where the two caught a cold in return.

Enji was sniffling as he ignored his hot temperature even if he was wearing just sweatpants and a tank top.

Keeping his daughter prioritized first, he finished checking her temperature as she laid down on his bed with a wet towel on her forehead and silently shedding tears.

He heaves a sigh as the thermometer showed she did have a fever, "Maybe we shouldn't play in the snow anymore."

Homusubi looked up at him with puppy dog eyes, that worked a hundred and one percent.

The father let out another sigh, giving in to the overloaded cuteness his daughter held, "Alright fine. We can."

Slowly, she bore a smile through the pain, "... Tankyoh... Dada."

He smiled with a nod, before getting off of the chair to lean down on her and pecked her forehead, "Get some sleep."

She let out a giggle while tucking herself in with his help, before he turns off the lamp and made his way to the door to leave.

"Dada...?"

"Hm?" He steps to his side to look up at her.

"Goodnight." Even with the darkness that surrounded her, except for the night lamp, she remained to shine brightly with her smile.

"Goodnight." He nods.

At some point in life, a person will change. Either good or bad, but there will always be a reason for it. An evil doer can turn good, a righteous can turn evil. So don't use 'you've changed' in an insulting or negative way, because change is normal. Without it, humanity will never reach this point right now.

Our man Enji here, was subconsciously happy that he was able to spend a good time with his daughter where both shared a series of laughter and fun. He hopes that he'll spend as much time with her and store as much memories as possible.

Spend your winter with your loved one's! Ho! Ho! Ho!

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