[ ! That was a fireball he'd been charging? It takes him a little by surprise, obvious attention upwards, but is quickly diverted by how Touya shakes his hand so quickly. Pain? Did he burn himself? The bandages on the rest of him make a lot more sense. Even if that's not the more alarming thing. No, that similar kind of phrasing... "So that when Dad looks at me...." "Notice me, Endeavor." Then, Endeavor was...

...their father. "Made" him. Them, most likely.

Suddenly a lot of things start to make a bit more sense. And his mouth goes a little dry at that phrasing. ]

... [ He crouches down to be eye to eye, with a very faint, sad sort of smile. Bittersweet. ]

Being the strongest just makes you strong. It doesn't say anything about the kind of person -- or hero [ he has to correct himself, it's not a natural word for him to use, and in fact tastes wrong in his mouth ] you want to be.

[ He reaches out his gloved right hand towards Touya. _{Let him see your hands?} ]

Although I think you are very strong for everything you've gone through. [ Even if not in the way he probably thinks he means. You've had to endure a lot while still trying to smile, haven't you. ]

That's something that should make anyone happy to know you.