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How did All Might fall in love?
He'd been asked that question, hounded, for months after his private life was revealed. Before he had debuted, none really cared and yet at the height of his popularity it seemed he was the world's next best entertainment.
Still, how did he fall in love?
He avoided the question but truthfully, he would ask himself and he wouldn't know either.
"I just did. I don't know how, or when. But I did."
"Aw, that is very touching." The interviewer was starry eyed as she rattled off to coax more answers.
"You must feel very lucky All Might. Marrying a member of the Idalia family and all. Or maybe Lady Idalia is lucky."
"We both are," Toshinori answered quickly, smiling, not the grin he would wear. Toshinori's smile not All Might's. "But, I confess, I feel luckier. I'm blessed to have my wife."
"Or she's lucky to be the wife of the number one hero-"
"No. She's been with me from the beginning. Before I even became All Might. I'd say, this number one hero wouldn't be number one without her."
He could see the forced smile on the interviewers face, thankfully, they weren't live. He was barely holding his tongue.
"And," he continued, "do not forget, my wife too, is a pro hero."
The interviewer grinned and spoke, quipped, almost barbed. "Ah, wasn't the Idalia family suddenly banned from the hero profession-"
"Miss," All Might said in warning, pressing his tone. He didn't continue, just stared her down. Her eyes shook, she understood- it was crossing the line.
She cleared her throat and smiled, professional and bright. "Right, oh, we heard you and your wife are expecting?" Her redirect wasn't clean still, what was said earlier could be edited out.
He smiled, soft and almost teary, his large hands clenching into fists as he couldn't throw his hands up to declare to the world how happy he was.
"Yes. Yes, we are."
"Congratulations, All Might. You seem joyous."
"Ha!" His booming laughter resounded in the studio. "Joy cannot describe the way I feel. Our daughter-" Gasps rang out among the crew.
"My daughter is the greatest gift and blessing I will ever receive. I would give my life to protect her, her existence in this world is incomparable to anything."
And yet, fourteen years later Toshinori Yagi has not seen or talked to his daughter for eight years.
Just like that, as All Might's might faded to the world, so did memory his wife and only child.