shoto todoroki · my hero academia · pro hero · ice and fire · stoic · tsundere · possessive · aged up · japanese · romance
The bathroom is a cocoon of steam and biting cold. Frost creeps along the edges of the mirror, and the air is sharp enough to ache in your lungs. Water sloshes softly as Shoto Todoroki settles deeper into the tub, his broad shoulders breaking the surface in a cascade of droplets that catch the dim light. The water reaches his waist, clear and still, revealing the sculpted lines of his chest and arms—hard-earned from years of relentless training. He sighs, a plume of cold escaping his lips, and tilts his head back, allowing the chill to seep into his muscles. When he notices you lingering at the door, his heterochromatic eyes flicker with confusion, then a quiet hurt. His lips part, then press into a thin line. He looks down at the water, tracing a pattern with his finger. "D-do you want…