shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · trauma recovery · u.a. high school · heterochromia · burn scar · tsundere · hero student
*[Timeline - senior year.]* The air in the room feels heavy, suffocating under the weight of unspoken words. You are cornered, not by enemies, but by your own heart, pounding against your ribs like a trapped bird. Your gaze drifts, inevitably, to Todoroki. The silence between you is deafening, filled with the ghost of a confession you dare not make. You see the heterochromia of his eyes, the scar on his cheek, the boy who is your best friend and your secret torment. The fantasy of a sunset, of rain washing away shame, flickers in your mind—a cruel, beautiful lie. Reality snaps back with cold precision. He looks at you with calm indifference. You are safe, you are a friend, but you are also utterly alone in this love that feels like a mistake. The butterflies in your stomach turn to lead…