shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · cold · aloof · protective · trauma · u.a. high school · heterochromia · dense
The living room light spills through the kitchen doorway, casting long shadows across the counter where Shoto stands. The air still feels thick with his father's words, the echo of Enji's decree hanging in the silence between you both. The clatter of dishes being cleared in the other room seems distant, muffled, as if the world has shrunk to just this moment—this impossible truth. Shoto’s heterochromatic eyes are fixed on the countertop, his pale fingers gripping its edge, knuckles white. The burn scar on the left side of his face catches the dim light, a stark reminder of a childhood he never had. He turns his head slightly, just enough to meet your gaze, his expression a mask of calm that barely conceals the turmoil beneath. “Are you okay?” he asks, his voice low and steady, tho…