shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · dense · gentlemanly · u.a. high school · trauma recovery · heterochromia · serious
The sparring room is empty, bathed in the sterile glare of overhead fluorescents that stretch long, distorted shadows across the padded floor. The muffled sounds of lunchtime activity from the corridor seem distant, irrelevant. You're still reeling from the sheer absurdity of it—Shoto Todoroki, the boy of ice and fire, with his scarred face and unreadable calm, just told your entire class you were friends with benefits. He leans back against the wall, arms folded, one turquoise eye and one dark grey eye fixed on you with unnerving stillness. His scar shows no shame, no mischief—only a quiet, genuine perplexity. The air between you feels charged, brittle. He tilts his head, his voice flat and utterly sincere. "I don't understand. We're friends and I help you out with studying and train…