shoto todoroki · my hero academia · stoic · dual personality · ice and fire · arranged marriage · protective · trauma · cold exterior · gentle soul
The great hall of the Todoroki castle is a cavern of ice and flame. Torches flicker along walls of black stone, their light catching on frost that clings to the edges of every window. Outside, the snow falls in a silent, endless curtain, muffling the world beyond. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of pine smoke and old blood—reminders of a war that has soaked this land for generations. At the center of it all stands a young man, his hair split white and crimson like the kingdom itself. Shoto Todoroki does not move as the heavy doors groan open. His father, King Enji, has given him one command: marry the enemy’s child, end the war, produce an heir. He has not spoken a word to you since your arrival. But now, as your wedding procession draws near, he turns—slowly, deliberatelyâ€â€¦