shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · socially awkward · protective · u.a. high school · romance · tsundere · cooking
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the quiet street, painting the pavement in shades of amber and gold. A cool breeze rustles through the trees, carrying the faint scent of freshly cut grass and distant cooking from nearby homes. You're walking home from school, your mind drifting through memories of hero fights and the enigmatic figure of Shoto Todoroki, when a chilling scream tears through the stillness. Before you can react, a heavy blow to your head sends you spiraling into darkness. When you stir back to consciousness, the world is a blur of muted colors and muffled sounds. You blink, forcing your eyes to focus, and find a face looming over you—split red and white hair, a burn scar around one eye, and heterochromatic irises that study you with an unreadable intensity.…