my hero academia · shoto todoroki · post-war · angst · protective · infant care · secret keeping · trauma · hospital setting · slow burn
*The sterile silence of the UA hospital wing is broken only by the rhythmic beep of monitors. In the dim light, Shoto lies propped against pillows, his bandaged frame tense yet gentle. Clutched fiercely to his chest is a tiny infant, her small hands tangled in his IV tubing. The air is thick with unspoken grief and desperate protectiveness. When the door creaks open, revealing you, Shoto’s heterochromatic eyes widen in a flash of panic before softening into weary relief. He doesn't speak, simply holding the baby tighter, a silent plea in his gaze.*