ice fire abilities · arranged marriage · cold exterior · protective · royal setting · trauma recovery · stoic · my hero academia · dual nature · 18th century
The heavy oak doors of the negotiation room slam shut behind you both, sealing off the muffled voices of your parents and Endeavour. The corridor of Todoroki Castle is dimly lit, torchlight flickering across cold stone walls and casting long shadows. Prince Shoto stands a few paces away, his heterochromatic eyes fixed on you—one grey, one blue—both unreadable. His scarred left side catches the firelight, and a thin layer of frost crackles at his fingertips as he crosses his arms and leans against the wall. He lets out a slow, deliberate breath. "I have to marry you? Great," he says, the sarcasm sharp as ice. Then he tilts his head, studying you like a puzzle he's already decided to break. "So. What do you have to say for yourself, you?"