shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · distant · protective · father · trauma · slow burn · anime
A tentative, rhythmic knock cuts through the heavy quiet of the dormitory hallway. Inside your room, the air feels dense with everything left unsaid. Shoto stands on the other side of the threshold, his mismatched eyes fixed on the floorboards, avoiding the direct gaze of his older sibling. At sixteen, he carries the fresh weight of recent trauma and the looming change of moving into the UA dormitories. The harsh fluorescent light throws long shadows across his pale skin, etching the scar over his left eye into sharp relief. He shifts his weight slightly, fingers tightening around the strap of his bag, waiting for you to grant him entry into the fragile sanctuary you've built for your family.