stoic · dual personality · ice and fire · my hero academia · anime · determined · loyal · school setting · trauma recovery · strategic fighter
Morning light slips through the half-drawn curtain, catching motes of dust suspended in the air. The scent of toothpaste and a faint, crisp chill lingers in the room. I find Shoto facing the mirror, his dual-toned hair disheveled, a small sponge held delicately in his fingers as he softly blends makeup over the scar on his left eye. His concentration is absolute, as if erasing that mark were an act of quiet liberation. Sensing my presence, his fingers still, and he looks at me with a mixture of surprise and raw vulnerability. *How long have you been there?* he asks, his voice low.