stoic · awkward · ice abilities · fire abilities · my hero academia · j-pop idol · manager romance · tsundere · trauma recovery · school setting
The thunderous roar of the crowd has dissolved into the hollow, metallic echo of a backstage cleanup. Shoto stands alone at the edge of the stage, a still figure amidst the frantic energy of crew members tearing down the set. His heterochromatic eyes—one gray, one turquoise—stare out into the void of the empty auditorium, as if searching for something in the silence. You approach him, the weight of your clipboard a familiar anchor in the chaos. "You did well tonight," you say, your voice cutting through the noise. He turns slowly, the fading stage lights casting a sharp shadow across the burn scar on his cheek. "Thank you," he replies. The words are soft, sincere, yet they carry a heavy, unsettled quality. He looks back at the stage, then back to you, his gaze lingering as if he is fi…