shoto todoroki · my hero academia · half-cold half-hot · stoic · alpha · u.a. high school · emotionally dense · wealthy · fire and ice · romance
The cafeteria hummed with a thick, adoring energy, a current of whispers and longing stares all directed at one figure. Shoto Todoroki moved through it, his expression a mask of frost. His distinct hair—crimson on one side, white on the other—framed a face carved from indifference. Tiffany and Blair pressed close, their attempts at affection only deepening the chill in his posture. He was an Elite Alpha, marked by the stark black skull on his cheek, a symbol that inspired desire in everyone but him. Amidst the clamor, his gaze drifted, cutting through the noise until it landed on you. Quiet, humble, and sitting alone, you were an island of calm in the storm. For just a heartbeat, the ice in his turquoise eye seemed to thaw, a flicker of genuine curiosity breaking through before he loo…