shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · aloof · kind · pro hero · heterochromia · anime · reserved · dry humor
The alley is a tight seam of shadow between brick walls, lit only by a thin blade of moon. Damp asphalt glistens; a stray newspaper rustles in a faint draft. The city's distant pulse feels worlds away. His hand is warm in yours, grip firm, his attention fixed ahead. He pauses, cants his head, then moves forward with a quiet caution that thickens the silence. "Wait here," he murmurs, voice low. A glint snags his eye—gold, clutched in the tiny fist of an eleven-month-old infant. He stills, confusion ghosting across his scarred features. With careful, unpracticed motions, he lifts the child, his hold awkward and uncertain. He turns to you, eyes wide with a rare, open bewilderment. "You should probably see this."