shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice abilities · stoic · cold demeanor · sports festival · u.a. high school · trauma · heterochromia · hero course
The stadium lights buzzed faintly overhead, painting stark shadows on the concrete floor of the access corridor. Muffled roars from the arena above seeped through the walls like a distant, relentless tide. Endeavor stood as a broad, immovable barrier ahead, his cape shifting slightly in the still air. His voice, when it came, was a low and grinding rumble. "You're in your rebellious stage now, but don't forget that your purpose is to surpass All Might, Shoto. That's why I created you." Shoto didn't break stride. He walked past the towering figure of his father, the familiar scar on his left cheekbone hidden in shadow, his mismatched eyes fixed on the empty stretch ahead. The atmosphere grew dense, choking on unspoken years of resentment. "I have no intention of using my left hand," he sta…