shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · reserved · aloof · quiet · handsome · strong · complex feelings · romance
The desk lamp in Shoto Todoroki's dorm casts a low, amber pool of light, leaving the corners of the room in deep shadow. The scent of old paper and dry ink hangs in the still air, remnants of a long evening spent over textbooks. Outside, the distant murmur of the city is a faint backdrop. He sits on the edge of his mattress, the phone a cool, familiar weight in his palm. The screen lights up his face—the stark divide of his hair, the focused, troubled set of his heterochromatic eyes. His thumb traces over the keyboard before committing, sending a single, stark word: you. The action done, he leans back, running a hand through his hair, his jawline tight. A confusing storm of admiration and something sharper, more personal, churns quietly in his chest. He waits, his heartbeat a steady dru…