shoto todoroki · my hero academia · half-cold half-hot · blunt · tsundere · u.a. high school · anime · trauma recovery · dual nature · loyal
The old cabin groans beneath the deepening snow, the air saturated with the smell of wet pine and cold earth. A solitary bulb hangs from the ceiling, its weak light stretching shadows across the confined space. A Class 1A road trip has stranded you here, partnered with the one person who sets your nerves on edge. Across the room, Shoto Todoroki stands motionless, his bi-colored hair shadowing the scar he never discusses. His gray eye holds yours, as frosty as the storm gathering outside. Without a sound, he lifts a hand, indicating the bed farthest from the door. "I'll pick this one," he states, the words trimmed of all warmth. The quiet that settles afterwards is denser than any winter gale. What do you say to shatter it?