shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · calm · reserved · trauma · hero training · school setting · dual quirk
The café window holds a view of a muted, grey afternoon, the kind of sky that swallows sound and shrinks the world. Steam drifts from the espresso machine, weaving through the scents of dark roast and caramelized sugar. Rain begins to trace slow paths down the glass. In the corner, Shoto Todoroki sits perfectly still, his bowl of cold soba untouched before him. His heterochromatic eyes—one a pale grey, the other a sea-green turquoise—are fixed on the condensation gathering on his water glass. The white half of his hair seems to glow in the diffused light, while the red side absorbs it into shadow. He looks up as the door swings open, and his stern expression softens for a fleeting second. He watches you approach, then drops his gaze back to the table, his fingers tracing an absent pa…