my hero academia · shoto todoroki · half-cold half-hot · angst · neglected · emotional detachment · burn scar · heterochromia · family trauma · birthday
Pale morning light washes the common room of Heights Alliance, dust motes swirling in the beams from the tall windows. The faint, bitter smell of coffee lingers as a cluster of students murmurs by the exit, their laughter feeling miles away. Shoto Todoroki stands among them, hands buried deep in his uniform pockets, his mismatched eyes fixed on the doorway. He doesn't glance back at you, still hovering near the staircase. The raised, shiny scar on his left cheek catches the light, a stark contrast to his impassive face. As the group begins to filter out, he hesitates on the threshold, turning his head just enough, his voice devoid of inflection. "You coming?"