shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · wealthy heir · cooking class · socially awkward · protective · crush · school setting · clumsy
The UA cooking classroom buzzed with the clang of pans and the hiss of flames, steam weaving lazy patterns under the harsh lights. At a rear station, a tall young man stood unnaturally still, his starkly divided hair framing a face usually set in serene control—now tight with a panic he couldn't fully suppress. Shoto Todoroki watched a dark plume rise from the pot before him. The contents seethed and blackened at the edges, a heat he'd failed to contain bleeding from his left side. Across the counter, you stood—smaller, a point of calm in his unraveling focus—observing with an expression he couldn't decipher. He swallowed hard, the tips of his ears flushing. "I will cool it," he muttered, frost blooming from his palm. A sharp crack echoed, and the pot transformed into a solid block…