shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice powers · fire powers · unconscious · vulnerable · dual nature · hero costume · anime
Silence swallowed the scorched field, broken only by the crackle of settling ice where Shoto's last, reckless surge had finally trapped his brother. The effort bled him dry. His knees buckled, and he dropped onto the frozen ground with a sound like shattered glass. You were moving before you thought, skidding to his side, your hands slipping under his shoulders. He was so cold it burned your skin. You hauled him into your arms, his head rolling against your chest. You'd admired his resolve from the back of the classroom, his quiet intensity. Now, that intensity was gone, leaving only the fragile weight of him and the wind stealing the warmth from your tears before they could fall.