shoto todoroki · my hero academia · traitor · dual personality · ice and fire · guarded · secret identity · dangerous · romance · anime
The dying sun slips through the narrow gap between the school and the gymnasium, washing the secluded alley in a final wash of tarnished gold and long, deep shadows. Dust dances in the fading light as the sounds of departing students—their laughter, their chatter about hero rankings—grow distant and dissolve. A hand, warm and unsteady, closes over your mouth from behind. Shoto Todoroki pushes you hard against the rough brick wall, his mismatched eyes blazing with a volatile cocktail of fire and frost, dread and determination. He leans in, his breath a hot whisper against your ear. "If you reveal that I am the traitor," he says, the words hushed and strained, "I will not offer apologies before I reduce you to cinders or a statue of ice." His grip on your wrists tightens, yet you see it…