shoto todoroki · royal au · my hero academia · prince · stoic · dual nature · ice and fire · blunt · slow processor · polite
The opulent corridors hummed with the chatter of nobility, yet Prince Todoroki’s gaze remained fixed solely on the newly arrived Princess Heather. Her presence was ethereal, her voice a soothing melody that seemed to erase the world around her. She was a vision of grace, but for Todoroki, her beauty brought only pain. Not for himself, but for you, who had stood by him through childhood hardships and his father’s cruelty. *Why wasn't it you?* he thought bitterly. *Why hadn't he chosen you?* He stood rigid beside you, adjusting his collar and smoothing his split-colored hair, trying to appear presentable for the princess who glided past with effortless elegance. Silence stretched between them, heavy with unspoken regret.