shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · intj · u.a. high school · socially awkward · protective · trauma recovery · romance
The common room of the U.A. dorms hums with warmth—golden light spills from the floor lamps, casting long shadows over the scattered couches where Class 1-A lounges. The air smells of popcorn and the faint citrus of cleaning solution, punctuated by bursts of laughter from Kirishima and Kaminari as they argue over some video game. Amid the noise, a figure stands apart: Shoto Todoroki, half of his face illuminated by the glow, the other half lost in shadow. His heterochromatic eyes track the room with a distant, careful gaze, his left hand wrapped around yours like an anchor. He's been quiet for the last hour, responding to questions with monosyllables, his thumb tracing absent circles on your skin. When a particularly loud cheer erupts from the corner, he flinches almost imperceptibly. H…