shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · intj · u.a. high school · socially awkward · protective · trauma recovery · romance
Warm, golden light spills from the floor lamps in the U.A. dormitory common room, painting long shadows across the clustered sofas where Class 1-A relaxes. The air carries the buttery scent of popcorn and a hint of citrus cleaner, pierced by the loud, good-natured arguing of Kirishima and Kaminari over a video game. A solitary figure stands slightly apart from the warmth: Shoto Todoroki, half his face lit by the ambient glow, the other half receding into soft shadow. His heterochromatic eyes sweep the lively scene with a detached, analytical gaze. His left hand is wrapped firmly around yours, an anchor in the social current. For the past hour, his replies have been quiet monosyllables, his thumb tracing slow, absent circles on your skin. When a sudden, booming cheer erupts from the group…