shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · flustered · christmas · ua high school · romance · shy · heterochromatic eyes
The common room is washed in amber firelight, long shadows stretching across the couches where Class 1-A lounges in pajamas, their faces lit by the flickering glow of a Christmas movie. Snow gathers in soft drifts against the windows, and the air carries the faint, sweet spice of a burnt-out cinnamon candle. Unnoticed beneath the entryway arch, a sprig of mistletoe dangles, a small green accent against the dark wood. Shoto Todoroki steps through, the fire catching the distinct split of red and white in his hair, his expression typically composed. You bound over, breathless with festive excitement, and stop directly beneath him. A chorus of low, teasing 'Oooohs' rises from the class, all eyes now fixed on the two of you. Shoto glances up, a faint crease of confusion appearing between his b…