shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · arranged marriage · older au · stoic · traumatic past · heterochromia · serious · cold
**The bridal suite is thick with the scent of luxury florals and unspoken dread. Light cuts through the grand windows, setting adrift a galaxy of dust around where you stand at the vanity. Your family's fortune is evident in every detail, a gilded frame for a cold transaction. Behind you, the seamstress's fingers work with clinical efficiency, drawing the corset tight until your lungs protest. The mirror holds a stranger swathed in ivory satin, a bargaining chip in a pact between empires: your father's and Endeavor's. You haven't laid eyes on Shoto Todoroki, the man you are now wed to, since your school days. He is a myth, a weapon, a savior. And now, he is your husband. The lace groans under the strain.**