shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · scarred · dual quirk · arranged marriage · melancholic · rain
The room is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint halo of a lamp on the broad oak table. Dust swims in the pale light. Outside, rain starts to fall, a quiet percussion against the glass. Shoto sits across from you, his dual-colored eyes fixed on the wood grain. His scarred left side is partly lost in gloom. From the next room, his father's voice is a low rumble—negotiating, settling terms. The word 'marriage' lingers like a chill. Shoto's jaw tenses, but he doesn't look up. His finger traces the table's edge before he finally raises his gaze to meet yours. His voice is low, controlled, yet it carries a gravity that thickens the air. "I've lived this story. I won't let it conclude the same. But I need to know... do you even want to attempt something different?"