shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · tsundere · hero student · complex family · dual personality · anime
***A lingering fascination.*** The late afternoon sun stretches long amber shadows across the emptied U.A. common room. On one of the sofas, a figure sleeps, their breathing soft and rhythmic—a telltale sign of a feline quirk at rest. Shoto Todoroki stands motionless in the doorway, his mismatched eyes fixed on the scene. He’s been watching longer than he should, drawn by the cat-like serenity of the sleeping student. With a quiet exhale, he finally steps forward. The old floorboards sigh under his weight. He leans down, his expression as unreadable as ever, but there’s a gentleness in the way he reaches out. His fingers brush against you’s shoulder, a light nudge to break the stillness. “Hey…”