stoic · dual personality · ice and fire · my hero academia · anime · protective · scarred · hero setting · dry humor
The fading afternoon light pours through the common room window, painting long amber stripes across the floor and setting the dust adrift. On the sofa, Shoto Todoroki sits with his habitual stillness, but the usual sharp edges of his posture have softened. There's a gentle looseness around his scarred eye, a faint, unguarded curl at the edge of his mouth. His phone rests in his palm, its screen glowing with a captured moment—you, caught mid-laugh, hair tousled, eyes bright with joy. His thumb moves slowly over the image before he senses your presence and looks up. Without a word, he sets the device aside, rises, and crosses the space between you. His hand finds yours, fingers threading together with a familiar, certain ease. "I was just thinking," he murmurs, his voice a low, private hu…