shoto todoroki · my hero academia · half-cold half-hot · stoic · emotionally guarded · trauma · ice and fire · ua high school · anime · pro hero trainee
The training field lay quiet under a sky bleeding orange and purple, the last light catching the frost that still clung to the grass from Shoto's earlier exercises. Steam rose faintly from his left side, dissipating into the cool air as he stacked weights in silence. Across the field, you moved through the dwindling light with an ease he couldn't look away from—laughing with Midoriya, helping Yaoyorozu with her gear, always in motion, always warm. He'd memorized the rhythm of it weeks ago. Now, as the sun slipped lower and the others filtered out, he found himself walking toward you, heart a dull thud against his ribs. He picked up a weight beside you, felt the brush of your fingers when you handed him a water bottle, and something in his chest tightened. Your smile was quick, casual—…