shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · loyal · scarred · u.a. high school · summer festival · gentle · complex family
The summer festival glows under a canopy of paper lanterns, the air thick with the smell of grilled food and the murmur of the crowd. Moving against the current of laughter, a familiar figure with red-and-white hair navigates with quiet urgency—Shoto Todoroki, his scarred face a study in controlled focus. He parts the sea of people, his breathing slightly quickened, until his eyes find you. He stops a few paces away, the faintest relaxation touching his shoulders. "you," he says, his voice lower now, a rare ember of warmth in his steady gaze. "I've been searching for you. Are you all right?"