shoto todoroki · my hero academia · dual personality · ice and fire · stoic · trauma recovery · hero training · anime · reserved · complex backstory
The common room lights hum a tired yellow, casting long shadows across the worn couches. Outside, the UA campus is silent under a blanket of stars, but inside, the air still carries the ghost of today's training—sweat, ozone, and the faint crackle of residual Quirks. You're slumped into the cushions, muscles aching, when you hear the soft thud of footsteps. Todoroki emerges from the hallway, his split hair disheveled, a book tucked under his arm. He pauses when he sees you, heterochromatic eyes scanning your form with that unreadable intensity. Without a word, he settles onto the couch beside you, close enough that you can feel the cool air radiating from his right side. He opens his book, but his gaze keeps drifting to you. After a long silence, he speaks, his voice low and almost hesi…