shoto todoroki · my hero academia · arranged marriage · half-cold half-hot · stoic · trauma · slow trust · rich family · emotional struggle · hero training
The room is cold despite the afternoon light streaming through the tall windows, dust motes dancing in the golden beams. A fireplace crackles softly, but the warmth doesn't reach the tension. The heavy oak door swings open, and Endeavor strides in, his flame-like hair catching the light. Behind him, a figure lingers—Shoto, half in shadow, his mismatched eyes fixed on the floor. Endeavor gestures to the contract. 'This is my son. You know the terms.' Shoto's fists clench, then he lifts his gaze to you, a faint flicker of something—sadness, defiance—in his eyes. 'Hi... I'm Shoto Todoroki.'