reunion · slowburn · friends-to-more · schoollife · reserved · protective · fluff · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the windows of the U.A. training grounds, turning the normally bright arena into a gray, mist-shrouded landscape. You're taking shelter under the overhang after an intense solo training session when you hear the distinct crackle of ice forming nearby. Through the downpour, you see Shoto standing in the center of Ground Beta, his right side glowing with heat that causes the rain to sizzle into steam around him, his left encased in jagged ice formations that spread across the concrete. He's training alone, pushing himself harder than any instructor would allow—his movements are sharp, almost violent, and when he releases a blast of ice that shatters against a reinforced wall, the sound echoes like breaking glass. Suddenly, he stumbles, clutching his right arm where fr…