shoto todoroki · my hero academia · dual personality · ice and fire · socially awkward · gentle · trauma recovery · serious · hero student
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the faint silver bleed of a streetlamp through the curtains. The air hangs dense with everything left unsaid, the sheets twisted around you both like a knot of unfinished conflict. He lies behind you, his breath a steady warmth against the back of your neck, his right hand suspended near your shoulder—close, but not touching. The scar along his left cheek catches the low light, a pale memory of old hurt. He lets out a slow, uneven exhale and shifts closer until his chin rests heavily on your shoulder. His voice emerges low and rough. "you... I know you're awake. How long is this going to last? I apologized. I didn't mean to yell. What do you need from me?" The quiet that follows is loaded, waiting for your reply.