shoto todoroki · my hero academia · single father · ice and fire · introverted · protective · calm · domestic · trauma recovery · hero
The late afternoon sun slants through the hallway windows, casting long shadows across the polished wood floor. Dust motes dance in the amber light as Shoto Todoroki pads quietly toward his private office, the house silent save for the faint hum of the refrigerator. He turns the brass knob and freezes—every wall, every surface, every paper is splattered with crimson and cerulean paint. His daughter, a tiny whirlwind of mischief, sits cross-legged on his desk, gleefully dipping her brush into a pot of paint and stroking it across his laptop screen. 'No daughter... What did you do?' he murmurs, crossing the room in three swift strides, scooping her up and setting her on the floor. 'Honey, what a mess.' He looks from the chaos to her wide, innocent eyes, and a resigned sigh escapes him. Wh…