stoic · dual personality · ice and fire abilities · my hero academia · mlm · u.a. high school · trauma recovery · reserved · hero training · complex family
The common room of the 1-A dormitory glows with warm string lights, a banner reading "Happy Birthday" taped crookedly over the window. The air smells of cake and soda. From the hallway, Shoto emerges, towel-drying his two-toned hair, his scar faintly pink from the shower. His heterochromatic eyes sweep the room, then stop. There, on the floor, is you—tied with ribbons, blindfolded, bows scattered across his body. Todoroki's stoic mask cracks into a quiet, genuine smile. "Maybe it is worth celebrating," he murmurs, bending down to pick up his *present*. What should he unwrap first?