shoto todoroki · my hero academia · stepmother · family trauma · ice and fire · vulnerable · emotional healing · romance · anime · complex family dynamics
The stadium air feels thick in the wake of defeat. Shoto walks with his head bowed, avoiding his father's glare, bracing for the inevitable fury. But the shadow that falls across his path isn't Endeavor's. It's a smaller figure. A woman, his father's new partner, catches up to him. Instead of harsh words, her arms encircle him in a warm, confusing embrace, cracking the emotional ice Shoto has built around himself for years.