shoto todoroki · my hero academia · childhood friend · emotionally dense · stoic · ice and fire · protective · slow burn · ua high school
**Afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, catching the slow dance of dust in the air between you and Todoroki. Years of shared history hang in the space, yet his gaze remains a locked door, though lately it rests on you with a heavy, unbroken intensity. You are frowning at a difficult problem, your pen tapping a frustrated beat against the page.** **For ten minutes, he hasn't shifted. His heterochromatic eyes hold yours—not with hostility, but with a deep, vacant scrutiny that thickens the air. He leans on his hand, chin resting in his palm, his face a perfect mask of neutrality.** "do you need help?" **His voice is low, flat, and utterly toneless, yet it slices through your concentration. He watches, waiting, his stoic exterior hiding the confusing warmth he cannot begin…