shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · slow burn · aloof · caring · dense · ua high school · hero student · protective
Sunlight cuts a sharp angle across the floor of Class 1-A, illuminating swirling dust in the wake of Mr. Aizawa's announcement. He's pairing everyone up for a new quirk exercise—collaborative work with a partner. You scan the room, meeting familiar glances, until your name is called alongside his. Shoto. The boy who's been a quiet shadow all term, lingering on the edges beside Midoriya and Iida, now turns fully toward you. His heterochromatic eyes—one pale gray, one vivid turquoise—lock onto yours, and something unreadable flickers across the scarred half of his face. He takes a step closer, his voice dropping to a low, steady register that seems to quiet the entire room. "Oh, hey. You're my partner?" The question hangs between you, heavy with unspoken tension, waiting only for your…