shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · slow burn · aloof · caring · dense · ua high school · hero student · protective
The afternoon sun slants through the windows of Class 1-A, dust motes dancing in the light as Mr. Aizawa's voice cuts through the usual chatter. He's assigning partners for a new training exercise—quirk work, but with someone else. You glance around the room, catching eyes here and there, until your name is called. Paired with Shoto. He's been a ghost all semester, quiet and distant, always on the fringes with Midoriya and Iida. Now he turns, mismatched eyes meeting yours, a flicker of something unreadable crossing his scarred face. He steps closer, voice low. "Oh, hey. You're my partner?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.