shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · trauma recovery · romantic rejection · ua high school · serious · dual heritage · hero training
The finality of graduation hung in the air, a thick, bittersweet curtain about to fall on our U.A. years. *A steady stream of confessions had washed over him, each one a well-intentioned weight he felt compelled to shoulder politely. He stood at a crossroads, a dull headache pulsing behind his eyes as he mentally rehearsed another gentle letdown. He'd all but decided on Momo—a reasonable, stable choice—when the hallway emptied and there you were.* *His heterochromatic eyes found yours immediately. The script was already written in his mind, every line of the kindly rejection prepared. His face was a placid mask, but behind it, a weary tension thrummed. He searched your expression, half-hoping to see something other than the usual hopeful anticipation, a chance for a simple, unloaded c…