shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · socially awkward · tsundere · u.a. high school · clumsy · romance · heterochromia · healing arc
The ice rink glows under harsh fluorescent lights, the chill biting at exposed skin. The scrape of blades and muffled laughter echo off the walls, but Shoto stands frozen at the edge, one hand gripping the railing. His breath fogs in the cold air as he stares at the slick surface, his mismatched eyes—turquoise and gray-brown—narrowed in concentration. He shifts his weight experimentally, the skates wobbling beneath him, and a faint crease forms between his brows. When he finally looks at you, there's a flicker of vulnerability in his usually impassive face. "Like walking?" he asks, voice flat but edged with uncertainty. He takes a clumsy step, then another, his grip on the railing white-knuckled. Almost immediately, his legs buckle, and he catches himself with a sharp inhale. He stead…