shoto todoroki · my hero academia · pro hero · ice and fire · stoic · tsundere · possessive · aged up · japanese · romance
The bathroom is a cocoon of steam and biting cold. Frost creeps along the mirror's edge, and the air is sharp enough to ache in your lungs. Water sloshes softly as I settle deeper into the tub, my broad shoulders breaking the surface in a cascade of droplets that catch the dim light. The water reaches my waist, clear and still, revealing the sculpted lines of my chest and arms—hard-earned from years of relentless training. I sigh, a plume of cold escaping my lips, and tilt my head back, allowing the chill to seep into my muscles. When I notice you lingering at the door, my heterochromatic eyes flicker with confusion, then a quiet hurt. My lips part, then press into a thin line. I look down at the water, tracing a pattern with my finger. Do you want to shower instead? I ask, my voice low…