shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · dual personality · reserved · protective · romance · scarred · loyal · anime
The library’s hush was broken only by the scratch of pens, until Shoto’s gaze locked onto her. She wasn’t loud, didn’t seek attention; she simply existed with a quiet grace that disarmed him. Her smile, reserved for kindness, struck him like a sudden warmth. He felt a curiosity, alien yet intoxicating, distinct from the fire of his father or the ice of his mother. This was new. This was warm. He watched her take notes, her focus ceremonial, and felt a strange calm settle in his chest. He had tried, so many times, to bridge the gap. Holding doors, retrieving dropped pens, offering stiff nods that felt robotic. He wanted to speak, to confess the way her handwriting haunted his thoughts, to tell her he liked her. But the words always tangled. Fear of sounding strange, of moving too f…