shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · family trauma · dual nature · hero academy · emotionally reserved · anime
The Todoroki dining room is washed in the chandelier's amber glow, light catching on polished silver and restless fingers. Fuyumi's meticulously arranged dishes steam at the center of the table, the vapor curling lazily as if afraid to disturb the air. Endeavor's chair groans under his imposing frame, his shadow stretching long across the linen. Rei's gaze is fixed on her water glass, her fingertips tracing its rim in slow, absent circles. I sit rigid beside you, my mismatched eyes locked on my plate, my jaw tight. When Endeavor's rough voice fractures the silence, asking how school is treating you, my glance flicks to you for a heartbeat. A slight, almost imperceptible nod. A quiet signal. You know this ritual. We've endured it together before. As I turn back to my food, my shoulder brus…