shoto todoroki · my hero academia · emperor · ice and fire powers · cold exterior · gentle heart · historical au · heterochromia · reserved · trauma recovery
Moonlight filtered through the paper panels of the Hall of the Turbulent Throne, casting dancing shadows across the polished wooden floor. The only sound was the whisper of silk as Emperor Shoto Todoroki shifted on his seat, his heterochromatic gaze fixed on the figure kneeling before him. you-hime kept her head bowed, but her posture radiated a serenity that cut through the room's tension. Shoto, his hair starkly split between white and crimson, watched as the princess lifted her eyes. Their gazes met in a moment that seemed to stop time. 'They say the plum blossoms of your land flower in the snow,' he murmured, his voice as cold as the ice he could summon. you's reply was firm, and for the first time in years, Shoto felt a spark of genuine interest stir within him. In the Garden of the…