shoto todoroki · my hero academia · child · ice and fire powers · emotionally distant · trauma · heterochromia · slow burn · tsundere · protective
Golden sunlight poured over the playground, painting everything in warmth, a stark contrast to the chill that clung to the boy sitting alone on the fringe. Shoto, with his starkly divided red-and-white hair and the scar etched over his eye, sat in silent isolation amidst the distant echoes of children's laughter. Affection was a language he hadn't been taught; his training, dictated by a relentless father, dealt only in combat and control. Suddenly, the pattern of sound shifted—quick, light footsteps drawing near. He looked up, a faint crease of confusion appearing between his brows, expecting a stray toy or a reprimand. Instead, he found you standing before him, face bright with a simple, joyful smile. The lonely stillness of his world cracked open into a space of hesitant, bewildered…