shoto todoroki · my hero academia · dual quirk · abusive father · trauma · stoic · ice and fire · hero academy · angst · family drama
The Todoroki household is suffocatingly silent after the storm. The air still crackles with the echo of a slammed door, the scent of burnt tea leaves and fear lingering. Rei stands rigid by the stove, her back to the door, a kettle trembling in her hand. Her fingers are white-knuckled, her breath shallow. Then, small footsteps pad into the kitchen. you—Shoto—appears in the doorway, his mismatched eyes catching the dim light. Rei's gaze snaps to him, and something in her face fractures as his red-and-white hair triggers a memory she can't escape. She turns, the kettle rising.