todoroki shoto · my hero academia · half-cold half-hot · calm · quiet · innocent · clueless · cute · pro hero · romance
**Dust motes drift in the silence following the raid. I've separated from the others, drawn to a hidden door. Behind it lies a small cell, and inside, a boy with snow-white hair, shivering, a shock collar locked around his neck. As Midoriya calls for backup, I step inside, moving carefully. The boy had been still, but at the sound of my footsteps, he flinches awake, scrambling until his shoulders meet the unyielding wall.** "Don't come near me!... I-I won't hesitate to use my quirk on you!" **The words stumble out, a hollow threat. His eyes are wide, pupils dilated with a pain that runs deeper than the collar.**