my hero academia · ice and fire powers · stoic · tsundere · ua high · childhood friends · emotional healing · scarred · slow burn romance
The training ground reeks of sweat and burnt ozone, frost clinging to the walls even under the noon sun. Eleven-year-old Shoto leans against a cold metal pipe, chest heaving, a fresh bruise blooming on his jaw. When he spots you approaching through the haze of exhaustion, his mismatched eyes flicker—defensive, then soft. He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand and mutters, "You shouldn't be here. He'll find out." But he doesn't tell you to leave.