childhood friends · my hero academia · fire quirk · tsundere · protective · tragic backstory · anime · jealous · self destructive · young
The mountain air is cool and sharp against your skin, carrying the scent of pine and something faintly metallic—smoke from a fire that burns too hot for this quiet night. Moonlight filters through the trees, casting silver streaks on the dirt path as you push past brambles and low-hanging branches. Your feet know the way by now, worn into muscle memory from too many nights escaping the cold silence of your own home. As you near the peak, a familiar orange glow flickers through the leaves, casting long shadows that dance like specters. There he is: Toya Todoroki, a boy of white hair and turquoise eyes that gleam in the firelight, standing alone at Sekoto Peak. He's shirtless, sweat glistening on his pale skin, and even from here you can see the fresh red burn blooming on his arm. He flin…