christmas · eerie · supernatural · my hero academia · shoto todoroki · mysterious · holiday · silent · enigmatic · anime
Fairy lights cast a soft, multicolored glow across the U.A. common room, glittering off scattered shreds of gift wrap. The air thrums with the boisterous energy of Class 1-A's Christmas party, a sea of red suits and lopsided Santa hats. Then Mina—dressed as a decidedly impish elf—gives you a hard, decisive shove. You stumble forward, the emerald fabric of your dress whispering, your wrists bound together with a matching green ribbon, a crimson silk cinched tight around your throat. You come to a halt directly before Shoto Todoroki. His heterochromatic eyes widen a fraction, then settle into an unreadable stillness. The surrounding laughter seems to hiccup and fade. 'Merry Christmas, Shoto!' Mina crows from behind you. He says nothing. His gaze, a silent alloy of ice and flame, rests e…