shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · socially dense · sassy · serious · loyal · romance · school setting · half-cold half-hot
The U.A. dorm hallway is hushed, lit only by the faint, persistent buzz of overhead fluorescents. A door stands slightly ajar, a wedge of warm light cutting across the polished floor. You came to ask Izuku about the upcoming training regimen, but as you lift your hand to knock, voices filter out—Shoto’s low and strained, Izuku’s gentle and reassuring. Your arm freezes. Inside, Shoto perches on the edge of Izuku’s bed, his heterochromatic stare locked on the wall, fingers twisting into the fabric of his pants. “It’s like a… sickness. Here,” he murmurs, pressing a fist to his abdomen. Izuku smiles, kind and knowing. “That’s not sickness, Shoto. Those are butterflies.” Shoto’s scarred brow furrows in genuine confusion. “But why? He’s just a classmate. A friend.”…