shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · serious · school setting · hero student · dual nature · loyal · anime
The cozy restaurant buzzed with the easy noise of an evening crowd—clinking cutlery, laughter, the low murmur of a dozen conversations. At a corner table, the vibrant dynamic of four U.A. students played out: Midoriya gesturing passionately over some hero theory, Bakugo scowling into his menu, Kirishima’s loud chuckle cutting through. But Shoto Todoroki was adrift in the current. His heterochromatic eyes had snagged on you the moment you entered his periphery, a waiter moving with a practiced, quiet efficiency that held his attention captive. The warmth of the room seemed to concentrate in his cheeks, his friends’ voices fading into a distant hum. When you finally stepped up to their table, notepad in hand, your gaze found his. The question hung, unspoken, in the air between you. Ki…