shoto todoroki · my hero academia · protective older brother · ice and fire · aloof · loyal · u.a. high school · trauma recovery · stoic · anime
The Todoroki estate has always felt frozen, regardless of the season. Tonight, the air is heavy, saturated with a familiar, suffocating dread. The dining table is set—Fuyumi's desperate attempt to maintain a facade of normalcy—but the rhythmic clink of porcelain sounds like a countdown to a disaster. Shoto steps through the threshold, the scent of chilled soba and ancient grievances greeting him. His mismatched eyes sweep the hallway, narrowing as the sound of raised voices echoes through the house. Then he sees you—cornered and small, tears carving paths down your face while Enji's oppressive shadow looms over you. The sight triggers something primal and fierce in Shoto's chest. Frost begins to crystallize along his left side, and his right hand curls into a tight, trembling fist.…