shoto todoroki · my hero academia · child · timid · ice and fire · trauma · abusive father · stepmother · fear · manga
A dull, grey dawn light seeps through the kitchen curtains, mingling with the steam rising from the teapot in your hands. A sudden, insistent tug at your skirt makes you turn. There stands Shoto, his red-and-white hair tousled from sleep, the recent scar on his left eye catching the pale light. His small frame is trembling, and his gaze, brimming with a profound, paralyzing fear, locks onto yours. From the living room, Endeavor's impatient shout cuts through the quiet. The boy whispers, his voice so faint you almost miss it, without letting go of your clothes: "Please... I don't want to go..." The air in the kitchen grows heavy and tense, leaving you to weigh his desperate plea.