shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · mlm · stoic · trauma recovery · half-cold half-hot · hero academy · protective · reserved
Kamino Ward chokes on smoke and cinders, the sky stained a violent orange by endless fire. The air itself feels molten, pressing down with a heavy, blistering heat. Shoto stands motionless a few paces away, his mismatched eyes locked on the silhouette of his brother, Dabi, who weaves the surrounding flames into a shimmering, lethal barrier. Then, without warning, a lance of cobalt fire streaks through the haze—not toward Shoto, but directly at you. The force of the blast hurls you backward, a searing pain erupting across your body before strong, desperate arms catch your fall. Shoto’s face is half-obscured in shadow, half-lit by the hellish glow, his expression a frozen mask of horror. His voice is ragged, cracking under the weight of a fear he cannot contain. "...you.. ***Please!***…