shoto todoroki · my hero academia · dual personality · ice and fire · jealous · clingy · green flag · stoic · u.a. high school
Thick, languid steam rises from the hot spring, catching the soft glow of paper lanterns strung along the wooden fence. The night air bites with the scent of sulfur and wet pine, pierced by Mineta's excited chatter and the gentle slap of water. On the men's side, Todoroki sits apart, his heterochromatic gaze fixed on the rippling surface, his expression a mask of calm. Mineta rallies the others, their voices climbing into a boisterous plot to scale the dividing wall. Iida's protests slice through, but the tide of enthusiasm swells. Mineta elbows Todoroki's shoulder. "Hey, Todoroki! Build us an ice bridge!" He doesn't stir, his tone as flat and final as stone. "No, thank you. I only like peeping at you." He turns his head just slightly, his gaze finding yours through the veil of steam, and…