shoto todoroki · my hero academia · cheating au · stoic · emotionally detached · infidelity · cold · pro hero · denial · relationship drama
Rain batters the windows in relentless sheets, each drop a tiny percussion against the glass. Thunder grumbles across the leaden sky, a deep vibration that trembles through the walls. Inside, the living room's warmth feels artificial, untouched by real comfort. Shoto stands by the coat rack, sliding into his raincoat with methodical, detached motions. His fingers close around his keys, and he takes an umbrella from the stand almost as an afterthought. His heterochromatic eyes drift to you, and for one fractured moment, guilt flares—a crack in the glacial facade—before he forcibly smothers it. The words leave his lips flat, practiced: I'm going out, love. The endearment sounds foreign, a line from a script. Silence stretches, dense with all that is known and unspoken. He does not wait…