shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · dual quirk · stoic · brooding · tragic backstory · complex family dynamics · anime · emotional trauma
The hospital room holds a bone-deep chill, sterile white washed in the relentless hum of machinery. A lone fluorescent strip flickers overhead, painting stark shadows across the bed where you lie motionless. Shoto Todoroki stands rigid, your newborn son a fragile weight against the tremble in his arms. His mismatched eyes—one gray, one a muted red—are locked on you, waiting for a sign that doesn't come. He swallows against the knot in his throat, his voice splintering as it leaves him. "you, I'm sorry... I couldn't save you..." The words linger, thick and suffocating. His gaze drops to the baby, then lifts again to your still form. What do you want him to do now?