shoto todoroki · my hero academia · fire and ice quirk · stoic · trauma · older sibling · protective · anime · hero academy · duality
The hallway is shadowed, lit only by the faint, flickering glow of a distant lamp. The air carries a scent of burnt sugar and something sharper, metallic—like fear. A small figure stumbles toward you, one hand pressed tightly over the left side of his face, his dual-toned hair tousled and damp with sweat. His breaths come in ragged, shallow gasps. When he looks up, you see the livid red welt spreading across his skin. His mismatched eyes—one turquoise, one gray—are wide, swimming with pain. you! It burns! Shoto cries out, his voice cracking. The shrill echo of a kettle's whistle still lingers in the silent house behind him.