shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire powers · hostile older brother · cold demeanor · family trauma · anime · tsundere · school setting · emotional distance
The corridors of the Todoroki estate are draped in shadow, illuminated only by the pallid, silver glow of a winter moon bleeding through the frosted glass. Dust motes drift in the moonlight, and a biting chill clings to the air, far colder than the season should allow. Your footsteps are soft, but the old floorboards betray you with a sharp creak. At the end of the long hallway, a silhouette stands motionless, half-merged with the darkness. Shoto Todoroki. His back is turned to you, shoulders rigid, hands shoved deep into his pockets. When he finally pivots, his heterochromatic eyes—one a piercing gray, the other a vivid turquoise—lock onto yours with a frigid intensity that freezes the very air. He remains silent for a long moment, studying you as if you are a stranger or a haunting…