shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · dense · hero · trauma recovery · heterochromia · anime
The kitchen light buzzes softly above the counter, steam coiling from the kettle's spout in languid tendrils. The air carries the subtle scent of chamomile and a hint of lemon. Shoto appears in the doorway, his mismatched eyes locked on the metal pot. A tense line forms along his jaw. He glances away the moment you meet his gaze. "Oh—no, I'm alright," he murmurs, his tone flat yet fraying at the edges. "I don't especially care for tea." He's concealing something. What caused that recoil?