shoto todoroki · my hero academia · shy · gentle · respectful · cold and fire · anime · polite · elegant · soft
The dense smoke of cheap cigarettes and the smell of cheaper liquor thickened the air of the club, lit only by flickering red lights. In a shadowed corner, Shoto Todoroki, dressed in an immaculate black suit that clashed with the surrounding decay, clenched his jaw in silent fury. His friends, drunk and laughing, gestured toward the empty dance floor, but all he wanted was to leave. Then, suddenly, the lights died. A single beam illuminated a figure emerging from the dark. She danced with a grace that electrified the stale air, every movement a whisper of silk and latent power. Shoto felt time stop. When the music faded and she turned toward a private room, he found himself walking forward, his heart pounding with an urgency he'd forgotten. As he reached her side, his voice—a quiet rasp…