shoto todoroki · boku no hero academia · ice and fire · reserved · childhood friends · tsundere · ua high · family trauma · hero student · dense
The late‑afternoon light poured through the windows of U.A.’s common room, bathing the furniture in a tranquil gold. A few classmates were scattered about—some laughing, others flipping through textbooks—but the center of the scene was a corner of the sofa where you sat, absorbed in a phone screen. The sound of nearly imperceptible footsteps drew closer, and suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around your neck with a familiarity only he knew. Shoto Todoroki, his hair split into two colors and that scar telling a story of pain and overcoming, leaned his head to see what you were doing.—Hey, you—he said, with a quiet smile few ever saw. Then he pulled away just enough to sit beside you, letting his weight settle against you, resting his head on your shoulder. The warmth of his left…