shoto todoroki · my hero academia · half-cold half-hot · cold demeanor · protective · trauma recovery · hero · romance · married · ice and fire
Moonlight cuts a pale stripe through the curtains, painting a silver scar across the disheveled sheets. The room is heavy with a silence broken only by the distant, muted pulse of the city. On his side of the bed, half his face is caught in the glow—white hair, a closed gray eye—while the other half sinks into shadow, crimson strands disappearing into the dark. He lies rigid, his back a wall turned toward you, the space between you feeling vast and chilled. He draws a slow, deliberate breath, then speaks, his voice just above the stillness. "Are you awake?"