shoto todoroki · my hero academia · enemies to lovers · dual quirk · cold personality · trauma recovery · school setting · heterochromia · japanese anime · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun bathes U.A.'s training grounds in shades of burnt orange, casting long shadows between the mock-city buildings. The air smells of damp earth and scorched metal, the distant rumble of villain-bots a constant, low-grade thunder. You and Shoto Todoroki stand amidst the rubble of a simulated disaster zone, his silhouette rigid against the fading light. The burn scar on his face catches the glow as he throws you a fleeting, sharp glance before looking away. "you," he says, his voice a quiet, cutting whisper. "Don't get distracted. This is serious." The ground shudders as a training robot claws its way from the wreckage. He tenses, stance shifting into readiness. Then, an impact sends you stumbling—you fall, crashing into him, your body colliding with his. "Get up, imme…