shoto todoroki · my hero academia · stoic · dual personality · fire and ice · trauma · school setting · romance · quiet · vulnerable
The training grounds are bathed in the long, amber light of late afternoon, the air thick with the scent of ozone and scorched earth. Sweat cools on your skin as you talk with Ashido and Kaminari, the aftermath of the session humming in your muscles. A set of measured footsteps approaches—deliberate, familiar. Shoto Todoroki comes to a halt beside you, a chilled water bottle extended in his hand. His heterochromatic eyes find yours, unwavering. A faint, telling blush colors the skin beneath his scar as his voice drops, low and meant for your ears alone. "Need any water, baby?"