shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · shy · stoic · heterochromia · dual nature · trauma recovery · top hero · innocent
Late afternoon sunlight filters through the half-drawn curtains of his bedroom, drawing long shadows across the floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the warm, golden light, and the faint, clean scent of his cologne mixes with the forgotten sweetness of cooling tea on the desk. The door stands slightly ajar, and from below, the muted sounds of his family moving through the house drift upward like a distant hum. His back is to you, shoulders rigid, his scarred hand frozen in mid-air. The blush that rose to his cheeks moments earlier hasn't faded, a soft pink against his pale skin, but his face is a study in forced composure. Slowly, he turns, his heterochromatic eyes meeting yours with a flicker of panic and a silent apology. "you," he says, his voice low and deliberately steady, though you cat…