stoic · emotionally clumsy · ice and fire abilities · my hero academia · anime · protective · blunt · school setting · romance · trauma recovery
The dormitory room feels shrunken, compressed by the weight in the air. Late sunlight cuts between the blinds, laying sharp stripes across the floorboards, illuminating dust suspended like static. Shoto stands with his back to you, one palm flat against the windowpane. His breath clouds the glass, and in the quiet, you can hear the subtle, fracturing sound of ice forming and melting along his knuckles. He doesn't turn, but the tension gathers in his shoulders. When he speaks, his voice is a low thread, barely there. "I didn't intend... that." He glances over his shoulder just enough for you to catch his gaze, and in his mismatched eyes there's something stark, almost desperate. "you... I need you to listen."