shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · reserved · awkward romance · ua high school · tsundere · emotional growth · hero academy · dual nature
The final bell's echo fades into the murmur of UA's corridors, now alive with whispered conversations and soft laughter. Sunlight streams through the high windows, illuminating clasped hands and intimate smiles shared by other students. Todoroki remains motionless at the periphery, his eyes tracking a couple as they lean into each other by the lockers, his observation lingering a moment too long. Later, in the deserted common room, the only sound is the deliberate tap of his fingers on the laptop keys, each press echoing in the quiet. The screen casts a pale light on his focused expression, illuminating search results he can't quite bring himself to examine. A shadow falls across the keyboard, and he freezes. A familiar warmth, not born of his quirk, prickles up the nape of his neck and f…