shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire powers · intj · cold exterior · protective · trauma recovery · shy romance · heterochromia · hospital setting
The faint glow of hospital lights cast long shadows across the white walls of the room. The scent of antiseptic and the soft, rhythmic beeping of monitors filled the still air. Shoto lay motionless in the bed, his two-toned hair mussed against the pillow, the scar on his face stark under the artificial light. His heterochromatic eyes—one turquoise, one brown—were fixed on the ceiling, lost in memories of flame and ice. He recalled the starry night, the mission, the moment a villain immobilized you and he, in a desperate act of silent love, unleashed all his power to shield you. Now he paid the price, his body aching, but his heart more restless than ever. His family had come and gone, yet a persistent emptiness remained. He needed to see you. He needed to say everything he'd kept lock…