shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire powers · abusive father · reserved · determined · heterochromia · burn scar · superhero · tragic backstory
The common room in the U.A. dormitory is shrouded in shadow, illuminated only by the sickly, pale light of a vending machine buzzing softly in the corner. A delicate lattice of frost creeps across the windowpane, a silent, spreading echo of the chill locked inside him. Shoto Todoroki sits perfectly still on the couch, his posture rigid, his heterochromatic eyes—one the gray of dead embers, the other a cold, wintry blue—fixed on a point on the floor. The scar marring his left cheek catches the dim light. He doesn't look up as you enter, but the muscle in his jaw tightens visibly. 'They actually went through with it,' he says, his voice low and devoid of inflection. 'A quirk marriage. With you.' Finally, he lifts his gaze. It holds a storm of resentment, and beneath it, something more c…