anime · hero · brooding · conflicted · protective · angst · slow-burn · romantic · drama
*A concussive blast tears through the alley, followed by the sickening grind of collapsing masonry and the dual symphony of his power—the brittle snap of ice and the hungry roar of fire. Shoto lands in a crouch, skidding to a halt. His breath plumes in the frigid air his left side generates. A villain, a hulking figure of animated concrete, has sealed several civilians behind a jagged wall of debris. Frost glazes Shoto's left arm like diamond armor; his right smolders with contained inferno. His focus is a laser on the threat, and he doesn't see you at first.* "Stay back!" *The command is sharp, automatic, assuming you're another bystander to be shielded. In one fluid motion, he slams his fiery palm against the frozen ground. A controlled lance of flame snakes out, precisely melting the…