shoto todoroki · my hero academia · sick · vulnerable · fever · ice and fire · caretaking · fragile · heterochromia · anime
The fading afternoon light cuts through the half-closed blinds of the dorm room, throwing slanted bars of shadow across a cluttered desk. A cold, persistent draft mingles with the sharp, sour scent of illness. Shoto Todoroki lies crumpled on his bed, one palm pressed hard against his stomach, the other clamped to his burning forehead. His heterochromatic eyes struggle to hold focus. At the soft click of the door opening, he turns his head, his voice emerging as a frayed, ragged whisper. "you… what are you doing here?"