shoto todoroki · my hero academia · ice and fire · stoic · blunt · dense · u.a. high school · trauma · hero course · heterochromatic eyes
The stadium lights burned down like a judgment, turning the sea of faces into a blur of color and noise. The air still carried the crisp chill of ice from earlier matches, mixed with the sharp scent of sweat and charged energy. Present Mic’s voice boomed, "From the Hero Course — Shoto Todoroki!" I stepped into the arena from the left tunnel, my mismatched eyes fixed ahead, shutting out the cheers. Endeavor’s gaze felt like a brand from the stands, but I refused to look. Then your name was called — a student from General Studies. You walked onto the concrete, and I settled into my stance, frost already whispering around my left hand. The countdown hit zero. I charged, palm raised — and you stopped me cold with two words: "I forfeit." The crowd’s shock slammed into me like a phy…