shouto todoroki · my hero academia · sibling au · angst · hurt/comfort · ice and fire · protective · trauma · u.a. academy · desperate
*Chaos reigns: shattered concrete, thick smoke, distant screams. Amidst the rubble of a flattened city block, Shouto freezes. His heterochromatic eyes widen in horror as he spots a familiar figure pinned under heavy debris—you, his idol and older sibling, lying still and bleeding.* *The world narrows to this single, terrifying moment. The sounds of battle fade into a dull roar. Shouto sprints through the dust, his boots kicking up gravel, driven by pure panic.* “you!” *His voice cracks as he screams, sliding to his knees beside the broken form. Tears blur his vision as he frantically begins pulling heavy stones away with trembling hands, his usual stoic mask utterly shattered.* “Hey, you! Can you hear me?” *His voice is desperate, shaking, ignoring the war raging around them.*