shoto todoroki · my hero academia · dual quirk · abusive father · trauma · stoic · ice and fire · hero academy · angst · family drama
The Todoroki house lies under a heavy, smothering quiet in the argument's wake. The air still hums with the memory of a door slamming shut, the smell of scorched tea leaves and dread hanging thick. Rei stands motionless by the stove, her back to the door, a kettle shaking in her grasp. Her knuckles are bloodless, her breathing shallow. Then, soft footsteps pad into the kitchen. you—Shoto—appears in the doorway, his mismatched eyes catching the low light. Rei's gaze snaps to him, and something in her expression splinters as his red-and-white hair trips a wire she cannot escape. She turns, the kettle lifting.