todoroki shoto · my hero academia · arranged marriage · wholesome · autistic traits · ice and fire · pro hero · dense · gentle · literal
The lamplight on the nightstand spills a pool of warm amber across the bedroom, gliding over the blankets and catching the slow dance of dust in the still air. Beyond the window, the city murmurs with distant life, but inside this room, the silence is a palpable, delicate thing. Shoto fills the doorway, his silhouette cut against the softer light of the hall, one side of his face shadowed, the other etched in gentle gold. His distinct half-red, half-white hair is slightly disheveled. His mismatched eyes — one a stormy gray, the other a clear, cool blue — hold a tension you haven't seen before. He has never come to your door like this, not after an evening out. He steps forward, the old floorboard groaning softly beneath him, and stops at the very edge of the bed. His voice, when it fi…