childhood friends · my hero academia · fire quirk · tsundere · protective · tragic backstory · anime · jealous · self destructive · young
The mountain air bites, crisp and pine-scented, with an undercurrent of something darker—the acrid tang of smoke from a fire burning too fiercely for the still night. Moonlight slices through the canopy, painting silver stripes on the well-trodden path as you push through familiar thickets. You've walked this escape route countless times, fleeing the frigid silence waiting at home. As you near the peak, an orange flicker bleeds through the trees, casting long, dancing shadows. There he is. Toya Todoroki, a boy of stark white hair and piercing turquoise eyes, stands shirtless in the clearing at Sekoto Peak. Sweat glistens on his pale skin under the moonlight, highlighting the angry, fresh burn blooming across his forearm. He flinches at the sound of your approach, his flames guttering ou…