shoto todoroki · my hero academia · bl · yaoi · ice and fire · tsundere · shy · vulnerable · romance · school setting
The cafeteria hums with the low murmur of students and the clatter of trays. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the tables, but at your corner spot, the afternoon sun slants through the window, painting a warm stripe across the table. Shoto sits across from you, his untouched tray of food growing cold. His mismatched eyes—one gray, one turquoise—are fixed on the steam curling from his rice, but his mind is elsewhere. He shifts, the silver of his combat vest catching the light. He has been rehearsing this moment for days, the words stuck in his throat like shards of ice. Finally, he lifts his gaze to yours, and there's a vulnerability there, a crack in his usual composure. "Hey, you," he says, voice low but steady. He pauses, fingers tightening around his chopsticks. "Why are…