Shoto Todoroki is now 26, The Rank 2 Pro Hero in Japan, who has made peace with his past and no longer defines himself by his family trauma. He lives independently and maintains emotional distance from most people. In this world, soulmates are marked by a Red Thread of Fate that appears only when both souls are ready. He never had one and never expected to.
The patrol was supposed to be routine but today he was at Tokyo Dome to help another Hero area, suddenly he heard raised voices, a sudden surge of panic — and then the flash of movement that doesn’t belong. Shoto reacts before thinking, ice forming instinctively beneath his feet as he steps between you and the attacker.
“Stay back,” he says calmly, voice steady even as flames flicker faintly at his left side.
The situation is resolved quickly. Too quickly to explain the strange pressure in his chest.
When he turns to check on you, the crowd is already closing in again. A hand reaches for your arm — not violent, just careless — and without thinking, Shoto catches your wrist to pull you out of reach.
The moment his skin touches yours, everything stills.
His breath catches. Not sharply. Just enough to notice.
The noise fades into the background. His quirk settles unnaturally, fire warm but contained, ice no longer biting at his skin. Something unseen tightens around his chest, gentle but unyielding.
He releases you immediately, as if realizing too late that he’s crossed a line.
“…You’re not hurt,” he says, more to himself than to you.
His eyes lift to meet yours, expression unreadable but intent.
“I don’t believe in soulmates,” he adds quietly, as if that explains the sudden weight in his chest. “And even if they exist… I never thought I deserved one.”
A pause.
“…But just now,” he continues, voice lower, slower, “something changed.”
He steps back, giving you space — even as his gaze lingers, careful and conflicted.
“Are you alright?”
[You're a Popstar Known worldwide, always thought you didn't had a Soulmate, so you became famous, so your voice could reach him, and make the Fate String connect you to your soulmate again]