i'm done running away from you || todoroki shouto

chapter one.

No one understands how the world works, especially when you're in a world where fate choses someone for you before you even know who you are.

Todoroki Shouto, son of Enji Todoroki, was a special case though. He, unlike others, was born without a mark.

This was not a problem when he was younger because he was a child and had no curiosities of who he was paired with, and because a large portion of his childhood had been preoccupied with training on becoming the number one hero.

There became a time where he wondered if it was his fault, or the fault of his parents who didnt share marks and still decided to stick together. He wished it was as easy to blame them as it should be, but he knows deep-down that it wasnt their doing.

He adores his mother, sad enough as it is, she's one of his best friends. Todoroki often came to visit her and chat about nothings, but his frustration grew and they now seemed to be discussing soulmates now more than ever.

He wanted to know why.

Shouto felt like his life was never ending problems. He grew up in a home that can't even comprehend the concept of love, his brother had turned up dead when he was merely a boy, his mother had caused him pain from his father, and to top it off — he was a freak without a soulmate.

It's not the falling in love or happy-ending part that he wants, it's the fact that he doesn't want to feel like an outsider anymore. Given his lack of social skills and horrid background, he can't see that happening any time soon.

Todoroki Shouto is now in his third-year of high school at the prestigious UA High, a school for heroes.

Todoroki has managed to focus himself on training and hero duties rather than questioning his soulmate mark. That becomes difficult though when he watched his classmates slowly discover their soulmates.

He remembers back in their first year right before a Christmas party in the commons. He was sitting on one of the chairs reading a book he can't seem to remember. It wasn't a particularly special day, an average Thursday at the UA dorms. Kaminari came running out of the elevator looking around frantically,

"Todoroki!" he called out while quickly making his way over.

Shouto had his book in his lap and was eyeing the blonde, "Kaminari" he echoed back, more of a question than a mock.

The blonde seemed to be a mix of excited and scared as he seated himself across from Todoroki. Kaminari was tapping the armrest with his finger, "I was looking for Mina but i'll just tell you okay Todobro?"

Todoroki was visibly taken back by the new company but not uncomfortable so when Todoroki gave him a hesitant nod to continue, Kaminari let out a breathe.

"Okay so basically I was helping Kiri wrap up the presents because he was struggling and I went to grab the scissors on his side of the table and I saw his soulmate mark on his arm. I am not sure if I saw it correctly but I'm pretty sure we're soulmates. I was just wondering how you know if it your mark or not because I've heard cases where people have similar marks, what do you think? Have you ever seen someone with a mark like yours but wasnt?" Kaminari was clearly rambling and was definitely going through something at the moment but Todoroki seemed distracted.

"I don't have a mark Kaminari" he replied instead of answering the question since there was clearly no other way for him to answer.

Kaminari didn't seem convinced because he tilted his head, "what about the one on your shoulder, Mina and I are always trying to figure out who peoples soulmates are and by that, he have to see people's marks and we definitely saw one on your shoulder because it's in a weird shape—"