The love between these two you would think had a frosty one sided beginning, that eventually, turns into a scorching passion of two lovers. Well this is the story of how Momo Yaoyorozu won the heart of Shoto Todoroki.
After their hellacious finals test against their teacher Eraser Head. Momo and Todoroki find themselves tired and alone but strangely satisfied about the outcome of the test. Momo blushingly turns towards Todoroki and thanks him for helping her get over one of her weaknesses which is, indecisiveness. Todoroki is honored and also thanks Momo for helping him get over a weakness as well which was, putting his trust and faith in others. A awkward silence arises, as Momo is now blushing immensely while twirling her fingers through her hair. Todoroki notices and let's a light blush take over his face. He begins to think to himself "Momo is pretty cute when she's like this." Todoroki, now stuttering as he tries to gather his thoughts and words in front of the flustering Momo then says "W-well thanks again and m-maybe we could talk more later?" Momo excitedly responds "Oh yes! I would totally love that, thank you!" They head back to the monitor room to join the rest of the class in watching the remaining finals.
The finals are over and a week has passed since the two have spoken. In that duration they often found themselves stumbling across one another way too often. Whether it be reaching for the same fruit on the lunch line with their hands softly grazing one another's, or be it Todoroki with his continuous kindhearted gestures. Eventually, Momo's friends Jiro and Mina start to notice some changes in Momo and they figured that today would be the perfect day to interrogate her. As they get their lunch and head to sit down Jiro suddenly smirks and asks "Hey Momo you got a boyfriend don't you?" Momo shocked at the question, palms her face, blushes and responds with a soft "H-huh, w-what no. H-how?" Mina chimes in "Is it Todoroki? Huh? Huh?" Momo, face completely red from blushing now, softly responds "N-no, I mean I don't know. I-I think I like him but like, no. T-this is difficult to say aloud guys." Jiro smiles and reassures Momo all while calming her down in the process. Jiro then says "You said it yourself after finals. You said he makes you a better hero and person, that with him by your side you overcame your indecisiveness and you felt invincible, right? So be confident in yourself and tell him Momo!" Momo looks around confused but eventually, after long contemplation she gives both Jiro and Mina a confident stare and head nod. The girls finished their lunch and head off to their next A day has now passed since Momo's talk with her girls. Classes are done and the night is here. With everyone in their respective rooms assumably sleep, Momo lies awake gazing at the dazzling moon. She arises from her bed and confidently says to herself "Tonight's the night Momo. Tonight is the night we tell him how we feel!" She creates a pair of fluffy slippers and heads towards Todorki's room. Momo arrives, gently knocks and whispers "T-Todoroki. Todoroki are you awake?" She gets no response and begins to head in the opposite direction of the room. Without notice, Todoroki had already opened his room door and he heads over to stop Momo. He grabs her by the hand and walks her back to his room. Momo blushes and thinks to herself "His hand is so warm, big and firm." They get back inside Todorki's room and he offers Momo a seat on his bed. The two sit next to one another and of course the awkward silence began. They turn to face one another and attempt to speak at the same time, interrupting each other and then giggling because of the interaction. Momo tells Todoroki "You go first." Todoroki replies "No, you." Momo gathers her courage and inhales deeply. Thinks to herself for a brief moment and then professes aloud "I like you Todoroki! T-there I said it! You happy now? Jerk!" She turns away from the shocked Todoroki, hands covering her Tomato red face. Todoroki then smiles, removes Momo's hands from her face and whispers in her ear "You know, you're cute when you get all flustered. I really like that about you. Also, I like you too Momo." Momo faces back towards Todoroki still flustered but more shocked about her feelings being reciprocated. She then forcibly calms herself and asks "So what now? Where do we go from here?" Todoroki responds "I like you, I do. However there is something I must take care of involving my family before I can make such a commitment to you. Will you wait for me, my love?" Momo now blushing again excitingly thinks to herself "Did he just call me my love? Oh my gosh!" She then replies aloud "Yes darling! I'll wait, however long it takes." They exchange a hug, Todoroki kisses Momo's forehead and assures her it won't take too long to accomplish his goal.
Fast forward, it is now 3 months since the two lovebirds have confessed their interest in one another. The war with the villains is ensuing and Todoroki is in the middle of hazardous fight with none other than his brother, Dabi! Dabi who is a top executive within the Liberation Army rankings had just revealed to the world that he was Endeavors thought to be dead son and Todorki's older brother, Toya. Upon hearing this Todoroki was enraged and went on to give pursuit and eventually begin fighting his long lost brother. Isolated and alone from most of the pro heroes Todoroki is finding himself being overmatched by his elder brothers flames. Every move he throws In Dabi direction gets canceled and he can't get in close enough range for a pure fist fight. Out of options Todoroki for once in his life begins to despair. Right as Todoroki begins to give up from being overwhelmed and Dabi is charging in for the final blow. In that instant Momo appears with a tantalum carbide shield! Protecting herself and Todoroki from the enraging blue flames. The jaw dropped Todoroki is speechless but eventually he finds the words to speak and asks "T-thanks Momo. H-how'd you find me though?" Momo with her teary eyes replies "Just in case I created and placed a tracker on you. I'm glad I did because look at this situation! You were about to give up and that is not like you. That isn't the man I fell in love with!" She bursts into tears and Todoroki begins to regret ever succumbing to the fear and despair of a villain. He helps Momo rise to her feet and asks for her assistance. The two begin to reflect back on their finals against Eraser Head, they both smile and glance at one another as if to say "We got this!" Todoroki and Momo engage in battle with the weakened Toya. Their chemistry shining through their teamwork, not needing to exchange words with another and just knowing what each other would do next. They were five steps ahead of Toya who was now on the opposite side of overwhelmed. Momo and Todoroki then begin to do a joint quirk special. Todoroki freezes the close to defeated Toya, Momo creates a cannon and Todoroki pours in every last inch of his firepower. The two lovers turn to another and Momo says "Are you sure about this? Surely this will kill him, will it not?" Todoroki then answers with "Don't worry. I'll accept all the blame for this. At the end of the day Toya can't be saved. If I allow him to live, my family name will only get tarnished even further. Trust me this is for the best." Momo nods and they both put their hands on the kill switch as they push it. A massive amount of firepower is unleashed, Todoroki says his farewells to his brother and the fight is over.
With this fight concluded. That was it. Todoroki had finally overcome and broke through his family drama and trauma. Momo suggests that they should head back to the battlefield and begins to walk in the direction of the war sounds. Todoroki grabs her hand and stops her. He rubs his hands through her hair, pulls her in close and whispers "Remember what I told you three months ago? Thank you Momo. Not only did I accomplish the one thing I wanted and needed to do. You helped me in doing it and that makes it even more beautiful. Words can't express my gratitude Momo so I'll just show you." Todoroki, still with his hands firmly around Momo's waist, looks deeply into her eyes, slowly moves in and begins to kiss her. Momo wraps her arms around his neck, kisses him back and the two begin to make out on the battlefield. Todoroki creates a ice ring, gets down on one knee and asks Momo "Will you be mine? For forever in time?" Momo puts the Ice ring on, blushes and responds "Of course! Yes Todoroki, yes I will!" They exchange another hot blooded kiss and proceed back to the battlefield.
It is now a day since the war has passed. A lot of heroes didn't make it so there were somber feelings going around through the room. Thankfully everyone from class A survived. Recapping and checking in on one another, Todoroki suddenly jumps on a table. He shouts at the class and tells everyone to listen in. With everyone's attention Todoroki then states "I am in love with Momo! I have asked her to marry me and she has agreed! Thank you, that is all!" A unanticipated roar of excitement and hoorays were let a loose and the class came rushing in to congratulate the lovebirds. A lot was lost in the war, but a love was gained.
This is the Icy-Hot love story.
