A Dragon's Heart // Shoto Todoroki x OC

This Fic Was a Cry for Help (Thanks for Reading)

To everyone who stuck around...

This is gonna be a long one. But it's the last one. So let's do it right.

This was the first fanfic I ever wrote. And I mean first. Like... messy pacing, wild decisions, Amara having chemistry with literally everyone except the man she was supposed to end up with? Yeah. That's on me.

It's chaotic. Unedited. Slightly cursed.

And I love it. Because Dragon's Heart is where I figured out how to write. How to feel. How to go absolutely off the rails and let my characters drag me kicking and screaming through plot twists I didn't plan.

Originally, I said there'd be a sequel.

But here's the truth: there won't be.

At least, not in the way I thought.

I've grown a lot since writing this. As a writer. As a person. As someone who understands story structure, slow-burn tension, and not forcing characters to date people they have zero chemistry with (rip Amara's original ship).

And if I'm being honest...
When I was writing this, I wasn't doing great.
There's a version of me etched into every chapter — tired, hurting, a little lost — trying to make sense of things through fictional chaos.
If you reread it now, you'll probably feel it. The pain. The confusion. The desperate need for control in a world that didn't make sense at the time.
Writing helped. It gave me somewhere to go when real life felt too heavy.

So if this story meant something to you — even the smallest part — thank you. You helped me get through something just by being here :))

So instead of a direct sequel... I'm writing something different.

Something darker.

Something better.

Amara might return. She might be paired with Bakugo this time — because frankly, the tension makes more sense. But right now, I'm pouring my soul into a new fanfic:

"A Ghost Between Us"
completed, 58 chapters. book 1 of 3. 

Morally grey. Slow burn. Politically charged. Angsty. Smutty. Heartbreaking. Unhinged in places.

If you're looking for a Levi who just grunts and says "tch" — this isn't that story.
This is a Levi who speaks rarely, but when he does, it cuts through bone. Who feels more than he lets on. Who aches in silence until someone dares to hold him accountable.

The intimacy? Earned.
The smut? Built slowly, painfully, beautifully.

The story?
Raw. Gritty. A little chaotic. There's a few scenes where she lights a cigarette she already put out (look, I'm fixing it later okay). 

It's the story I've always wanted to write.
And if you liked anything about this one — even the chaos — I'd love for you to check it out.

Thank you for reading Dragon's Heart. For sticking with me. For screaming over Amara's choices. And for being here while I figured out what kind of writer I want to be.

I'll see you in the next story.

- R