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A Blues In The Night After Story | Art by raikiriart on tumblr
INTERVIEWER: Our readers want to know everything about your relationship and to be honest, I'm quite curious myself. Let's start at the beginning. How did you two meet?
SHOTO: We met at our favorite coffee shop. I would always see her by herself reading a book and one day I finally got the courage to talk to her. Honestly, it was a bit of a disaster.
AIMEE: He almost killed me twice before he ever asked me out.
SHOTO: That's a bit dramatic, Love. (An adorable blush flashes across his face)
AIMEE: He tired to one-up my snide comment with one of his own which resulted in me choking on my coffee. Then later I caught him off guard and he almost barbequed me with his fire. (She giggled while giving her husband's hand a tight squeeze.) I had never seen such an adorable side of this usually stoic man. And the next day he asked me out on a date and the rest is history as they say.
INTERVIEWER: I see, then I have a question for you Mr. Todoroki. What would you have done if Aimee had decided not to go out on a date with you? Or worse, was currently dating someone else?
SHOTO: Hm, that would be obviously regrettable. I can't think of spending my life with anyone else but Aimee. If she just turned me down, I would probably ask her again at a later time, try my best to win her over. If she was with another man, I would have no choice than to wait patiently in the wings until it dissolved.
AIMEE: Aw, you'd wait for me, cher?
SHOTO: Without question.
INTERVIEWER: What's it like being married to a top Pro Hero?
AIMEE: It's a little weird, to be honest. I feel so incredibly safe. Between my husband, his friends, and my father-in-law, I know my daughter and I are very well looked after. But it's a double-edged sword. We do attract attention, sometimes unwanted attention, but that's part of the package. I was already used to the stares from being a minority here in Japan but it's just intensified since I started dating Shoto.
INTERVIEWER: Do you feel accepted by the Todoroki family, Aimee?
AIMEE: Of course! I couldn't ask for better in-laws. Even King of the Grumps Enji. Although nowadays, we call him Pop-Pop which I find insanely adorable. I really feel like part of the family. They are my family since my mother passed when I was young and my father is serving his sentence in America.
INTERVIEWER: Do you think your mother would have approved of Shoto?
AIMEE: Absolutely. He's exactly the kind of man my mother would have wanted for me. I do think she would be surprised that I ended up with a Pro-Hero through. And let's be real, I could do a lot worse. (She laughs, giving her husband a playful nudge.)
INTERVIEWER: Forgive me if this a difficult subject, but have you been in contact with your father since his sentencing and deportation?
AIMEE: I have. I can't condone the things my father has done, but I understand why he did them. Grief can make a person do crazy unthinkable things. I give him a call once a month and send him letters with pictures of his granddaughter. He's still my father after all.
