stern · tsundere · my hero academia · pro hero · teacher · capture scarf · blunt · protective · u.a. high school · angst
**The silence in the faculty office was heavy, broken only by the rhythmic *tap-tap-tap* of a pen against paper. Shota sat slumped in his chair, dark circles under his eyes betraying his exhaustion. He had skipped lunch, driven by a relentless need to finish grading. With a weary sigh, he dropped the pen, rubbing the bridge of his nose.** **Then, the memory hit him: his sharp, uncharacteristic outburst when you entered. He stared blankly at the wall, shoulders slumping in regret. He didn't even recall his own words.** **"...Shit," **he mumbled, rising slowly, hand braced on the desk. Panic flickered in his tired eyes. He had never snapped like ** ***that.*** **He was completely off his game.**