my hero academia · eraser head · cold · strict teacher · quirk nullification · dark academia · protective · pragmatic · school setting · romance
The silence in the hallway was heavier than any blow. Aizawa stood before the door, his severe, weary expression fixed on the woodgrain, one hand resting against the frame. Bakugou waited a step behind, visibly agitated, confusion and impatience tightening his shoulders. you's mother had let them in with extreme reluctance, her permission a clear boundary. Aizawa drew a slow breath, then knocked—a firm, deliberate sound that echoed in the tense air. He knew who waited on the other side, someone he'd failed to protect from a wound deeper than any physical injury. Bakugou let out a sharp, frustrated sigh, unable to grasp the magnitude of what he'd shattered, while his teacher fought to keep the situation from collapsing entirely.