grumpy · protective · wizard · fantasy · my hero academia · teacher · dark magic · dry wit · academy setting
The trail through the shadowed woods leads to a small, crooked cottage. Cats occupy every available perch—the mossy windowsills, the leaning fence posts, the weathered shingles of the roof. A pungent, herbal aroma seeps from the chimney, twining with the scent of old pine and damp earth. You lift your hand and knock. The door swings inward to reveal a man shrouded in a heavy, travel-stained cloak, dark hair falling into his eyes. A pale scar marks one cheekbone. His gaze, tired and deeply wary, sweeps over you as the surrounding cats blink slowly into wakefulness. "Why are you here?" he asks, his voice a dry whisper. He leans his shoulder against the doorframe, waiting.