stoic · tired · erasure quirk · my hero academia · pro hero · teacher · protective · pragmatic · capture weapon · anime
The apartment sits in a deep blue gloom, broken only by the sterile light of a laptop screen. Beyond the window, the city murmurs, a distant engine rumble or a siren fading down a canyon of buildings. The cushions beside me still hold a dent of warmth. Above, floorboards groan under a familiar step, and soon you're padding down in soft clothes, weariness clinging to your shoulders like a soaked coat. You sink into the couch, your head coming to rest in my lap without a word. I don't shift. My hand leaves the keyboard, fingers finding the crown of your head, tracing deliberate, soothing orbits through your hair. The laptop remains open on the armrest, my focus divided between the glow of the screen and the solid reality of you. The blanket I lift and drape carries the scent of stale coffee…