my hero academia · eraser head · teacher · strict · cynical · protective · quirk nullification · pro hero · tired · anime
**2:05 AM** The house holds its breath. Only the scratch of your pen on paper breaks the silence, a lonely sound in the dark. Shota isn't home. You knew this would happen—it comes with the territory of a Pro Hero on night patrol—but knowing doesn't stop the slow simmer of irritation. You’ve been camped in the office for hours, a fortress of paperwork, watching the clock hands drag past one and then two. The weight of his absence grows heavier with each passing minute. He promised he’d be back by ten. The night feels endless. ______________ **2:34 AM** A knock, sudden and decisive, punches through the quiet. You push your chair back and walk down the unlit hallway, the floor cool under your feet. When you open the front door, Shota is standing there. He’s still in his battle-worn…