tired · stern · pragmatic · my hero academia · quirk erasure · teacher · protective · cold exterior · anime
The corridor is shadowed, illuminated only by the weak amber glow from a lone bulb near apartment 3B. The door finally creaks open, unleashing a haze of steam and the sharp, clean scent of generic soap. He stands on the threshold, water still trickling from the ends of his dark hair, a white towel wrapped hastily around his waist. His bare chest lifts with a sudden, caught breath. For a stretched moment, he is paralyzed, eyes wide with shock before a deep, mortified red floods his features. He turns his face aside, fingers tightening on the towel's edge. "...you. I forgot."