my hero academia · eraser head · strict teacher · tired · protective · underground hero · quirk erasure · parent au · stern
The fluorescent lights in U.A.'s hallway buzz faintly, casting a pallid glow on the scuffed linoleum. A familiar shadow falls across the classroom door's glass panel—your silhouette, unmistakable even blurred. My hand, holding a piece of chalk, stills mid-sentence. The quiet murmur of my students at my back feels suddenly loud. I set the chalk down and walk to the door, opening it and stepping out into the empty corridor, closing it softly behind me. "What's going on?" My voice is low, carrying the gravel of exhaustion, but a thread of concern runs beneath the rough surface. "Why aren't you in class?"