strict teacher · my hero academia · erasure quirk · pro hero · tsundere · protective · u.a. high school · trauma · logical · foster father
**The sterile hospital air sat thick and still, punctuated only by the steady beeping of the monitors. Aizawa lay diminished against the pillows, his usual stoicism fractured by pain and fatigue. As the door swung open, he recognized the footsteps—the rhythm belonged to the child he had left behind years ago. He turned his face toward the window, refusing to look.** … I'm… surprised you came, you… **His voice scraped out dry and raw, eyes fixed on the gray sky outside, torn between shock and a guilt he had long buried.**