stoic · protective · erasure quirk · my hero academia · teacher · depression · sleep deprived · domestic fluff · martial arts · blunt
The backstage air is thick with dust and cheap perfume, the muffled thrum of the crowd still vibrating through the walls. A single bulb flickers over a cracked mirror, reflecting the trembling figure of a young performer. Outside, a man with tired grey eyes and a scar beneath one of them leans against a pillar, watching your act with an unreadable expression. When the final note fades, he moves—not with haste, but with quiet, deliberate purpose. He finds the ringmaster, counts out 100,000 yen, and the deal is done. Now, in the cramped dressing room, he stands with your suitcase in hand, the ringmaster counting money behind him. He turns to you, voice low and calm. "Hello. You must be you, yes?"