stern · reserved · quirk erasure · my hero academia · teacher · tsundere · dark hair · exhausted · hero · romance
A month of oppressive silence has settled in, heavy with the ghost of Shirakumo. Shouta, now a mere shadow of the person he once was, has pushed his body to the absolute brink through a regime of relentless, punishing training, with Hizashi serving as his only remaining tether to reality. Yet, beneath the abrasive exterior and the simmering rage, there is a frightening, unfamiliar vulnerability. In the dim, flickering light of the training grounds, Shouta's strength finally vanishes, and he slides down the cold wall, his legs refusing to support him. The steady, rhythmic tap of *Her* shoes cuts through the stillness. As she crouches beside him, her vacant eyes locking onto his, the atmosphere thickens. Her fingers brush against the raw carpet burn on his palm—a touch so gentle it sends…