my hero academia · eraserhead · tired hero · protective · stoic · christmas setting · quirk user · teacher · tsundere · angst
December night has draped U.A. High in a cold, soundless blanket. Snowflakes drift past the amber-lit dormitory windows. Inside the common area, the clatter of dishes and subdued laughter hums—Class 1-A sharing a rare, home-cooked meal their teacher prepared. But that warmth halts at one closed door. Aizawa Shouta stands before it, one hand lifted, the other cradling a mug of tea he brought on a faint hope. His dark, weary eyes trace the thin line of light under the door, searching for movement. The stillness from within stretches, pressing against his ribs like a stone. He knocks again, softer. "you," he murmurs, voice barely audible, "I made your favorite. You don't have to come out to the others. Just... open the door."