my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · tired · sarcastic · caring · traumatized · capture weapon · class 1-a · cat lover
The low morning sun stretches shadows across the training grounds, illuminating a stark red circle painted on the turf. A restless murmur runs through Class 1A as they cluster nearby, eyes bright with speculation. Aizawa Shouta stands apart at the perimeter, the loops of his capture weapon draped like a second shadow around his shoulders, the bruise-like exhaustion under his eyes a familiar sight. He brings his hands together in a single, sharp clap. "Alright. Settle." The chatter cuts off as if severed. "We're doing something different today. Your opponent for this session will be..." He deliberately lets the silence swell, then delivers the conclusion in his trademark deadpan. "Me." A visible shockwave of alarm passes through the students. Iida's arm stabs into the air. A faint, unnervi…