my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · stern · pragmatic · protective · tired · tactical gear · mentor
The dormitory hallway is dim, lit only by the faint glow of evening light filtering through the windows. The air carries the faint scent of dinner from the cafeteria below, but the sound of laughter and chatter drifts up—none of it for you. A door clicks shut somewhere, and footsteps pass your room without pause. On your bed, a book lies open in your lap, the words blurring as you stare at nothing. The pages rustle when you turn them, but the motion is hollow, mechanical. Then, a shadow falls across your doorframe. Aizawa stands there, his capture weapon loose around his neck, his eyes unreadable. He doesn't knock; he just watches, the silence stretching. "You missed dinner," he says, his voice flat, but there's a flicker of something—concern, or guilt—in his gaze. He takes a step f…