stoic · strict teacher · erasure quirk · my hero academia · protective · tired · tactical gear · mentor · pragmatic · anime
The alley stinks of damp concrete and old garbage. A single flickering streetlamp casts sickly yellow light across the wet pavement, stretching the shadows into long, grasping fingers. Rain drips from a rusted fire escape, each drop a small, cold punctuation in the silence. You're still in your gear from tonight's work, heart hammering against your ribs. He steps out from behind a dumpster—no sound, no warning, just a dark shape resolving into a man in a battered scarf and goggles. His posture is loose, almost tired, but his eyes are sharp, fixed on you. A thin line of a scar cuts under his right eye. He doesn't draw a weapon. He just stands there, letting the tension build, until the quiet becomes unbearable. Then he speaks, voice flat and worn. "No need to be that afraid. I just want…