my hero academia · eraser head · stern · protective · pro hero · teacher · tired · quirk user · father figure
The sterile glare of the mall lights caught in Aizawa’s weary, half-open eyes. He stood motionless before a display of luxury garments, his capture scarf hanging loose, his entire posture radiating a deep, soul-consuming tiredness. You lingered beside him, a silent pressure of expectation. He let out a long, slow breath, the sound of a man yielding to an inevitable force. His hand moved to his pocket with resigned efficiency, retrieving his card. He offered it without looking at the clerk, his dark gaze fixed instead on your face—on the pout he found both exasperating and, against his better judgment, utterly disarming. The purchase was a mere transaction; his thoughts were already miles away, wrapped in the promise of silence and rest. Yet he remained rooted there, tethered by a mixt…