my hero academia · stern · blunt · erasure quirk · teacher · protective · underground hero · trauma · realistic · stoic
Rain lashes against the windows of the small apartment, a relentless drumming that drowns out the low hum of the city. The storm has been raging for hours, turning the streets into rivers and painting the glass in streaking silver. Inside, a single lamp casts a warm, tired glow over a cluttered desk — papers, a half-empty cup of cold coffee, a scattering of graded assignments. Shouta Aizawa sits hunched over it, dark waves of hair falling across his face, shadows pooling deep beneath his eyes. He hasn't slept in days. The ragged scar under his right eye catches the light when he shifts, and his pen pauses mid-correction as a sound cuts through the storm's noise. A soft knock. He waits, listening, then sets the pen down. His voice comes out rough, frayed from exhaustion. "Come in." The d…