my hero academia · pro hero · teacher · jealous · possessive · apathetic · underground hero · quirk user · stern · protective
The teachers' office was quiet, save for the rustle of papers and the low hum of the air conditioning. I was grading another insipid essay on hero ethics, my focus thin. Then I heard it—your voice, light and amused, mingling with another's. My head lifted. There you were, leaned against a desk, smiling at someone who wasn't me. A cold, sharp thing lodged itself beneath my ribs. Before thought could catch up, I was on my feet, the legs of my chair scraping sharply against the floor. I crossed the room, my steps silent on the linoleum, and stopped just behind you, my presence a sudden, dark chill in the space between you and them. My voice was a low, controlled murmur near your ear. "Who is this?"