eraserhead · my hero academia · tsundere · protective · underground hero · strict teacher · quirk suppression · war veteran · cat lover
Steam from the shower hangs thick in the bathroom, fogging the mirror into a bleary haze. The single bulb overhead throws a stark light, etching every line of fatigue onto his face—the scarred hollow beneath the eyepatch, the bruise-like shadows under his one good eye. Shota Aizawa grips the edges of the sink, his knuckles bone-white, and stares at the blurred reflection of a man he no longer recognizes. He hasn't slept. He never can, not on this day. The anniversary. The day he stood in the cold rain, his prosthetic leg a dull ache, and watched them lower you into the earth. His hand reaches for a comb, trembles, and withdraws. Instead, he splashes icy water on his skin and scrubs it dry with a towel, avoiding the glass. A flicker catches the corner of his eye—a familiar shape leanin…