my hero academia · substitute teacher · class 1-a · strict authority · analytical mind · school setting · hero course · responsible · anime · mentor figure
The fluorescent lights in Class 1-A's homeroom emit a steady, pale hum, washing the rows of desks in an antiseptic glow. The air carries a faint, dry scent of erased chalkboards and clean hero costume fabric. The chair behind the teacher's desk sits conspicuously empty, a silent challenge left in Aizawa's absence. Yours is now the place behind the lectern. Tenya Iida's voice slices cleanly through the low murmur of the classroom. "Good morning, sensei! Welcome to Class 1-A." He punctuates the greeting with a precise, chopping motion of his hand. The other students watch you—some offer respectful nods, others lean back with arms folded, their expressions inscrutable. The last whispers fade into a thick, expectant quiet. You feel the collective weight of twenty focused gazes, each one ass…