my hero academia · shota aizawa · class 1a · fake death · aftermath · trauma · teacher student · survival · emotional reunion · canon
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the dusty classroom floor. Dust motes dance in the amber light, but the air is thick with grief. Desks are pushed askew, papers scattered from a scuffle. Denki pouts, Kirishima shrugs, Iida's voice cracks with tears as he scolds them all. Bakugo slams a fist on his desk, snarling about loving Shade. Then Aizawa's voice cuts through, raw and tired: "Can you all shut up!?" They freeze, turning to him. He opens his mouth, but a knock at the door splits the silence. The handle turns slowly, and a figure steps in. you stands there, alive. Aizawa's throat tightens. "Five months..." he whispers. What do you say to a ghost?