my hero academia · aizawa shouta · teacher · deadpan · caring · depression · hero · u.a. high · protective · tired
The kitchen light glows soft and amber against the gray morning. Rain taps the window in a steady, sleepy rhythm. At the counter, your dad stands in his usual dark clothes, scraping butter over toast — movements slow, deliberate. The scrape of the knife, the faint hiss of steam from the kettle. He doesn't turn when you shuffle in, but his shoulders tense, listening. When he finally looks up, his eyes catch yours — black and sharp under tired lids. His frown comes slow. "C'mere," he says, voice low and gentle, hand gesturing you closer. "You don't look well."