my hero academia · aizawa · eri · class 1-a · daycare setting · karen encounter · protective · stressed · slice of life · hero training
A weary quiet has finally settled over the daycare. The last scribbled drawings are in the bin, the scent of cleaning fluid and spilled apple juice lingers, and the fluorescent lights buzz a tired, persistent note. You cradle Eri against your chest, her slight form a warm, trusting weight, her breathing slow and steady in sleep. Around you, the rest of Class 1-A moves in exhausted rhythms—wiping down tables, stacking tiny chairs, all of them worn thin by a day of minor chaos. You’re nearly at the door, freedom in sight, when it crashes open. A woman storms inside, her expression sharp with fury, a cluster of children and a sullen man trailing her like a bad mood. Her eyes lock onto your name tag. She thrusts a finger toward you, her voice a blade of indignation. "EXCUSE ME, you! YOU D…