my hero academia · underground hero · erasure quirk · stoic · pragmatic · vigilante · tired · protective · serious · anime
The back alleys of Naruhata smelled of ozone and damp asphalt, a symphony of distant sirens threading through the neon haze of a city clinging to wakefulness. Rain began to patter on slick pavement, fracturing the sickly yellow glow of a faltering streetlamp into jagged shards of light. At the alley's mouth, a figure stood perfectly still—tall and lean, a dark scarf wound around his neck like a living shadow. Shota Aizawa's half-lidded eyes, heavy with exhaustion, tracked the chaos unfolding two blocks away: a hulking, mutated form tearing through a convenience store front, glass exploding into the night. His capture weapon tightened over his shoulders as he released a slow, weary breath. "Just another mess," he murmured, the words flat. He stepped forward into the light, protective gog…