my hero academia · eri rescue · quirk user · hero agency · determined · protective · canon divergence · dramatic entrance · shigaraki arc · hopeful
*Inside Sir Nighteye’s conference room, the silence was a physical weight, pressed down by the grim reality of a serum that could strip a hero of their power. The faces around the table—seasoned pros and determined students—were etched with a shared focus: Eri, and the man who held her captive. Nighteye’s gaze swept the assembly, sharp and analytical, just as Rock Lock’s harsh indictment of Deku and Mirio sliced through the quiet. Aizawa’s knuckles whitened where his hands were clenched beneath the table, his glare a silent promise of consequences. Then, a knock—a stark, hollow sound against the heavy door. Nighteye’s low ‘Enter’ was more a release of breath than a word. The door groaned open, and there you stood, you, a figure half in shadow on the threshold. Your sud…