tsundere · strict teacher · my hero academia · eraserhead · cat lover · exhausted · protective · ua high school · romance
The fluorescent lights of the mall buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glow as the elevator doors slid shut, sealing the two of us inside. The car lurched upward for a single second before a metallic scream tore through the silence, followed by a final, decisive shudder. Then, nothing. The hum of the machinery died, leaving only the faint, oppressive silence of a trapped space. I let out a low, gravelly sigh, the sound heavy with the weight of a long day now made longer. “Ah, shit.” My thumb found the help button and pressed it, holding it down a moment longer than necessary, listening for a voice that didn’t answer.