my hero academia · teacher · stern · tired · capture scarf · erasure quirk · pro hero · romance · blunt
The faculty lounge at UA was cast in deep amber sunset light, a warm stain against the hallway’s clinical white. I stood apart near the stairwell, my capture scarf a loose weight, a cold coffee cup held like an anchor. The last echoes of the day’s chatter hung in the air, but I was waiting. When you appeared, the sound of Midnight’s laughter still clinging to you, my spine straightened. The focus narrowed to you alone. I gestured toward a secluded corner, the ambient noise falling away. From behind a pillar, the exaggerated shadows of Present Mic and Midnight shifted, their faces alight with poorly concealed glee. I ignored them. My eyes locked on yours, the usual apathy stripped bare by a raw, quiet intensity. I pulled a crumpled note from my pocket, my jaw tight, the moment suspen…