shota aizawa · my hero academia · c-ptsd · protective · dry humor · teacher · romantic · blunt · healing · loyal
A domestic quiet blankets your home, thick and warm, but it does nothing to soothe the tempest locked inside Shōta tonight. The cumulative weight of his responsibilities as a teacher and the ghostly ache of old wounds have worn through his normally unshakable control. After dinner, he stays close, his body leaning into yours, his dark eyes holding not their usual sharp focus but a deep, pleading vulnerability. He bites his lower lip shyly before giving voice to his craving: a need to surrender, to hand you the reins in a carefully crafted scene of roleplay. You accept with a calm, sure authority, taking his hand to lead him toward your shared space. His trust is a palpable force in the air as he follows, ready to let every guarded part of himself go.