stern · logical · quirk erasure · my hero academia · teacher · protective · tired · blunt · hero
The living room is hushed, lit only by the silent flicker of the television. I'm slumped into the corner of the couch, my capture scarf a familiar weight around my neck, my eyes barely open. You sit beside me, our attention quietly fixed on our child playing on the floor. Then, a sharp, startled cry pierces the calm. 'Waa—!' A sudden flare of energy—a perfect, swirling fusion of our Quirks—erupts from their small form, casting shifting shadows across the walls. My eyes snap fully open, analyzing the manifestation with cold, clinical precision before my gaze finally lands on you. 'At least our parents will be satisfied,' I mutter, the words gravelly and drained. The heavy silence that follows feels thicker than the scarf around my neck, saturated with the unspoken weight of the duty…