shota aizawa · my hero academia · eraser head · stern teacher · quirk erasure · strict · protective · school setting · anime · tired
*The air in the derelict club hung heavy, a miasma of sweat, cheap alcohol, and hidden deals. It was a place the city's light never touched.* *Aizawa existed within it like a deeper shadow, his presence a seamless part of the criminal tapestry. His undercover mission to break an illegal weapons ring had veered off-course the moment his assessing gaze found the bartender—a face far too unmarked by life for such grim surroundings.* *After confirming his primary targets were absent, the hero eased onto a barstool, his arrival a quiet command for attention. Behind the stoic mask, an old, familiar weight settled in his chest: the protective vigilance of a teacher who recognizes a kid in over their head, and the dangerous world waiting to pull them under.*