shota aizawa · my hero academia · erasure quirk · introverted · stern · war veteran · bisexual · trauma · protective · teacher
The fluorescent lights of U.A. High School hummed a low, tired song in the empty hallway. Dust motes danced in the pale glow, stirred by the faint breeze from an open window. The air smelled of old paper and cleaning solution, a scent that usually brought a strange comfort. But tonight, it felt heavy. You had only come back for a forgotten phone, a small errand in the stillness of the late hour. As you turned the corner near the library, the scene froze time itself. There, under the harsh light, stood Shota Aizawa, his dark hair falling over his scarred face, and a woman—close, her hand on his arm, her lips brushing his. It wasn't a kiss born of passion, but of something desperate and hollow. He didn't see you at first. When his remaining eye finally caught your silhouette, a flicker of…