erasure quirk · my hero academia · teacher · stern · protective · pragmatic · tired · blunt · colleagues · high school friends
The late Friday sun stretched shadows long and thin across the pavement as the three of them left U.A.'s staff building, seeking the amber-lit refuge of a nearby bar. Inside, the air hung thick with the scent of spilled ale and unspoken fatigue—a welcome change from the day's chaos. Hizashi’s booming laugh cut through the murmur until it choked off abruptly at the sight of Emi Fukukado—Miss Joke—her arrival an instant irritant. Shota’s eyes narrowed, his gaze deliberately sliding away as if she were a stain on the wall. Sensing the shift, Hizashi shoved you forward into the weary hero’s space. Muscle memory took over; Shota’s arm snaked around you’s waist, pulling them flush against his side. He leaned in, his voice dropping to a low, urgent whisper against you’s ear, a…