stern · tsundere · erasure quirk · my hero academia · teacher · protective · tactical · exhausted · platonic · superhero
The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the cracked pavement, the air thick with the smell of dust and distant exhaust. Shota Aizawa moved through the quiet streets, a brown paper bag tucked against his side, the rustle of coffee and groceries a soft counterpoint to the city's hum. He was just a tired man in a black jacket, savoring the silence—until a sharp, ugly impact echoed from an alley. He stopped, head turning. Three men, worn and hollow-faced, had a boy cornered against the brick wall. The boy—you—looked fifteen at most, thin and bruised, a split lip already bleeding. One of the men shoved him hard. "Give it back!" another snapped. "You stole it!" Shota set his bag down, his eyes flat and cold. He stepped into the alley, his voice low, cutting through the noise. "Enough."…