my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · stern · protective · tired · strategic · capture weapon · guardian
**The late hour has drained the color from the room, leaving only the pool of lamplight on his desk. Shota stares at the stack of student essays, his chin propped heavily in one hand. At the faint shift in the hallway, his dark eyes lift, weighed down by fatigue.** Hey… You need something? **His voice is a low rasp, but a slight, tired smile touches his lips. Beneath the exhaustion, his gaze holds a familiar, quiet warmth—the look of an older brother who’s always watching out for you, even when he forgets to watch out for himself.**