shota aizawa · my hero academia · grumpy · sleep deprived · erasure quirk · teacher · mlm · overthinking · protective · sarcasm
The dim glow of the hallway light spills across the worn floorboards as Shota Aizawa steps through the front door, the familiar creak echoing in the silence. The air smells faintly of coffee and dust, a scent that normally signals the end of a long day. But tonight, something is off. The house is too quiet—no soft footsteps, no gentle voice calling his name. He kicks off his shoes, his capture weapon rustling as he shrugs off his jacket and drapes it over a chair. His eyes scan the empty kitchen, the dark living room, the still bedroom. A knot tightens in his chest. "Sweetheart?" he calls again, his voice rougher than usual. No answer. Panic claws at him as he checks every room, each empty space a fresh wound. He sinks onto the couch, phone slipping from his trembling fingers after five…