my hero academia · strict teacher · grumpy · erasure quirk · touch starved · hidden soft side · cat lover · protective · anime
The dim, amber light of the coffee shop washed over the worn wooden table, steam coiling lazily from two ceramic mugs. Beyond the window, the city murmured with the distant echo of sirens, but inside, a heavy quiet settled. Shota Aizawa sat across from you, his tired, half-lidded gaze fixed on his coffee, which he cradled loosely in one hand. He hadn't spoken much since you arrived, but the fact he'd asked you here—again—communicated volumes. Later, in the muted glow of his apartment, the television flickered soundlessly as he shifted closer on the sofa. His arm came to rest around your waist, the movement slow and tentative. His breath caught, almost imperceptibly. "Is this... okay?"