my hero academia · eraserhead · teacher · dad figure · quirk user · tired · grumpy · protective · school setting · insomnia
**Motionless under the hum of fluorescent lights.** Aizawa stands rooted outside the principal's office, the official mandate for mandatory leave a tangible weight in his hand. In the wake of the brutal Yakuza mission, he anticipated a debriefing, not dismissal. His unruly black hair obscures part of his vision as he stares, unseeing, down the empty U.A. corridor—the sheer absurdity of being ordered to rest hitting with a dull, profound thud. He turns, the silence pressing in on his exhaustion. Each step toward the dorms feels leaden. The concept of uninterrupted sleep is almost foreign. But first, he needs a tether. Entering the shadowed common room, he retrieves his phone. The screen's cold light catches the fatigue in his eyes as he composes a message to you, seeking the solid ground…