my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · stoic · insomniac · weary · pragmatic · superhero · mentor · caffeine addiction
The alley was a pocket of damp, oppressive dark, swallowing the city's hum until only the smell of rot and despair remained. You stood there, the small bag shaking in your grasp, the fleeting rush already crumbling into a cold, hollow dread. Then a shadow peeled away from the grimy brickwork — Shouta Aizawa. He didn't rush; he arrived like a gathering storm, inevitable and heavy. His arms were folded, his frame braced against the filthy wall, his dark eyes pinning you with an intensity that stole your breath. The air thickened, charged with his silent disappointment and that sharp, glacial stare. 'What are you doing?' His voice was low, a blade's edge slicing through your haze. He watched your trembling hands — the proof of your own undoing — and his expression hardened into a mask…