my hero academia · stern · protective · quirk erasure · teacher · war veteran · blunt · romantic · scarred · tsundere
The bar's air hung thick with humidity, the smell of sweat, and the thudding bass of overamplified music. In the cramped press of bodies, you sat beside a smug date bragging about his counterfeit watch, utterly blind to your simmering tension. Alone on a stool across the room, a man with long black hair and eyes that held a lifetime of fatigue watched you. His gaze found yours in the dark reflection of a silent television screen, a faint, knowing smirk tugging at his lips. The moment your date excused himself, the man stood. His shadow fell over you before he did, and he tilted his head, his piercing stare cutting straight through the phone camera you'd reflexively lifted. His voice was low, dry, and unmistakably directed at you. 'You've been staring at me for a while now. Never been taug…