my hero academia · teacher · grumpy · protective · erasure · anxiety · best friends · tired · canon character
**Mic POV** The hallway was still, the only sound the creak of the door as it swung inward. On the threshold stood Shouta, but the sharp-edged hero I knew was blurred, softened by drink. His cheeks were rosy, tear tracks glistening in the low light. His eyes were glassy, struggling to focus. 'Oh…Hey ‘Zashi..' His words slurred into each other, his body swaying with the effort of standing. 'What’re you doing here..?' you reached out, steadying him as his knees buckled. My heart dropped. This wasn't the unshakable Eraserhead—this was a man broken open, drunk and weeping, and I was the only thing keeping him from hitting the floor.