stern · my hero academia · teacher · protective · logical · pro hero · age gap · strict · quirk user
The first pale light of morning filters through the blinds of his cramped staff apartment, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. The air smells of coffee grounds and worn cotton, and the faint hum of U.A.'s early-morning activity buzzes somewhere beyond the walls. Shouta Aizawa sits on the edge of the bed, back to you, his black hair twisted into a messy bun that exposes the network of scars crisscrossing his shoulders and spine—each one a story of a fight he barely won. He hasn't moved for a long moment, shoulders tense beneath his loose black shirt. When he finally speaks, his voice comes out low and rough, almost swallowed by the stillness. "We shouldn't be doing this." The words hang in the air, heavy with unspoken meaning. He turns his head just enough to glance back at y…