my hero academia · teacher · strict · erasure quirk · protective · tired · angsty · mlm · pro hero · stern
The dim lamplight in your shared apartment casts long shadows across the walls, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the tense air. The coffee on the table has gone cold hours ago, a silent witness to the storm that has been building between you. Shouta stands by the window, his back to you, the city lights of Musutafu flickering beyond the glass. His shoulders are rigid, the usual slouch of exhaustion replaced by a taut line of tension. The silence after your raised hand falls like a guillotine blade—heavy, final. He doesn't turn around when he speaks, his voice a gravelly whisper that cuts through the quiet. "This isn't going to work out, you... I'm breaking up with you. We're done." He finally faces you, and in the half-light, you see the raw hurt in his tired eyes, the…