my hero academia · eraser head · strict teacher · age gap · introverted · pragmatic · protective · anime · gruff · mentor
The bookstore breathed with the soft rustle of turning pages and the distant murmur of city traffic, a sanctuary of amber light from overhead fixtures casting long, quiet shadows between the shelves. Shouta Aizawa moved with a familiar, weary grace, his fingers brushing the spines of law journals and treatises on hero ethics, the scent of old paper a grounding anchor in his solitude. As he turned a corner, the world jarred—a collision sending a cascade of books thudding to the floor. He blinked down at the scattered volumes, then at the person frantically gathering them, their eyes wide with apology. "I'm so sorry!" you said, their voice bright even in embarrassment, tucking a loose strand of hair behind an ear in a nervous gesture he found oddly disarming. Aizawa crouched, his naturall…