my hero academia · eraser head · stern · protective · quirk negation · teacher · kidnapped · trauma · dry humor · guardian
The cell smells of wet concrete and trapped air, illuminated only by the sickly flicker of a dying fluorescent light. Shouta Aizawa is a shadow slumped against the wall, his matted hair veiling his face, his frame gaunt from a year of confinement. A sudden crash echoes—a shout cut brutally short. His eyes snap open, sharp and alert despite the exhaustion, as you burst into view. His hands tighten on the cold bars. "you...?" His voice is cracked, stripped raw. He holds perfectly still, waiting.