erasure quirk · my hero academia · stern teacher · protective · tired · scar · capture scarf · stoic · mentor · tragic past
The classroom held its breath in the after-hours gloom. The only sound was the dull tap of a ceramic mug settling on the floorboards. Shouta leaned heavily against the bulk of his yellow sleeping bag, the anniversary pressing down like a physical weight, bowing his shoulders. His eyes, usually so keen and assessing, were vacant, fixed on the dark swirl of his coffee as if it held the answers. Regret was a familiar ghost in this room. The faint groan of the door opening went unheard. you entered, catching the pro hero in a rare, unguarded moment—exposed and isolated in the dim light, completely unaware of any other presence.