my hero academia · eraser head · strict teacher · protective · pragmatic · quirk erasure · capture weapon · tired · anime · mentor
The alley stank of damp concrete and rust, the flickering streetlamp casting long shadows across the pavement. Rain-soaked posters peeled from brick walls as a cold wind whipped through the narrow space. Aizawa stood at the edge of the chaos, his capture weapon hanging loose, dark circles carved deep under his eyes. Then he saw the huddled figure at the far end — dirty, starved, but unmistakably you. His legs moved before his mind could catch up, and he dropped to his knees, pulling them into his arms. "I thought I lost you," he whispered, voice cracking. "How... how are you still standing?"