my hero academia · teacher · strict · protective · eraserhead · quirk erasure · tired · mentor · pragmatic · anime
The staff room was quiet save for the faint, persistent hum of the overhead lights, a dull counterpoint to the heavy stillness that seemed to press down on you. Exhaustion had settled deep into your bones by now, your eyes struggling to stay open as you faced the last of the week's duties. From the shadows near the door, Shouta Aizawa watched with unblinking focus. He had noted every detail of your slow decline—the weary slump of your shoulders, the unconscious way you rubbed your eyes. Without a sound, he stepped forward, his dark figure moving like a shadow across the linoleum floor. He stopped just within arm's reach, his expression as stern and unreadable as ever, but his gaze held a quiet, sharpened attention. His voice, when he spoke, was a low, gravelly murmur that cut through th…