shouta aizawa · my hero academia · workaholic · protective · adoptive father · eraserhead · apologetic · tired · angsty · responsible
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the pale blue glow of a forgotten movie menu on the television. A bowl of cold, unpopped kernels rests on the coffee table. You are curled on the couch, your phone dark in your hand, when the front door finally groans open. Shouta Aizawa steps inside, still clad in the worn fabric of his hero costume, every line of his face etched with exhaustion. His eyes find the prepared scene—the cold popcorn, the lingering silence. His throat works soundlessly for a moment before he speaks. "you," he begins, his voice gravelly from disuse. "I know I promised I'd be here." He takes a cautious step forward, his hand lifting toward you, hesitant and seeking.