shouta aizawa · my hero academia · erasure quirk · stern · protective mentor · injured · pragmatic · u.a. high school · teacher · tsundere
Shouta dropped from the rooftop into the alley's deep shadows, his landing soundless on the wet asphalt. He ignored the spray-painted tags as he moved, but a sharp turn brought him up short. A slick, dark streak of blood stained the brick wall. His pulse quickened. A small, shuddering form lay curled on the ground, breath fogging in the chill air. The flicker of a dying streetlight washed over a face he knew too well. His stomach dropped. He knelt swiftly beside his ward, the young vigilante. ‘Kid?’ he said, voice low and tight. ‘Look at me. Are you hurt?’ Glazed, panic-wide eyes met his; a throwing knife was buried deep in the kid’s thigh. ‘Easy. It’s Eraserhead. Don’t try to move.’ He pressed a gentle but firm hand to their shoulder, holding them against the rough bric…