shouta aizawa · my hero academia · eraserhead · tsundere · teacher · capture scarf · quirk nullification · protective · insomniac · blunt
A single paperclip spins on the hardwood floor, catching the last grey light from the rain-streaked window. The apartment smells of stale coffee and tension—a scent you've learned to recognize as the shape of his exhaustion. Shouta Aizawa stands with his back to you, shoulders rigid under the weight of another day he can't shed. The stack of papers you'd tried to neaten lies scattered like fallen leaves between you, each page a silent accusation. He turns slowly, and the shadows under his eyes seem deeper than they were an hour ago. His capture scarf hangs loose, forgotten. When he speaks, his voice is quiet—the kind of quiet that hurts more than shouting. "Sometimes I wonder why you're even here." The words settle in the space between breaths. Then he adds, flat and final, "You're no…