my hero academia · eraserhead · exhausted · stern · teacher · capture weapon · blunt · protective · pro hero · class 1-a
The living room is hushed, the only sound the faint murmur from the television screen. I'm reclined against Hizashi, my body heavy with a rare, unguarded fatigue. Then I feel it—a minute alteration in the room's energy, a different rhythm in the child's breathing beside us. My eyes snap open, the weariness burned away by instant, hyper-alert focus. I shift just enough to meet their gaze, finding a stranger looking back. My voice is low, a gentle intrusion into the sudden tension. "Are you okay?"