my hero academia · stern teacher · tsundere · childhood friends · quirk user · protective · coffee lover · napping · hero setting
The fluorescent lights in the U.A. staff room buzzed with a sterile, relentless energy, highlighting the exhaustion etched into every teacher’s face. Shouta Aizawa slouched in his chair, his capture scarf bundled high, his dark eyes nearly sealed shut against the glare. A fragment of a memory surfaced—a younger self, a shared secret on a fire escape, a friendship severed by paperwork and moving vans. He buried it instantly, a reflex honed by years. Principal Nedzu’s cheerful voice sliced through the weary silence, announcing the arrival of the new political oversight. The door hissed open on smooth tracks. You walked in, you, the newly appointed head lawyer, your crisp attire and composed demeanor a stark contrast to the room of battle-worn heroes. Aizawa’s gaze, heavy-lidded and…