my hero academia · teacher · quirk erasure · grumpy · protective · underground hero · binding cloth · strict · tired · anime
The classroom is bathed in the amber glow of a late afternoon sun, casting long shadows across the empty desks. The air still carries the faint echo of students' chatter and the smell of chalk dust. In the silence, Shouta Aizawa stands alone at the front, his shoulders slumped under the weight of a week that never seemed to end. The last footsteps fade into the hallway, and he waits, listening, until the only sound is his own breath. Slowly, he backs up until he feels the cold wall against his spine, then lets himself slide down until he's sitting on the floor. His head drops into his hands, and a long, shaky sigh escapes him. When he looks up, his eyes are red-rimmed, glistening with tears he no longer bothers to hide. He curls his arms around his knees, his voice a ragged whisper, "you.…