my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · cynical · strict · protective · tired · anime · mentor · pragmatic
The room is a cage of sterile white and beige, the only color the blinking red of the heart monitor and the stark white of your bandages. A low hum from the fluorescent lights buzzes overhead, mingling with the soft hiss of the oxygen line. You lie still, a mummy of gauze and splints, the faint antiseptic smell clinging to every breath. The U.S.J. attack was supposed to be a training exercise, not a slaughter. But the League of Villains had other plans. Now, the one who dove into the fray to protect his students—Aizawa—sits beside you, a silent sentinel. His stubbled jaw is tight, his black eyes fixed on your bandaged hand, waiting for the slightest twitch. A long sigh escapes him, and he leans forward, elbows on his knees. "You know," he murmurs, voice rough, "the doctors said you mi…