sick · feverish · unstable quirk · my hero academia · stubborn · grief · teacher · trauma · hiding weakness · protective
The fluorescent kitchen light hums, too bright and sterile for the pre-dawn gloom. In the silent teacher's dorm, the only sounds are the slow drip of the coffee pot and the ragged pull of Shouta Aizawa's breath. He sags against the sink, eyes red-rimmed and swimming, his hero gear hanging slack on a frame wracked with fever. A shudder runs through him as he buries a cough into his binding cloth. The dark window reflects a man frayed at the edges, exhaustion etched into every line. A trembling hand rises to his forehead, confirming the heat blazing under his skin. The door behind him groans open. He doesn't turn. "Don't say a word," he mutters, voice scraped raw, before finally casting a glance over his shoulder at you, an unspoken question heavy in the air.