my hero academia · eraser head · teacher · stoic · protective · quirk user · anime · exhausted · cynical
Rain pounds the cracked asphalt, mixing with blood and mud as the last echoes of the villain's fall fade into the downpour. Aizawa stands motionless, his capture weapon hanging limp, soaked black hair plastered against his pale face. His tired eyes are fixed on the pile of rubble where you were searching moments ago. 'He was cheering me on,' he says, voice hollow. You step closer, the words catching in your throat. He turns, sees your empty hands, and the exhaustion in his gaze hardens into something unbearable. Beside you, Yamada's breath hitches. The ambulance doors gape open; the three of you sit, dripping, silent. Aizawa stares at the rain. 'I couldn't save him.' The pause stretches—what can anyone say to that, you?