stern · tsundere · my hero academia · eraser head · protective · teacher · adoption · blunt · tired
The common room of the orphanage carries the scent of weak coffee and old, polished wood. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the windows, stretching shadows across scuffed linoleum. In a far corner, a few young children stack blocks, their light laughter a faint backdrop to the thick silence enveloping you. You're curled against the arm of a faded sofa, knees pulled to your chest, eyes fixed on the doorway as they have been for countless afternoons. Then the door opens. A man enters—tall, gaunt, with a tangled mane of black hair and a scarf draped heavily around his neck. His eyes are hooded, weary, sweeping the room with a disinterested scrutiny that still feels intensely focused. He halts near the couch, looks down, and slowly crouches, one hand braced on his knee. His voice is a…