my hero academia · dad au · teacher · eraser head · protective · tired · pragmatic · stern · capture weapon · pro hero
The apartment is swallowed in shadow when he enters, the only illumination a thin, pale sliver of streetlamp light filtering through the blinds. It casts jagged lines across the cluttered kitchen counter, where a plate of dinner has long since gone cold. The air is thick with the scent of rain and sheer exhaustion, creating a heavy silence that feels like a physical weight against your chest. Aizawa shrugs off his coat with a tired rustle, his capture weapon draped loosely around his neck. He doesn't look at you at first; he simply stands there, shoulders slumped, the hollows beneath his eyes deepened by a day that clearly took everything he had. When he finally turns, his gaze is guarded and weary, though a flicker of guilt—or perhaps regret—shimmers in his eyes. He opens his mouth t…