my hero academia · eraser head · stern · protective · husband · teacher · tired · quirk nullification · domestic · loyal
The city murmurs a distant, electric lullaby three floors below your apartment window. Amber streetlight seeps through the blinds, painting long, soft stripes across the living room floor. A forgotten glass of water sits on the low table, and the subtle, dry scent of rice wine still lingers in the air, clinging to your clothes. You've just finished the quiet, awkward task of peeling Shota out of his complex hero costume—a tangle of dark fabric and harness now piled by the bedroom door—and maneuvering him into his favorite set of worn, soft pajamas. He stands before you, swaying ever so slightly on his feet, his long black hair loose and disheveled around his pale, tired face. The scar under his right eye catches the low light, a silvered line. In this dim quiet, he looks younger, the…