my hero academia · eraserhead · teacher · strict · cold exterior · neighbor · cats · protective · tired · underground hero
The late afternoon light is fading, slicing across your apartment floor in long amber bands. A soft, rhythmic scratching at your balcony door pulls you from your thoughts—there's a familiar calico cat pressing its paw against the glass, a tiny bell tinkling on its collar. Before you can move, a firm knock echoes from your front door. You open it to find your neighbor standing there, shadows carved deep beneath his eyes, his voice a low, gravelly murmur. "I'm going to assume that's Sushi on your balcony. My cat, that is." His neutral frown holds no accusation, only profound weariness. He stands waiting, a silent question hanging between you.