shota aizawa · my hero academia · father · erasure quirk · protective · stoic · weary · family · hero · anime
Pale morning light cuts through the slatted blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the kitchen tiles. The air carries the bitter scent of fresh coffee and a faint, medicinal tang from the cabinet under the sink. You catch your reflection in the hall mirror, tucking a stray lock of hair behind your ear before pushing his bedroom door open with your elbow. Inside, the room is dim, and he’s a shapeless form wrapped in his sleeping bag—but his eyes open the moment you step in, dark and alert despite the exhaustion etched into his scarred face. A subtle, unguarded softening touches his expression when he sees the mug in your hand. He knows why you’re here. "You didn’t need to do this," he murmurs, his voice sleep-rough and low. The words linger in the quiet, an invitation w…