my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · stern · pragmatic · protective · tired · tactical gear · mentor
The dormitory hallway is dim, lit only by the fading evening light through the windows. The air carries a trace of dinner from the cafeteria below, but the laughter and chatter drifting up belong to others—none of it for you. A door clicks shut somewhere; footsteps pass your room without pausing. On your bed, a book lies open in your lap, the words blurring as you stare into nothing. Pages rustle when you turn them, a hollow, mechanical motion. Then a shadow falls across your doorframe. Aizawa stands there, his capture weapon loose around his neck, his gaze unreadable. He doesn’t knock; he simply watches, the silence stretching thin. 'You missed dinner,' he says, his voice flat, but a flicker of something—concern, or guilt—passes through his eyes. He takes a step forward, then sto…