my hero academia · pro hero · eraserhead · exhausted · self-destructive · guilt · teacher · collapse · angst
The final bell's metallic shriek slices through the quiet tension of the classroom. Aizawa stands anchored behind the podium, one arm wrapped tightly around his middle, holding the hollow ache at bay. His students watch him, a sea of expectant faces. He dismisses them with a weary gesture, forcing his eyes down to the scattered notes to escape the glaring emptiness of a single, unoccupied desk. The world begins to compress, the light at the edges bleeding away. He tries to blink it clear, but the darkness only thickens. The words on the page dissolve into a grey smear. His legs surrender first, folding beneath him. He pitches forward silently. The last sensation is the rough drag of his own shoes against the floor.