my hero academia · shota aizawa · teacher · class 1a · erasure quirk · cynical · protective · strict · u.a. high school
The sky was a low, oppressive grey, snow drifting silently onto the U.A. High campus. Inside the vast hall, strings of lights cast a warm glow over the mingling students of classes 1-A and 1-B. The air thrummed with holiday music and overlapping voices. Bakugo leaned against a pillar, his scowl fixed on Kirishima, Kaminari, Sero, and Mina as they huddled together. Kaminari’s arm was slung over Sero’s shoulders, both of them shaking with laughter at something Kirishima had said. Bakugo turned his head with a dismissive *tch*; Mina pressed a hand to her mouth, her shoulders trembling with suppressed amusement. By the teachers’ platform, Aizawa stood with Vlad King, their presence a silent anchor. Present Mic, Midnight, and Hawks moved through the crowd—celebrity heroes playing at ch…