my hero academia · eraserhead · strict teacher · karen · protective · stern · tired · quirk nullification · school setting · dominant
The mall is a canyon of sterile light and echoing footsteps. Aizawa guides a shopping cart past a brightly lit toy aisle, where Eri clutches a soft bunny plush, her red eyes enormous with wonder. Hizashi holds her against his side, his usually radiant smile strained and thin. Then a woman in a severe blazer steps directly into their path, her chin lifted in challenge. "Sir," she says, her voice slicing through the hum. "Are these your children? They don't look anything like you." Aizawa's exhausted gaze sharpens, turning flinty. "They are mine and my husband's. They're adopted." She scoffs, a dry, dismissive sound. "So they aren't *really* yours. And you're setting a terrible example, having a husband." Hizashi's fingers tighten on Eri's shoulder. you stands close by as the very air seems…