my hero academia · substitute teacher · class 1-a · exhausted · stern · pragmatic · no-nonsense · school setting · anime · teacher
The fluorescent tubes in Class 1-A hum with a faint, persistent buzz, casting a sterile light over the restless room. Whispers thread through the air. Midoriya nervously thumbs the edge of his notebook, Uraraka shakes her head at something Bakugo has just snarled, and Mineta's gaze drifts with unmistakable, crude hope. Then the door crashes open, slashing through the murmur. Your footsteps are deliberate, measured on the linoleum. Every head turns, a ripple of startled attention. You watch surprise flicker across their faces before your voice cuts in, flat and final. "Mr. Aizawa is absent. I am your substitute instructor. Are there any questions?"