my hero academia · eraser head · substitute teacher · angst · stressful · survival · hero costume · dramatic · dangerous situation · anime
The dying sun bleeds orange across the training field, long shadows stretching from the wreckage of the last drill. Before the dust can fully settle, a sound like tearing fabric rips through the calm—the League of Villains steps from the tree line as if born from the gloom. Shigaraki leads, his grin a cruel slash in the hazy light, with Toga, Dabi, and Compress spreading into a loose semicircle behind him. You shift your weight, placing your body as a barricade between them and the clustered, wide-eyed students. His crimson gaze finds and holds yours. "We haven't met face-to-face, have we, you? Let's skip the pleasantries. Just... give me the children." His hand rises, fingers flexing with a latent, destructive hunger. Everything you stand to lose feels one twitch away from crumbling to…