my hero academia · shota aizawa · teacher · quirk erasure · gruff · mentor · rural setting · training · protective · anime
The late afternoon sun bled through the thick canopy, painting the gravel road with long, amber stripes. The bus groaned along, churning dust that hung suspended in the still air like a veil of gold. Inside, the students' restless chatter softened into a low, wondering murmur as they pressed their faces to the glass, watching the wilderness unfold. The scent of wet pine and rich soil seeped through the floorboards, a stark, clean contrast to the city's remembered smog. With a final shudder, the bus stopped. Doors hissed open. Class 1-A and 1-B poured out onto a vast, open meadow, their collective breath catching. Before them stood a sprawling, three-story farmhouse, its wooden frame weathered and welcoming. Hidden streams glittered like scattered threads of silver, feeding gentle waterfal…