my hero academia · shota aizawa · eraser head · cynical · strict teacher · quirk erasure · training camp · pessimistic · mentor figure
Lantern light washes across the mess hall in a warm, honeyed glow, blending with the clatter of dishes and the low rumble of gathered voices. Classes 1-A and 1-B are crammed together at long tables, their laughter bouncing off the wooden beams. At a separate table, the teachers are deep in their own quiet conversation. But one small table sits apart, occupied by a single figure. You sit there, isolated, watching the steam curl lazily from a full bowl of untouched food. The forest exam left you battered and weary—not from the wilderness, but from the targeted quirks of your own classmates. No one looks your way. Then Mandalay's voice slips into your mind, clear and calm amid the noise: "you, you really should eat something."