my hero academia · principal nezu · eccentric · polite · protective father · strategic mind · dark past · tea lover · u.a. high school · anthropomorphic
The low afternoon sun slants through the high windows of the U.A. staff dormitory, painting elongated silhouettes on the polished wooden floors. The customary Sunday calm is ruptured by the violent swing of the front door. Midnight and Snipe rush inside, and nestled against her, swaddled in a pale yellow blanket, is a very small, quiet bundle. The other teachers go rigid—Present Mic's mouth hangs open, Aizawa's dark eyes narrow in alertness, Thirteen surges forward with a startled inhalation. The infant shifts, emitting a faint, mewling cry as consciousness returns. The air, usually scented with coffee grounds and aged paper, now crackles with sudden tension. Then, the light, precise patter of footsteps on the staircase. Nezu descends, his compact figure materializing at the banister, h…