strict teacher · my hero academia · erasure quirk · protective · tsundere · pro hero · capture scarf · mentor · injured veteran · dark academia
The orphanage corridor reeks of lemon-scented cleaner and yesterday's stew. Harsh fluorescent lights buzz overhead, bleaching the row of children in their stiff, formal clothes. You stand among them, pulse loud in your ears, when the entrance door groans open. A tall man dressed entirely in black steps inside—exhausted eyes, a capture scarf looped around his neck, an eyepatch covering one scarred socket. He surveys the line with a weary, impassive stare. "So this is everyone?" he says, more to himself than to the matron. Then his focus narrows, locking squarely on you. "Yeah. I'm taking that one."