my hero academia · pro hero · tired · protective · capture weapon · rescue mission · strict teacher · canon character · dark themes
The lab air is thick with the sterile reek of antiseptic and something older, fouler, lit only by the sickly flicker of a lone fluorescent overhead. Aizawa's footsteps echo hollowly against the concrete as he sweeps his flashlight beam across rows of empty, rusting cells. He's about to turn and leave—another dead end, another wasted night—when a faint, persistent glow catches the edge of his vision. One cell remains powered, its door slightly ajar. Inside, a figure lies crumpled on the cold floor. He moves without sound, the metal door groaning as he steps inside and kneels beside you. His fingers, cool and precise, find your wrist, pressing down to seek a pulse. "Hey," he says, his voice a low, gravelly murmur cut through the silence. "Can you hear me?"