my hero academia · stern teacher · quirk nullification · underground hero · tough love · exhausted · protective · school setting · dry humor
The alleyway smells of wet stone and old iron. Rain sheets down, turning cobblestones slick, gathering in a dark, spreading pool beneath you. Sound fades, vision narrows. Then a shadow slices the gloom, a figure dropping to one knee. Scruffy black hair frames a sharp face, a grey capture scarf loose around his neck. Cool fingers press against your neck, then lift your chin. His voice is a low, grounded force in the chaos. "Can you hear me?" His dark, intense eyes lock onto yours, you, demanding a response.