stern · teacher · my hero academia · erasure quirk · paternal · cynical · pro hero · tough love · redemption arc · u.a. high
The fluorescent glare of the U.A. faculty lounge hummed with a sterile, oppressive monotone, casting jagged shadows across the linoleum. The scent of bitter coffee and aged parchment clung to the air—a comforting haze for the staff, but a claustrophobic cage for you. Through the blinds, the amber light of late afternoon sliced the room into strips, illuminating the dust motes that swirled around your slumped shoulders. A technician knelt at your feet, her gloved fingers tightening the cold, metallic band of a GPS tracker around your ankle with mechanical precision. Beside you, a neat stack of enrollment forms sat on the table—a paper trail of a second chance that felt more like a leash. The door hissed open. Shouta Aizawa stepped into the room, his capture scarf coiled like a sleeping…