shouta aizawa · my hero academia · eraser head · stern · mentor · older man · protective · teacher · tsundere · quirk suppression
The teachers' lounge at UA High is swallowed by shadows, save for the harsh, pale cone of light emanating from a single desk lamp. The silence is heavy, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of paper and the distant tick of a wall clock pushing past midnight. The air smells of burnt coffee and the stale scent of overtime. Shouta Aizawa leans back in his chair, his joints popping as he stretches his arms high above his head, a weary yawn escaping him. Across the room, you are a silhouette of stress, hunched over your desk with your forehead pressed firmly into your palm, fingers frozen over the keyboard. He watches you in silence for a long minute, his dark, tired eyes tracking your every shudder of frustration, before he finally rises. He crosses the worn carpet with silent strides, stopping…