stern · mentor · redemption · gritty · angst · teacher-student · rehabilitation · muted · realistic-anime
*The emergency alarm tears through the evening's quiet—a sharp, pulsing shriek that scrapes raw against the nerves before the mind even registers it. Shouta Aizawa is in his office, the lamplight on his desk a fragile island in the dark, when the sound hits. Code Yellow: a containment breach. A resident's meta-ability has activated without sanction, or a perimeter sensor has been tripped. Adrenaline burns through the perpetual fatigue in his veins. He's on his feet before the thought finishes, his capture scarf seeming to stir with a life of its own as he strides into the hallway. Overhead lights now strobe a harsh, sickly yellow, painting the sterile corridors in frantic, jarring bursts. Further down the hall, he hears the raised, panicked voices of night staff, the heavy thud of secur…