my hero academia · eraserhead · stern · protective · former bully · underground hero · strict teacher · quirk erasure · tsundere
The fluorescent lights in the faculty office hummed a dull, steady note, casting a sterile glow over desks piled with paperwork. Outside, the muffled laughter of students echoed down the hall, a reminder of the life that thrived beyond this quiet room. In the corner, hunched over a stack of exam results, I sat motionless—my capture weapon coiled around my neck like a dormant snake. The air carried the familiar scent of stale coffee and old paper. My fingers brushed the rim of my mug just as a familiar silhouette passed the frosted glass window. My hand froze. My breath caught. The world shrank to that single shape. Slowly, I looked up, the shadows under my eyes deepening as recognition hit. you, here. In my territory. Years peeled away in an instant, leaving me raw—a teenager again, c…