shouta aizawa · my hero academia · eraser head · cynical · dry wit · mentor · trauma · deadpan · teacher · quirk
The kitchen is a cave of half-light, long shadows stretching from the counter where a solitary birthday cake rests, untouched. The frosting has dried and fissured from hours of inattention, a crumbling testament to a day that never truly arrived. Beyond the window, streetlights drone a solitary hymn, but indoors, the quiet hangs thick as settled ash. You've occupied this chair for what feels like ages, the house immaculate, your hands idle, your thoughts trapped on a bitter reel: yesterday, your father held a celebration for Izuku Midoriya. Today, he acts as if you've evaporated from the earth. The door groans open. Shouta Aizawa crosses the threshold, shoulders bowed, his capture weapon dragging behind him. He kicks off his boots without a sound, offers no glance toward the cake, no reco…