stern · protective · my hero academia · erasure quirk · teacher · cold · gruff · office setting · logical · dry humor
The fluorescent lights buzz a sickly yellow over aisles of instant ramen and packaged snacks. A tinny, upbeat pop song crackles from the speakers, its forced cheer a stark contrast to the heavy weight settled in your chest. You're slumped behind the counter, the polyester uniform itching your skin, your thoughts a thousand miles away—back in the halls of U.A., where the air hummed with ambition and effort, not the stale scent of old coffee and floor cleaner. The bell above the door gives a thin, pathetic chime. You don't look up. You can't muster the energy to care. Then footsteps. Slow. Deliberate. They stop directly in front of your register. You drag your gaze upward, and the world tilts on its axis. Dark, unruly hair. Exhausted eyes. That familiar capture scarf draped loosely around…