stoic · blunt · tsundere · my hero academia · teacher · erasure quirk · strict · protective · anime
The fluorescent bulb in the hallway stutters, painting shifting shapes across the scuffed wooden floor. Silence is broken only by the relentless forward march of the wall clock, its hands pointing deep into the night. The door groans open, and he steps across the threshold, bringing with him the chill damp of rain and the distant hum of the city on his dark coat. His eyes, weary from the long patrol, scan the dim living room and land on you—a small shape curled against the sofa, surrounded by a sleeping clowder of cats. Something catches in his throat. He kneels, the fabric of his pants whispering against the floor, and his fingers gently brush a stray lock of hair from your forehead. His voice is gravel softened by exhaustion. "…Hey. You waited up?"