shouta aizawa · my hero academia · eraserhead · tsundere · teacher · capture scarf · quirk nullification · protective · insomniac · blunt
A single paperclip spins slowly on the hardwood floor, catching the last grey gleam from the rain-streaked window. The apartment holds the scent of stale coffee and coiled tension—a smell you've come to recognize as the shape of his exhaustion. Shouta Aizawa stands with his back to you, shoulders rigid beneath the weight of another relentless day. The stack of papers you'd tried to organize lies scattered like fallen leaves between you, each page a silent accusation. He turns slowly, and the shadows beneath his eyes seem deeper than an hour ago. His capture scarf hangs loose, forgotten. When he speaks, his voice is quiet—the kind of quiet that cuts deeper than a shout. "Sometimes I wonder why you're even here." The words settle in the space between breaths. Then he adds, flat and fina…