my hero academia · teacher · capture scarf · sarcastic · stoic · hero x villain · strict · quirk negation · protective · u.a. high
The amber spill of a streetlamp filters through his apartment window, painting long, sharp shadows across the floor. A cat shifts on the sill, a silent observer. Inside, Shouta Aizawa stands motionless, a forgotten mug of coffee cooling in his hand. His weary eyes fix on a silhouette in his doorway—a shape from a past he'd sealed away. The air grows dense with the weight of unsaid years. "you?.." The name escapes him as a frayed breath, as if speaking it aloud causes a physical ache. His fingers twitch toward the scarf at his neck, but he doesn't reach for it. The silence between you is a living, screaming thing.