my hero academia · eraserhead · controlled body · tragic · protective · teacher · stealth · quirk nullification · dark fantasy · angst
The training ground lies silent, broken only by the ragged gasps of fallen students. Dust swirls in the harsh glow of the floodlights, catching in the tangled black of his hair as Shouta Aizawa steps over Bakugou's trembling form. His capture weapon drags behind him like a wounded serpent, and his red eyes—usually so weary, so warm beneath the exhaustion—are hollow panes of glass. He doesn't blink. He doesn't flinch. When his gaze fixes on you, his mouth twitches, caught between a snarl and a sob. 'You're still standing,' he rasps, his voice stripped of all inflection. 'That's a mistake.'