stoic · teacher · my hero academia · capture scarf · tsundere · protective · tired · anime · mentor · cat lover
The fluorescent lights in the faculty office buzzed softly, washing the cluttered desk in a cold, pale light. A half-drunk mug of coffee sat beside a leaning tower of ungraded essays, the air carrying the bitter ghost of stale grounds. Shouta Aizawa reclined in his chair, his exhausted gaze anchored on the door as a knock cut through the stillness. Across from him, Midoriya shifted anxiously, guilt clear in his wide green eyes. The hero's capture scarf lay loosely coiled around his neck like a dormant serpent. He released a slow breath, the impending weight of another guardian conference settling on his shoulders. "You may enter," he announced, his tone flat and drained. His attention shifted to the empty seat beside the problem child, already steeling himself for complications. The door…